Thump, thump-thump.
Qin Ran's heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
The long-dormant plague force stirred faintly.
It was because of the peculiar power inside Audef.
A power that ordinary people found repulsive and terrifying, but that was a rare "tonic" to Qin Ran.
So that's it!
Understanding dawned on Qin Ran. Then he raised a hand, signaling to Grekli, who had appeared beside him.
"Wash him clean."
That was Qin Ran's order.
"Yes, my lord."
Grekli carried out his task meticulously.
Two large buckets of water were poured straight over Audef.
The commander, who hardly deserved his title, immediately regained consciousness.
"M-my lord, spare me!"
At the sight of Qin Ran in his werewolf form, Audef cried out at once.
Qin Ran, however, frowned.
In Qin Ran's perception, the peculiar power inside Audef vanished as soon as the unconscious man woke up.
Not the source, but a medium?
Qin Ran pondered for a moment, then immediately asked, "Have you come into contact with anything related to wolves recently?"
Wolves?
Audef froze. Instinctively, he glanced at Qin Ran, then at the surrounding soldiers infected with wolf plague.
His meaning could not have been more obvious.
But that look angered the soldiers around him, and they all stared at Audef with hostility.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"I didn't mean it!"
Audef immediately prostrated himself on the ground and apologized over and over.
Aisifenni, standing nearby, quickly thought of something.
"2567, Audef once killed a wolf-he's always touted it as proof of his valor. He even hung the wolf's head above his fireplace as a trophy."
Miss Liar offered this explanation.
"Take me to see it."
Qin Ran spoke without hesitation.
"With pleasure."
Miss Liar smiled, turned, and walked toward Audef's residence.
At the same time, she cast a discreet glance at Ivy Dan and Shali.