But as they were talking, there was a charred smell coming from the direction of the forest and a voice calling out from outside, "JACQIUZ, I KNOW YOU'RE INSIDE, COME OUT BECAUSE WE HAVE CONFRONTED YOU !!!" someone shouted loudly from outside.

Suddenly the three of them were surprised and Cyril asked - "Jacquiz ?!" Cyril and Guldan then looked at the mysterious person who had been with Cyril.

"Aren't you Jacquiz ?" Cyril asked the man. "We better get out of here before we die", the mysterious figure replied, but he still did not answer Cyril's question.

"Why are they looking for you, huh ?!" continued Cyril, but the person still ignored him.

"You two get out of here, there is an exit that only the two of you can get to, it is right behind this cave. Go quickly. Let me drive them all away," Guldan said to Cyril and Jacqiuz.

"Cyril, give my regards to Alfus when you see him" Guldan said to Cyril.

"No Guldan, I will help you defeat them all !" said Cyril to Guldan.

"No Cyril, this is my answer to your question, I will keep my place because this place is a gift from Alfus. Go quickly," Guldan said to Cyril as he told them to leave the cave quickly.

"Cyril, do you want to stay here and die in vain or do you want to leave ?" the man asked Cyril. Finally, with a heavy heart, Cyril and Jacquiz left the place.

But before Cyril left, he turned and said "Thank you" to Guldan. Guldan smiled and went to the entrance of the cave to face the people who had surrounded them. Cyril and Jacquiz ran quickly for the exit as Guldan had told them.

"Hey, answer my question. Are you really Jacquiz and why are they chasing you ?" Cyril asked the man as he continued to run. But the man remained silent, as if he didn't care.

Then they saw a light coming from a small hole that seemed to lead out.

"How do we get through this pile of rocks, because this is the way out that Guldan said, but our bodies are both still too big to pass through ?" Cyril asked Jacquiz.

"Don't talk so much, let's get rid of these rocks," Jacquiz said to Cyril in an angry tone.

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?!" said Cyril, who was also starting to get angry at Jacquiz's behaviour.

"Don't talk so much! Hurry or we'll die, don't waste the old giant's sacrifice," Jacquiz told him.

Then Cyril began to think and said in his heart, "It's true what that human said, Guldan sacrificed himself so that we could both survive. Finally, Cyril helped Jacquiz move the pile of stones so they could get out of there.

Meanwhile,

The sky outside had turned red as the troops set fire to the trees in the forest, and thick smoke enveloped parts of the forest. Loud footsteps came from inside the cave.

"DON'T FEAR, STAY IN POSITION !" said someone who looked like the leader of the troops.

Then suddenly a soldier from the back of the line approached the leader and whispered, "Mr Gregorzve, I found a detour along this cave, shall we check it out ?" the soldier asked.

"Very well, take your scouting party along the detour," Gregorzve said to his men. The scouting party set off along the detour around Guldan's Cave.

"SOLDIERS GET READY, HOLD FIRE !!!" Gregorzve ordered his men.

> [Gregorzve Hazimov is a hit squad leader with a well-deserved reputation for sadistically torturing his victims to death. And now he works for Jacquiz's uncle, General Jackkal Malzilghar, who is the father of Ar'Garman Malzilghar of the Dark Urkmar Kingdom].

Then Guldan went to the cave.

"Old Giant !!! we know that you are holding someone dressed in black, because we found a torn cloth in front of your cave," said a man who looked like the leader of a large group of troops (about 100 people), while showing the torn cloth to Guldan.

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"I ate it, if you want to see it, let me show you," Guldan said as he beat the troops.

"ATTACK THAT OLD MAN !!!, KILL HIM !" ordered Gregorzve as he drew his sword. Guldan's battle with Gregorzve and his troops was inevitable.

A long and fierce battle took place between Guldan and Gregorzve's soldiers, but eventually Guldan began to be pushed into the cave, for their numbers were great, and Gregorzve also lost many of his troops, about half of them dying, but they did not retreat and continued to try to push Guldan into the cave.

Then Gregorzve shouted "AIM HIS EYES !!!". Then his troops shot arrows into Guldan's eyes.

Finally, Guldan fell down, his eye pierced by the arrows. But because of his large body, Guldan's fall caused the cave to show signs of collapse.

"FORCES, LET'S GET OUT OF THIS PLACE BEFORE IT CRASHES," Gregorzve shouted to his remaining men.

