Meanwhile, John and VAS entered sleep mode. They were in the underground facility filled with tons of 'dust,' but something happened above ground.

  The underground facility was in an eerily silent forest, where trees as tall as 10 meters stood. This forest is known as the Death Silence Forest. No living being could settle in the forest other than plants. The other name given to the forest by alchemists was Plant Haven, as plenty of kinds of plants and herbs were found within this forest.

  At this moment, a group of five soldiers from a nearby kingdom was carrying a metal coffin as they made their way deeper into the forest.

  “Captain, why don't we dump her here and leave? Even if there are no beasts or monsters, this place still gives me the shivers.” One soldier asked as he kept looking around, and the other soldiers, other than their captain, nodded in approval.

  The captain glared at the soldier as he berated him. “This monster here has a powerful curse on her; everyone who touched her is now dead because of her magic. The king has ordered us to drop her into the abyssal hole in this forest. This forest is already so eerie; if there were no other way to get rid of her without causing a magical plague, we wouldn't be here, so keep moving.”

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  The soldiers remained silent after that as they followed the captain. Just as the captain said, after a while they arrived at a hill with a deep hole at the top of it. After they got to the top, they moved the coffin to the edge of the hole and opened it. One soldier could not help but mutter, “If it weren't for the curse, this beauty would have already been the 3rd prince's toy.”

  The girl was wearing an elegant dress. She has long, wavy hair that cascades down her back. Her facial features are delicate, and she has large eyes with thick eyelashes. The dress she is wearing is white, with intricate detailing along the neckline, sleeves, and hemline. It also features a bow at the waist, which adds to its overall elegance.

  The captain glanced at the girl lying unconscious in the coffin as he nodded in agreement. Then he looked at the other soldiers. These men looked mesmerized. “Stop looking and dump her in the hole; this place absorbs mana, so the plague won't come about if she dies.” With that order, the soldiers tilted the coffin, dumping the girl into the hole. They dropped the coffin aside and left afterwards.