Chapter 1045

Creepysoo, Lycan and Solstice headed south of Avalon as the got near the forbidden area called Misty Forest. Contrary to the name, it sounds like an innocent forest filled with mist, but that mist is the reason why it became a forbidden zone.

The monsters in that mist are not normal because they have evolved to become Mist Beasts that can become with it. There are a group of elves that have come to reside in this forbidden zone that even the other elves dare not to annoy. They are called the Mist Elves and have resided inside the Misty Forest since time immemorial.

The Mist Elves rarely go outside the Misty Forest as it has been their home. They have also become one with the mist as they have bodies that can hide inside the mist. The Mist Elves have the same features as normal elves, but they have different skin tone and eye color.

The Mist Elves have white skin tone and black sclera which is why they have been sometimes called demon elves. They are not related to the demons or even the devils but have evolved to a species that can live inside the forbidden zone. Although even the Mist Elves can only live in the outer areas of the Misty Forest since the middle and inner area are dangerous beyond belief.

"Do you think we will find them?" Creepysoo asked and the faces of Levin Cloud and Solstice could be seen no longer interested.

"You have been asking that every ten minutes. Can you tone down your energy a bit?" Levin Cloud answered as he is also chatty but only when they are in a big group. He also does not like to repeat what he says as he finds repetitive things very annoying.

"You are really a certified chatterbox. Even the news about you in the professional scene is about you being very charming. You are basically the exact opposite of my brother and his friends. He usually only has friends that are very behaved, and they rarely make noise when they are in the house." Solstice stated as she remembered the times when Adrian's friends are inside their house.

"You mean, your house is too big, and Adrian's room is also big which is why you cannot hear us even if we are loud. Also, your mother is actually scary which is why we tend to enjoy in a normal sounding environment." Levin Cloud retorted.

"Can you give me the story of how you guys met? I have never heard of it before. It would also kill time as we explore the outskirts of the Misty Forest. We cannot casually stroll inside the forbidden zone as if we own the place after all." Creepysoo stated.

"I am curious as well. My little brother is not the type to talk much about his experiences with other people. He tends to keep it to himself and will not say anything unless you question him. Even I was shocked when he brought a friend over after two days of entering his new school." Solstice added.

"Let me see… I remember meeting Adrian back in first grade, but I actually met him in the park before going to school. I remember a silent kid back then who was just sitting in a swing. I was more bombastic as a kid like him." Levin Cloud stated as he pointed towards Creepysoo.

"If I remember correctly, we just recently moved in that place as we got a good deal on our current land." Solstice stated as she reminisced the old days.

"By land, you mean the hill then you are correct. You guys were the talk of the town back then because someone actually bought that land. I did not understand it back then, but our neighbors could not stop talking about it." Levin Cloud stated as their land is indeed not small.

"We were not always that wealthy. I know that we were well off back then, but it also takes a lot of patience and hard work to earn that much. I remember it took exactly four and half years to earn that much money. It is still a great feat from other's perspectives, but we also lived in a smaller house back then.

Our parents married early when they met, and they do not have much to their name. They had to work hard for that and us siblings experience that as well. It is also the reason why we did not grow up like those people that had everything since the beginning.

I also remembered that Adrian was often bullied by smaller kids as a child. It is also one of the reasons why we moved away since the social environment in our previous place is not great. They picked on him because it was often me who walks him back to our home and not our parents." Solstice stated as she remembered the difficult times.

"Seriously! People really need to grow up and mind their own business. They even project their insecurities against a child which leads their children to think that it is fine to look down on others." Creepysoo stated which made Solstice smile.

"Anyways, back to my story since we are killing time. It was actually Adrian that first approached me back then. He was at the swing if I remember correctly but no one was pushing him. So, he actually told me that we will take turns pushing each other since I also wanted to be on the swing. We then met at the same school the next day and the rest is history." Levin Cloud stated as he smiled.

He also remembered that Adrian barely got to push him since he was fetched by his mother early. Adrian did give him consolation candy as a way to apologize but that was the first time that Marlon felt he got a genuine friend. Due to his mother wanting him to get a better future, she had to work multiple jobs to support the schooling fees.

The school that Adrian and Marlon attended back then is not cheap, but the academic guarantees are immense. It also came at a cost, but Marlon vowed that he would graduate with honors to repay her mother's kindness and even make friends, but the latter was more difficult because of his social standing.

When the other parents learned of his social standing, Marlon lost the friends he thought he got on the succeeding days. It seems that their parents have told them to not socialize with him, but Adrian was different. He was the most genuine of all the people there and he even remembered that he was the boy in the park.

"I rather have one true friend that a thousand fake friends anyway." Levin Cloud said to himself as he also thinks that Adrian is his lucky charm since his life became better the moment he came in his life.

"Wow! The story of how you met is really inspiring. I am almost in tears. If this was a manhwa, then you would be the protagonist while Big Bro Equinox would be your wealthy best friend that always supports you." Creepysoo stated as it is often cliches in gaming stories that the main character has a wealthy but true best friend.

"I am glad that you liked my story because it seems that they also liked it as well. Am I correct?" Levin Cloud stated as he looked in front of him but neither Creepysoo nor Solstice could see the people he is talking to.

A few seconds later, humanoid silhouettes started to appear in front of them. At first it was only a handful but now they are surrounded by at least fifty people. They also do not look welcoming as their glowing white irises are looking at them with intent to kill.

"We are surrounded." Solstice whispered.

"Any idea on how we can escape if they are not friendly?" Creepysoo whispered back as he intends to fight back if they suddenly attack.

"Leave this forest. Did you not see the signs outside that this forest is dangerous?" A female voice came from one of the silhouettes inside the mist.

"We know that the forest is dangerous but is it you that makes it dangerous?" Levin Cloud asked but one of the silhouettes suddenly shouted back in anger and fired a warning arrow near his foot.

"That is your last warning." One of the silhouettes farther away stated.

Levin Cloud smiled at this exchange as this is usually how elves were back in the day before the war with the dark gods. He has read of the history of the elven ancestry where elves looked down on the lower races since they were part Fae. This story was told to him by Jianna as he was learning alchemy from her.

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"It seems that the Mist Elves has lost touch with their Fae blood for they cannot distinguish when one is among them." Levin Cloud stated as he activated his powers as an Elder Leshy.