But they were not fast enough to get out of the cave. Eventually, Gregorzve and his troops were buried by the ruins of the cave.

Then Guldan shed a tear for the last time, then he smiled and said in his heart, "Alfus, this is all I can do, if you are indeed in the other world, let us meet there". The cave collapsed, burying those inside.

Meanwhile, before the cave collapsed.

After a long time, Cyril and Jacquiz finally managed to get rid of the stones that were blocking their way. Then there was a loud bang from the other side of the cave.

"What's that noise ?" asked Cyril to Jacquiz. Then the cave started to collapse.

"What are you waiting for Cyril, this cave is going to collapse, come on !" said Jacquiz to warn Cyril. With a heavy heart, Cyril finally got out with Jacquiz and continued to run away from the cave, a few moments later the whole cave collapsed.

"GUULLDDAANNN !!!" Cyril shouted loudly.

"Shut up stupid, your voice can be heard by Gregorzve and his troops," Jacquiz said to Cyril, covering his mouth.

Then, out of nowhere, several arrows shot at them, hitting none of them. Without thinking, they quickly ran into the shady forest. But the Gregorzve scouts, not to be outdone, chased Cyril and Jacquiz into the forest as well.

They both hid among the dense trees of the forest and suddenly Jacquiz said to Cyril, "I have a plan to stop them.

"Say it," Cyril said to Jacquiz.

Then Jacquiz began to carefully whisper the plan to Cyril. After Cyril listened to him, he said, "Not a bad idea, let's do it," Cyril said, confident enough that their plan would work. Then they both climbed a tree in the forest and prepared to start their plan.

Then the scouts began to enter the forest to look for Cyril and Jacquiz. Little did they know that they had walked into Cyril and Jacquiz's trap. The eerie silence and almost no sunlight inside made the scouts move slowly (there were about 10 of them). Jacquiz also moved slowly, and then 2 of the scouts passed right under him. Without hesitation, Jacquiz jumped from the top of the tree and stabbed both of them right behind the neck. Then Jacquiz immediately hid to attack the remaining scouts in silence.

Cyril also saw one of the scouts pass near him, then Cyril attacked one of them, but the person was able to dodge Cyril's attack and let the other scouts know where Cyril was, so they started to move towards the sound of the sword.

"Damn ! always annoying," Jacquiz said, annoyed that Cyril was not carrying out their plan properly.

Then 2 more people passed close to Jacquiz, then Jacquiz showed his sword skills, which were quite good, by pointing both swords at the necks of the two scouts without seeing them first, so that they died. After a fierce battle, Cyril finally won and managed to kill the man. Jacquiz also ran towards Cyril to help him.

Unfortunately, the rest of the scouts also surrounded Cyril, and Cyril was now very cautious as the situation was not in Cyril's favour. Then one of the scouts shouted and they all attacked Cyril.

"Am I going to die here ?" said Cyril in his heart.

Suddenly, 2 swords shot towards the scouts, right on their heads, and then Jacquiz came to help Cyril fight the remaining scouts. Cyril also attacked 2 of the scouts and Cyril's fight with both of them was fierce. Jacquiz also fought another. Cyril also managed to get rid of one of the scouts. But when Cyril tried to parry the attack with his sword, something bad happened and Cyril's sword was broken. Eventually Cyril fell and was pinned to the ground. The scout also raised his sword and prepared to stab Cyril in the head, but before the scout could stab Cyril, Jacquiz arrived and decapitated the scout first.

Jacquiz held out her hand to help Cyril up.

"Thanks, but I can get up myself," Cyril said as he pushed Jacquiz's hand away and tried to get up himself.

Jacquiz shook his head and said, "Always annoying as usual".

Then they searched the bodies of the scouts to see if there were any items they could use. They found a map that might be useful for their journey, Cyril also took the sword of one of the scouts, they also found several bottles of anti-poison and other things. Then they both tried to find a way out of the forest.

"Where are you going after this Jacquiz ?" asked Cyril.

"You don't need to know, you're free this time, but if we meet again, I won't hesitate to finish you off," Jacquiz replied as he left Cyril's presence.

"Strange man, what makes him want to kill me ?" said Cyril in his heart, surprised at Jacquiz's behaviour.

Then Jacquiz suddenly turned and threw a bottle with a scroll in it, saying "Read it when you are in a safe place". Cyril took the bottle and took out the scroll and read it and smiled and said, "I will meet you one day and finish our fight".

Next Chapter "Book I : Escape (Part I)"