"Strike... in time?"
The Hero turned his head toward Tang Luo with difficulty.
Tang Luo nodded seriously. "You could tell at a glance that there was a very dangerous magical beast inside that egg. As relatively special beings from ruins, they can survive for a long time after leaving. They could cause even greater destruction than the King of Miracles, so they must be eliminated early."
"Of course I know that!" The Hero was practically losing his mind.
Among the many examples of people turning their lives around through ruins, there were cases of "turning one's life around through ruin magical beasts."
Many powerful magical beasts reproduced by laying eggs.
Therefore, it was perfectly reasonable for magical beast eggs to exist in ruins. Likewise, it was perfectly reasonable for magical beasts hatched from those eggs to regard the first creature they saw after birth as their "mother."
"It's good that you know."
Tang Luo nodded with a pleased expression. The child was teachable.
"...My question is, why did you smash the egg? If we took it out with us, we would definitely get a powerful pet! Just like your 'Gouzi.'" the Hero asked.
Merlin glared at Tang Luo.
The other two also looked at him, waiting for a reasonable explanation.
"No." Tang Luo said, "Didn't you notice the evil aura coming from that egg?"
"Huh?" The Hero froze.
"Without a doubt, the magical beast inside this egg is an extremely vicious one. Even Gouzi and I could sense the evil aura inside it from ten meters away." Tang Luo wore a solemn expression. "And that was while it had yet to take shape. The instant it took shape before breaking out of its shell, that evil aura would be impossible to conceal."
"...Really?" Merlin asked.
"Of course it's true. I'm