Moon Hound's Monologue

The three-way standoff did not last long.

The enormous werewolf and the vampire spawn in midair glared furiously at each other.

The werewolf bared his fangs with a low growl, while the vampire spawn answered with a contemptuous sneer, dark crimson energy swirling around her fingertips.

Xia Lin's [Item Appraisal] ability immediately returned its findings.

[Target: ??? (Humanoid)]

[Race: Human (Lycanthrope)]

[Class: Paladin Lv. 6 (Suffering Crusader Variant)]

[Status: Moon Fury, Divine Curse] [Note: A mad dog trying to leash himself with a collar.]

[Target: ??? (Humanoid)]

[Race: Human (Vampire Spawn)]

[Class: Bard Lv. 7 (Juggler Variant)]

[Status: Undead, Blood Hunger]

[Note: She believed slaughter was a magnificent performance, and she was its only leading lady.]

A cursed paladin and a vampire who used to be a bard? Xia Lin quickly processed the contradictory information.

Just then, the vampire spawn suddenly stopped moving. She turned her head, her scarlet eyes fixed on the adventurers who had appeared so suddenly—and on Kade's holy symbol.

A complicated expression appeared on her face. Surprise, fear, and perhaps even a trace of nostalgia?

The next moment, she turned into a cloud of black mist and vanished into the night.

The werewolf let out an angry roar but did not give chase.

The monster growled before turning and disappearing into the woods as well.

"They... left?" Glen asked in disbelief.

"For now," Xia Lin said. "But they'll be back."

"Then, then what do we do?" The fat innkeeper spun anxiously in place before suddenly rushing over. Yet he did not dare grab Xia Lin's armor, so he could only rub his hands together and plead, "Adventurers! Since you can drive them away once, you can surely get rid of them for good, right?"

Xia Lin glanced at him without saying anything.

Glen was