Because of the task Alger had commissioned, Audrey suddenly realized that she seemed to have quite an advantage when it came to finding people in Backlund.
Still, to be safe, she questioned him in detail.
"The item's true name is unknown, but those who know of it call it Crawling Hunger. Every other day, Zilingus must satisfy it with a living person's soul and flesh, or it will use its owner as a substitute."
Alger answered without concealing anything.
Without a doubt, with a Sealed Artifact that had such a drawback, it would be difficult to remain hidden.
Even though there were many vagrants in Backlund, it would still attract attention.
It might be fine in the short term, but prolonged concealment was definitely impossible.
"Oh, then it seems this item possesses the characteristics of being 'alive.'"
Xu Yue nodded thoughtfully.
This made Klein, who had witnessed Xu Yue train the Clowns puppets, stir inwardly as well.
Huh? Characteristics of being alive?
Didn't that mean the seemingly enormous side effect might be negotiable?
He wondered whether bringing it above the Gray Fog could subdue it.
This matter also gave Klein a little more motivation.
I want it so badly...
"He was originally merely a Wind Consort, possessing decent Beyonder abilities in the domains of water, wind, and weather. But later, people discovered that he could drive targets insane, enter other people's dreams, summon light to purify undead spirits, strengthen himself with song, transform into the appearance of different people—he could do almost anything."
Alger described it in considerable detail.
"We suspect all of this was granted by the mystical item, Crawling Hunger."
"Shepherd?"
Though Little Sun already knew that his knowledge was valuable, he still could not help blurting out in astonishment.
That was because one of the elders in