The sound faded.
Qin Ran and the old Demon Hunter rose at the same time.
But while the old Demon Hunter rushed straight toward the bedroom, Qin Ran looked outside.
Inside the bedroom.
Tandek, who had been washed and dressed in clean clothes, fell from the bed onto the floor. The impact made the once-renowned Demon Hunter burst into tears like a child.
When he saw Edson rush in, he cried even harder. Snot streamed from his nose, soiling his fresh clothes.
"It's all right, Tandek."
"It's all right, Tandek."
"Everything will pass. Eventually, you'll remember your name. Tandek. Tandek the Giant Beast."
The old Demon Hunter comforted him softly, repeating his old friend's name and title.
Under his soothing words, the childlike Tandek calmed down. Watching his friend climb back into bed, the old Demon Hunter's face filled with helplessness. When he looked at his other friend, who resembled a dried corpse, anger joined that helplessness.
But he soon reined in those emotions-he would not let this end here. He would take back everything for himself and his old friends.
Turning around, the old Demon Hunter walked out.
"Did you find something?"
The old Demon Hunter asked Qin Ran.
"Yes."
"Someone was watching this place, with plenty of malice!"
"He must have sensed it."
Qin Ran pointed at the Demon Hunter who had climbed back into bed and spoke bluntly.
He had learned quite a bit about the companions the old Demon Hunter had brought from the Upper Evil Spirit.
The one who resembled a dried corpse was named Miers.
The one whose mind had been damaged was named Tandek.
Both had once been titled Demon Hunters.
And any Demon Hunter who earned a title was among the strongest of their kind.
Even with his damaged mind, Tandek had