This was Abi's first time entering the Thin Mist Forest alone.
Although he had been in the Adventurer line of work for some time now, and had completed quite a few Association commissions.
But before this, he had always followed the veterans in his team, wandering around the forest's outskirts and dealing with small Goblin tribes.
He had never gone as deep as he was now.
A faint uncertainty stirred in his heart.
"Relax. With me here, even those dog noses with the sharpest sense of smell won't catch your scent."
"Besides, haven't we already spent two days in the forest? See? We haven't run into any danger at all."
A hoarse, magnetic male voice echoed leisurely inside his skull in a comforting tone.
Over the past few days, the subtle influence of Mind Control had made Abi's originally tense body relax a little at the Devil's words.
"You're right. I... I'm just a little nervous."
"My Lord Saloyan, may I ask how much longer we have to walk before we reach our destination?"
"Don't be anxious." The man's voice echoed softly, as if it contained some kind of Magic Power, calming the young man's wavering heart. "Soon. We'll be there very soon."
Their target was naturally the Goblinoid Nest in Saloyan's intelligence, located deep within the Thin Mist Forest, which had already been wiped out by a party of high-level Adventurers.
In truth, according to the original plan, he should have had Abi go even deeper and descend through the main passage of the nest near the core region of the Thin Mist Forest.
But Abi's strength was low, and his pace was slow. Even with Saloyan covering him, such a long journey would inevitably invite accidents.
So Saloyan changed the destination, locking onto another branch of the Goblin