"It looks like we have no choice but to leave. We can't break this barrier," Naresh said with a sigh. "It's too tough."
"Screw it. There's still a whole mountain to explore. There should be a challenge or two on this mountain," Hammer said.
Just as they turned around and were leaving, a familiar voice rang from behind.
"Leaving already? Don't you want to take on the challenge?"
Naresh and others turned around.
"Ainen?" Naresh blinked.
"Wait, is this your barrier?" Hammer was dumbfounded. "When did you get such a powerful artifact?"
"I got it from you know who," Ainen said as he winked.
"Ah, I see. That wandering master who taught you and left." Hammer nodded and then wryly smiled. "Lucky brat."
"Come on in."
Ainen opened a slight gap in the barrier and let the people inside.
The group was startled by the monsters roaming in the central area and the woods, but Ainen reassured them.
