"Loth, aren't you a fortune-teller?"
"Before we went adventuring today, didn't you tell your own fortune?"
Loth let out a long sigh. "I did."
"The result was 'misfortune with a hint of good fortune.'"
Loth complained, "As expected, fortune-telling results just can't be trusted anymore."
Hard to say...
It was true that misfortune had struck, but I'd rescued you. That should count as good fortune, too.
The fortune-telling result seemed pretty accurate after all.
It was just that, from the way things had played out, it really had been a nasty trap.
In a subtle way, fortune-tellers really did seem to have something going for them.
"Oh, right. The potion isn't free, you know."
I'd given them potions.
After going through all that trouble to save them, I couldn't exactly pay for the potions out of my own pocket, too.
Loth's mouth twitched. "I'll pay."
The forest was indeed much more dangerous at night.
Especially now that the Demonic Tide had grown so intense. They encountered quite a few monsters on the way back.
Fortunately, the Everlamp lit their way, so they couldn't be ambushed.
Every monster they came across was killed instantly as soon as Lu Cang caught sight of it.
Then, suddenly...
Boom!
The ground suddenly trembled, and the color of the sky changed in an instant!
The sky, which had looked like a painted scroll streaked with brilliant Stars, turned pitch-black.
Not a single star remained.
In their place was a void, its outer edge glowing with a faint blue light.
"What's that?" Lu Cang thought warily.
He was already prepared for battle.
Maizer looked up at the sky.
"I don't know..."
"But it doesn't seem to be on our side."
Maizer turned toward the north. A very complex aura rose from that direction.
Maizer said, "Whatever