By the end of dinner, the old baron had returned to his room to rest early due to his poor health. Taking advantage of Anna being busy washing the dishes, he hurriedly
returned to his own room and quietly locked the door.
He had waited a long time for this moment.
Mirai took the water bag from his pack, opened it, and filled it with water. At the same time, a fist-sized red stone slipped out.
Whether I eat meat or pickles from now on depends on you!
Mirai held the red bloodstone up slightly toward the soul-energy lamp on the ceiling. He believed this stone had to hold a great secret, but he had no idea what that secret was.
Under the reflection of the soul-energy lamp, the translucent red stone revealed a viscous liquid moving inside it.
"What exactly is this?"
Mirai felt that this stone seemed to possess the power to attract magical beasts. The horned demon wolves, which should never have appeared anywhere inhabited by humans, had appeared twice. Moreover, at night, Mirai could clearly see the horned demon wolves' sharp eyes fixed on his chest—the place where the red stone was hidden.
He recalled that the first time they had encountered the horned demon wolves had been in the mining area. At that time, the horned demon wolf had suddenly leaped out of the mine at incredible speed. Jack had not even had time to react before being ambushed by it. Bill had fired an arrow, only to have his arm bitten. All of this showed that the demon wolf had been extremely fast then.
Yet on the way back to Thunderstar Fort, the horned demon wolves Toon and Jack encountered again had been much faster. Even Toon, an amateur wizard, had failed to evade