The monster nest lay west of Rockheart City, and Matthew and Fili followed the cat-eared guide westward.
As they approached the monster nest, the three began encountering monsters frequently.
The cat-eared guide took out an orb from her Spatial Wizard Tool. She had no wand; the orb was her spellcasting Wizard Tool.
The orb floated above her palm. With a flash of faint light, she cast a spell.
An invisible hemispherical barrier enveloped the three of them.
"Do not leave the barrier's range. This is a concealment spell that can block outside sight and Magic Sense," the cat-eared guide said.
Then, she took out a bottle of spray-type potion from her Spatial Wizard Tool.
The cat-eared guide sprayed the potion over herself as though applying perfume. Afterward, she handed it to Matthew.
"This is a potion that removes odors. Some of the monsters in the nest have exceptionally keen senses of smell. Merely blocking sight and Magic Sense will not fool them."
"Thank you, Miss Ilis." Matthew sniffed it and quickly identified its properties. Once he confirmed it was non-toxic, he sprayed himself as well before passing it to Fili. Seeing that Matthew had already confirmed its safety, Fili took it and sprayed herself directly.
After using the concealment spell and the odor-removing potion, the monsters they encountered along the way indeed failed to notice them.
The three arrived at the monster nest without incident.
This monster nest occupied an extremely large area, nearly as vast as Rockheart City.
Moreover, more than half of the nest was underground, with only a small portion exposed above the surface.
The exposed portion resembled an ant nest, covered in densely packed holes.
The nest walls were not made of rock, either, but were instead like flesh and blood. From a distance, the monster