The scene unfolds deep within the Elven Great Forest.

A young man and a crow were walking along a forest path. The Great Forest was by no means friendly to humans, even as a lie. The vegetation was so dense that it was difficult to move, and the area was teeming with all sorts of poisonous creatures.

Every few steps, a venomous snake would strike, cunning beasts lurked, waiting to pounce from behind, and by the time you realized it, leeches carrying plague would be clinging to your skin—this was nature's own hell. Any adventurer foolish enough to enter the …