The Red Crystal Kingdom
Easy Looking

Uzan and Arika fell hard on the ground. For a moment, they were in pain while holding onto their bodies. Then, Uzan stood up.

“This sucks,” Arika frowned when she held the hand of Uzan who set herself up. “I couldn't even activate my magic when it went into that black hole and when it fell here.

Uzan also sighed annoyed but did not comment what – what. The prince and Arika cleaned their clothes..

Moments later, they looked around and realized that they were in a floating rock. The more bizarre thing is that they are in a place where the sun is blazing.

As they glanced upwards, they saw some early white blobs hovering in the sky. They thought they were outside the cave.

In front of them, there were hundreds of stone warriors who were clustered in a vast field. From a distance, Uzan and Arika could see a red glow that they assumed was the Akais Stone.

“We know that our goal is to obtain the Akais Stone that is there,” said Uzan while pointing towards the Akais Stone that is in the distance.

Arika nodded. “It's true, prince.”

“The problem is how did you reach the Akais stone?”

Uzan and Arika turned to the source of the voice. Invel was scowling and grinning, showing two sharp fangs. The prince and the witch stood ready.

“I am your guide and will give you instructions on how you will undergo the test here.”

“For sure all the stone warriors will live,” guess Arika. “And surely we will fight all the stone warriors.”

“I want to scout you because you know, Arika,” Invel smiled as she shook her head. “But what power, you're right. That's because you're probably used to this because you're a witch.”

“Then, surely you have other information to convey, don't you?” ask Uzan.

“That's right, Prince Uzan,” Invel said as he put both his hands in his pants pocket. He walked to and fro. “There is additional information you should know. Especially with regard to Arika who at this stage must be ready to face her death. As I told you on the first test.”

Arika stunned. He retreated for a moment. After that, he brought up his magic wand.

Invel stopped his steps while chuckling. “I'm just kidding.”

Uzan took out a sword and grasped it tightly. “It's not funny, Invel!”

“Actually, I said it for a lightening.”

With hesitation, Arika asked, “Ma-you mean?”

“You both have the potential to meet your death here,” Invel said. “Prince Uzan also Arika.”

“I don't like the way you talk that spins – turn, Invel!” exciting Uzan.

“Ya..ya..for base – stale and so on,” says Invel. “At the very least you should thank me for slowing your deaths.”

Moments later, Invel snapped a finger. After which, the floating rocks they were incandescent slowly decreased and lay on the ground.

“It is true that you will face the stone warriors to obtain the Akais stone,” Invel commented again. “But the main question is are you able to face them?”

“You're a guide, right?” Arika looked worried. “You should tell us about what happened next and how to beat them.”

“After this everything I will leave to you,” Invel shakes his head. “I won't tell you about what happened next and how to beat them.”

“You are the worst guide we have ever met,” said Uzan in a calm tone.

“Good or bad, at the very least, I've introduced myself as a guide,” Invel said in a jubilant tone. “Now, congratulations on fighting for survival!”

After that, Invel flicked his finger. Arrived – arrived, his body darkened. After which, he became dozens of small bats and flew over.

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Uzan and Arika began to prepare to face the stone soldiers. The two of them looked at the Akais Stone in the back of the soldiers. On a higher rock.

When more clearly observed, the soldiers carried a sword and in his right hand and a vertical rectangular shield in his left hand. They appear to be wearing iron uniforms, not real iron, but stone

Uzan. “I have a hunch that if we go straight to get the stone, we won't make it. So, forced we have to fight hundreds of these warriors.”

After that, Uzan and Arika were visited by various stone soldiers who walked quickly while many – times stomping their feet.

Uzan has had a similar experience. He managed to drop many personnel because they easily fell because they were slashed, kicked, and even hit by a fist. When the prince fought the soldier, he felt that what he attacked and fought was no ordinary stone. Except those who fall easily. He also slashed the stone soldiers several times. And when slashed, the new soldier was easily split open and broken into ashes. However, he could only feel relieved because of that and continue his attack.

After a long time they fought against the stone soldiers, Uzan and Arika both returned in the same place. They stood on their backs to each other while putting their weapons forward onto the stone Warriors.

“Prince Uzan,”

“Ya?”

“Do you feel that the stone warrior we just fought is more um...soft than ordinary stone?”

Uzan watched the soldiers who were on standby and still surrounded the two of them. Arika felt the same way. “It's true.”

Arika said, “I think that maybe we can beat them easily. Although,” Arika fired a ball of wind at the soldier who had just walked briskly towards her until she bounced. “I'm not sure if their cartenages always come to us. Whether their number is reduced or not.”

Uzan gave a round look. The stone soldiers did look weak and easily crushed. However, their number does not seem to decrease.

A few moments later, Uzan concluded. “Possibly we have to walk together to reach Akais's stone Arika.”

“Mean prince?”

“We will do the same as when we escaped from the attacks of hundreds of bandits who surrounded us when we were in Riyaal Market.

Arika was stunned while thinking about the incident when she performed wind magic to help Prince Uzan for the first time. He remembered exactly about it. “I understand, prince!”

“Can you create a Wind Dome to cover us both as you did in the first exam, Arika?”

“Can, prince,” Arika nodded. Surely Prince Uzan tried to walk alone towards the stone Akais while utilizing the dome of strong wind that he created so that the soldiers of these rocks will be knocked and eroded by the whirlwind that surrounds them both.

I was wearing an Azure bracelet, prince,” Arika said as she glanced at the bracelet with a blue glow on her wrist. “For sure I will be able to do wind dome magic with longer.”

“Good!” said Uzan steady.

Then, Arika concentrated and turned on the green light at the end of her wand. After that, a swirl of greenish angi began to circle Uzan and Arika and formed a wind dome with greenish flickers and a loud whistle.

“Let's walk there together,” says Uzan.

“Alright,” says Arika.

After that, Uzan and Arika walked together to where the red Akais stone was located. The entire stone soldiers that approached them were both eroded, bounced, and fell against each other.

While walking, Uzan and Arika who were walking together were convinced that they were protected and could face this boundless stone warrior. That is their hope.

Arriving – arrived, there was one stone warrior who seemed unaffected by the Wind. Therefore, Uzan and Arika paused for a moment. Arika is still activating her magic. Uzan slashed the stone warrior with a sword. However, he was very loud and unaffected.

Seeing that, Arika was also astonished. The witch girl turned off her wind dome magic. To look closer.

Uzan did not comment on the cancellation of wind magic.

Arrived –, the prince could not move. He tried to speak, but the tongue was blocked. “Egh!”

Then, the stone warrior choked up raising his sword. Then, the body of Uzan floated.

Seeing that, Arika tried to help with si—

I don't know why he couldn't move or talk. The magical girl could only see the prince floating around without being able to control her body.

Moments later, Uzan's body was thrown further away.

“Prince Uzan!” exciting Arika. I don't know why he can talk now.

Arika immediately put a greenish wind pressure on the tip of her spear and hit the stone statue that had just floated Uzan until it was destroyed. He himself stunned. “how?”

Afterwards, Arika was aware that the task of the stone statue was only to reach Uzan and move it away from him. After that, he would be able to be crushed like any other stone warrior.

After that, Arika was surrounded by hundreds of stone warriors. Which gives a circular space to Arika. Arika looked at the stone soldiers around her while raising her staff and was on standby.

On the other hand, after Uzan fell, he also found himself surrounded by hundreds of stone statues that gave him a circular space like an arena.

“It's like a sparring exercise of a warrior weapon,” Uzan again held her sword and circulated the surrounding gaze.