A murder at the inn had left Wolf and the Divine Child of Rejuvenation trapped on the roof.
Wolf remained perfectly calm, not the least bit anxious.
The Divine Child of Rejuvenation lay on the roof with her eyes closed, also waiting patiently.
Everyone on the ground received the summons and entered the inn.
Suddenly, all the lights inside went out.
Then a clamor of battle cries came from within.
It sounded as though they were slaughtering one another.
Through the paper doors and windows, the cold moonlight revealed silhouettes swinging swords, flashes from matchlocks, and blood splattering across the paper doors.
Rumble.
The entire inn began to shake, the roof tiles clattering.
A black shadow burst through the roof with lightning speed and carried off the Divine Child of Rejuvenation.
Wolf frowned. He took his full set of prosthetic tools from his luggage, strapped them across his chest and waist, and fitted the Flame Vent onto his Shinobi Prosthetic before dropping through the hole into the inn.
The moment his feet touched down, he felt something slippery, greasy, and soft beneath them. This was no ordinary floor.
Looking closely by the moonlight, he found that the floor was actually covered in writhing hair.
He looked at the walls and ceiling. Black hair twisted like tentacles all around him.
Without hesitation, the Flame Vent sprang out of his Prosthetic Tool and spewed purple flames.
Lazuli Sacred Flame-the Flame Vent blessed by Fountainhead Palace could release flames that burned away grudges.
The moment the purple flames touched the hair, it writhed violently and shrank back.
The sacred flames, normally incapable of burning other objects, actually set the hair alight.
Before the purple flames dispersed, Wolf swung Kusabimaru, wrapping the blade in them.
[Secret technique: Fang and Blade]
Wolf sprinted forward, swinging