The eventful night finally came to an end.
As the sky began to brighten again, Jacinta and his two companions appeared in a remote area on the outskirts of Arutol Canyon.
"You really did run well."
Sitting atop a rock, Jacinta looked at the thing in his hand and sneered.
"--!--!"
Sharp cries like an infant wailing continuously rang out from the demon officer's hand.
They came from a monster.
The monster had a pair of tiny dragon wings, and its body was segmented like a locust's. It was only about the size of a palm and was tightly gripped by a sinister hand resembling a dragon claw.
That sinister, dragon-claw-like hand naturally belonged to Jacinta.
Jacinta tightly held the little monster, utterly ignoring its struggles and cries in his hand.
Although the little monster's body flickered between solid and illusory, swaying constantly like a mirage, it could not break free from Jacinta's restraint.
"Don't waste your strength." Jacinta sneered. "We already analyzed your traits and know how to restrain something without a physical body. No matter how much you struggle, you won't escape."
Still holding the little monster, Jacinta looked toward Jess and Lis beside him.
"Well? Any movement?"
Jacinta asked.
Jess and Lis, who had been standing with their eyes closed as though sensing something, opened them and shook their heads at Jacinta.
"There are no unusual disturbances, Master."
"Same here."
Jess and Lis responded with some regret.
"Is that so?" Jacinta was not surprised. Muttering to himself, he said, "As expected, those bastards won't easily expose themselves. This will be like before too, won't it?"
Jacinta had not immediately disposed of the Demonoid Larva in his hand because he wanted to see whether he could draw out the Primal Demon behind it.
Unfortunately, just as Aiyi had