He Xi withdrew his gaze from the Goblin.
He was amazed by Trist's memory and powers of observation, but he truly had not expected that these Goblin laborers in Blackstone Mine had actually been captured from Gray Mist Forest.
That was right. This Goblin was the last one remaining after the two of them had just cleared out Blackstone Mine.
Unlike their first visit, when they had needed Bruce to lure away the guards, this time He Xi had wiped out every Goblin in the mine right in front of the overseer, then brazenly let him go back to report the news.
"Let's wait and see whether this Viscount comes."
"Since we're passing by, we might as well get to the bottom of this."
Before long, a chaotic clatter of hoofbeats came from afar.
He Xi narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.
Several figures gradually came into view. Most eye-catching of all was an Omega-shaped chin, especially glaring beneath the sunlight's reflection.
William spotted the two figures at the mine entrance from far away.
Though he could not make out their faces, the dog rolling around in the Snowfield looked strangely familiar to him.
He urged his horse forward with several guards.
"Lord William!" The overseer who had escaped pointed at Bruce and shouted excitedly, "It was this canine Demonic Beast! It was the one that lured me out of the mine!"
William frowned as he listened to the overseer.
"Canine Demonic Beast my ass. Isn't this just the most common cattle dog around here?"
The moment his words fell—
There came a soft pfft—.
His first instinct was that someone had nervously farted.
But the next second, he saw a wisp of bluish smoke, sparkling with embers, actually rise from behind that cattle dog's rear.
Still astonished,