The recruitment test Ranni gave him was to hunt down the traitorous Bloodhound Knight Darriwil.
It was not a complicated task. Either Blaidd or Bagralim could easily take Darriwil down.
Blaidd was also a fine hunter skilled at tracking, able to follow the Bloodhound Knight's scent.
But there was a corresponding problem: the Bloodhound Knight could also smell Blaidd.
This had never been conclusively verified.
Blaidd did not know exactly what race the Bloodhound Knight belonged to, either, but he had observed and analyzed him through little details.
The Bloodhound Knight crouched on the ground, and some of the movements he made when raising or lowering his head were identical to those of a canine sniffing around.
This did not conclusively prove that the Bloodhound Knight possessed a sense of smell equal to Blaidd's.
But Blaidd had to take precautions.
If he went after him, the Bloodhound Knight would catch his scent and flee.
With Bagralim joining them, things were different.
Bagralim was a stranger, so the Bloodhound Knight would not react too strongly to his scent.
Bagralim could move first and block the Bloodhound Knight's retreat, then Blaidd could move in and kill him, bringing the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.
That was also why Blaidd had not acted yet.
Bagralim's arrival had indeed provided Ranni's side with help.
After leaving the Sorcery Tower, Blaidd returned the Godslayer's Greatsword to Bagralim.
The greatsword had a distinctive design Blaidd had never seen before. He asked, "You dare claim you can kill a demigod with just this sword?"
"Yes, with just this sword." Bagralim slung the sword over his shoulder and onto his back.
And? Why didn't this man finish what he was saying?
Blaidd stuck out his tongue and licked his nose. "What's special about it?"
"Oh, it can burn