He still remembered the scene. Black fog had filled Wandering Soul Alley, and an unprecedented vision had appeared in the sky. A sinister, scarlet blood moon hung high above, yet it looked like a gigantic blood-red eyeball peering down at the land.
He had heard a knock and found Lynn unconscious outside the door.
A trail of bloody footprints stretched from the shop entrance into the distant black fog.
He had seen a figure from behind in the fog. Black bristles covered his back, and he carried a blood-dripping butcher's cleaver over his shoulder. He had turned to glance at Blood Saw, finally allowing him to see the monster's face in profile.
The scarlet blood moon shone down.
Like a dark omen.
The monster had given him an indescribable sense of dread. It had not come from a difference in strength, but rather a suppression of dark creatures like them on the level of spiritual stature and soul.
It sent a chill through you from the depths of your heart.
Like a...
"Demon."
Blood Saw raised his head, his expression grave.
Almost without hesitation, he immediately headed toward Lynn, his gaze dark.
Seeing this, Madam Doll hurried after Blood Saw.
Outside the Old Castle.
Alice faced the Pighead Butcher warily, as though confronting a formidable enemy. Lynn was about to speak when he sensed the presence behind him, then saw Blood Saw and Madam Doll hurrying over.
"Teacher?" Lynn sounded astonished, though he was not surprised.
After hearing Madam Doll's system notification earlier, he had already guessed that his teacher and the others must be nearby.
"Mm!"
Blood Saw nodded without saying more. He stood beside Lynn, narrowing his eyes as he stared at the monster opposite them, with a pig's head and a human body.
"Lynn, did you