As he continued his operations, something seemed to be released from Yuliu's body.
Then, outside the container, the thing that had been released began to reveal its true form.
It resembled an earthworm, with a character denoting zero on each segment.
The creature looked utterly disgusting.
Shinnō seemed completely indifferent to all of this. Instead, he revealed a delighted expression.
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The night was quiet. The full moon still hung high in the sky, with scattered stars serving as its backdrop. Yet beneath this nearly unremarkable night, a mysterious visitor appeared on a distant mountain path.
He wore a black robe, his face deeply hidden beneath its hood, making his features impossible to see. But from the pair of dry, withered hands exposed outside the robe, one could tell that he was a weathered old man in the twilight of his years.
From time to time, dry coughs came from beneath his hood, accompanied by rapid, labored breathing. All of it proved that he was an old man.
He carried a lantern in his right hand as he continuously walked deeper into the night.
He seemed quite old and did not walk quickly. Perhaps the surrounding air was somewhat cold as well, making his weathered figure shiver again and again. Yet his back gave off the feeling that this was not the road leading home.
Of course, Anlus knew that the road he was taking did not lead toward his warm home. But compared to that, he had something more important to do tonight.
It was a mission, one left behind by his family after who knew how many years. For this mission, his family had settled in these dangerous wilderness mountains.
They had abandoned far too much for it. After an unknown number of years had passed, only