" Fiuhh, finally, the battle was done. It wasn't as hard as I thought, though."

Ray held Schwarz on his arm, praising the little cat for her contribution to the last battle.

" Meow."

" Yeah, I know. Schwarz is very strong, and I'm happy that Schwarz is here for me."

" Meow."

The two were really enjoying themself right now. If anyone else saw them right now, they wouldn't even think about the battle they've just done.

" Don't be careless, Ray. Underestimating your enemy and overestimating yourself is one of the biggest taboos on the battlefield. But still, you've done a pretty decent work this time."

" Hehe, I can't help but blush if you praise me like that, Xiansheng."

Ray and co soon continued their journey in the sacred ruin. They faced another spirit beast's threat, but there were only 2 enemies that Schwarz easily solved this time.

Swoosh Swoosh

-120

-120

*Critical hits*

*Double kill*

With her extreme speed and the offense of the phantom knife, Schwarz slit the throat of the 2 spirit beasts and instantly ending their life.

[ DING!!! You spirit beast Schwarz has defeated two spirit beast Gobbo, Schwarz exp +100]

.....

Soon 3 hours passed, but they still didn't found the end of the sacred ruins, nor any clue about the trial of the guardian.

" Aigooo, it has been 3 hours. How long does this ruin go?"

Rena was already started to complain. It was really depressing that they have explored the ruins for that long but still haven't got any clue.

" Hey you, I was the one who should complain, you know. You have strained your ankle during our exploration, and I have been carrying you for 2 hours. Now I could sympathize with how Lebron feel when he carried the whole Cavaliers on his back. It's really heavy."

" Hehe, you are my boyfriend, so you should carry me forever ~"

Ray and Rena's bickering slightly lessen the depression in their surrounding. The party consisted of 2 humans and 2 spirit beasts who were already at the end of their endurance. Maybe only Xiansheng could still walk leisurely while enjoying a cup of tea.

" Hohoho, how nice it is to be a Youngblood. By the way, would you two like a cup of tea?"

*Sigh* Ray and Rena looked at Xiansheng with a trace of hostility. This strange dragon could still walk happily and enjoy a cup of tea at this time. They had asked Xiansheng to carry them on his back and rush the exploration, but Xiansheng rejected them, saying every journey has its final day, don't rush.

It was then..

" Ray, come here meow. I found a place with a stroke of strange air luck around it."

Schwarz's tone was serious, and Ray knew they might finally find some clue about this ruin.

" Over there, meow."

Schwarz pointed at a dark path with a big stone door in it.

" Strange, this path was really hidden, and if not for Schwarz, we wouldn't even found this place."

Ray was hesitating a bit about whether to get in or not. Indeed, they finally found a clue, but Ray had a hunch that there was a big danger behind this stone door.

" What are we waiting for? Let's get in."

Rena tilted her head at Ray.

" *Sigh* It's not that easy, Rena. I have a bad hunch about this one. Maybe we should skip this place and look for another one."

" Hehe, why are you so afraid. Believe in yourself a bit more, and don't we also have Xiansheng to protect us? I believe in Xiansheng and Schwarz's power. We could handle the enemy behind this door. Trust my instinct, Ray."

" Rena isn't wrong. We could take a look first at what's inside and then decide how we should handle it. At the very least, I could still access my battle mode, and we should still be able to escape if anything goes wrong. Remember Ray, knowing your enemy is the key to win the war."

With the persuasion of the two, Ray finally conceded. He decided to enter the stone door with a mindset of immediately back down if they found a danger they couldn't handle inside.

Then, the group walked toward the stone door.

They were surprised at how big it was when they finally get close to it.

" This door should lead into the boss room, right?"

Rena touched the stone door in amazement. Just one day in this special dungeon and all of her common senses were thrown into the window.

Suddenly..

"A new challenger has been detected. Please proceed into the stone boss room."

Then, the big stone door suddenly opened up, like welcoming them inside.

This time, the voice wasn't from Ray's system. He glanced at Rena, and Rena nodded back at him, indicating that she heard the voice.

They know staying here wouldn't give them any result, so they slowly entered the stone door.

....

Inside the stone door, they found themself in a circular chamber. The chamber was 30m in diameter and had a strange altar in the middle.

When they get closer to the altar, the altar looks like a tomb of a fallen warrior.

" Challenger, please put your hand on the altar, and the trial will begin."

The word trial instantly lit the light in Ray's eyes. If this was the trial of the guardian, then he was only one step away from getting them out of this place.

He didn't waste any time and put his hand on the altar.

" I, Ray Carmelo, have issued my challenge to the protector of this trial. May the light guide our soul, and I swear I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so may the God blessing come upon us."

*Ziiingg*

The light shone upon Ray and increased his charisma to another level. If the holy council has seen Ray at this moment, they might instantly appoint Ray as their holy son.

"...."

*Silence*

" Eh, why doesn't it begin yet. I, Ray.."

" Dear challenger, no need to repeat that. To do the trial, you only need to put your hand on the altar and say, Trial begins."

"...."

' Why do I feel Aina was playing something behind my back.'

Even though he was ashamed, this time, Ray strictly followed the voice guidances. He put his hand on the altar and

" Trial begins."

Whooosh

Suddenly, from below the altar, Ray could feel the fluctuation of energy. The energy this time was even stronger than when Xiansheng brought him into the tea table.

The energy soon gathered in the form of gravel, and the gravel joined together, making a Rock Giant higher than 8 meters tall.

" Grooooo"

[ DING!!! You have entered the trial of the stone guardian.]

[ Initiating battle mode, go Schwarz, Xiansheng.]