Although Castorice found it a little strange, she still went along with the two of them.
"What do Black Tide creatures even look like, kid?"
Yan Huan stood behind Paris, curiosity written all over his face.
Come to think of it, he had never actually seen a Black Tide monster. All this time, he had been busy fighting the Heavenly Condemnation Kin.
"You could wait until we get back, and I can take you to see one," Castorice reminded him.
"No, no, miss. Don't we have a live example right here?"
Walking at the front, Paris opened the door, revealing pitch-black darkness within.
"Don't tell anyone about this place. I only found it by accident, so let's keep a low profile."
This was a vassal state of Okhema, now reduced to ruins.
The little house stood in the forest south of the vassal state.
Torchlight illuminated Paris's face as he walked and spoke to the two of them.
"I was running for my life when I happened to hide in here. That's when I found a Black Tide monster bound up inside."
"I was scared stiff at the time."
"But once I realized it couldn't hurt me, I slowly found the courage to look closer. It seemed like she used to be a beautiful human woman."
"?" Yan Huan followed behind them, puzzled.
"How could you tell?"
"Haha, looks like you really have never seen a Black Tide creature, hero." Paris grinned smugly.
"To tell you the truth, Black Tide monsters are just ordinary creatures that have been contaminated and mutated."
"Humanoid, horse-shaped, bird-shaped..."
"One look at her figure was enough for me to know that she must have been a beautiful girl before becoming a monster."
"You've got guts." As they passed through the narrow tunnel, Yan Huan caught