As soon as he saw the illusory pool of blood spreading from the surface not far away, the young man instinctively tightened the camouflage draped on his body, and shrank behind a man-high boulder, all his thoughts were about how to save himself.

Fortunately, he carried the relics of his parents, and he was secretly glad that he clutched the things on his body tighter.

At the same time, he tried to consciously prevent himself from panting so as not to be detected by the enemy.

Draped over him was a "veil of moonlight", a "miracle creation" that his parents had found in a swamp in the dark forest, but before they could process it, it was lost during a hunt.

After his parents left, Noka cut the complete fabric into two, half of which was advanced to the witch as a commission for taking care of his sister, and the other half he stayed with him as a thought as if his parents were still there.

In addition to being able to make dresses that can be called luxuries and dress up on humans or other things, the "miracles" it carries can also make the creatures wearing it achieve perfect optical stealth when they play a role.

And in order to trigger its miracle, the corresponding conditions must be met - for example, only when you wear it at night, so that others cannot see you, and so on.

Regarding the scene he saw tonight, there was a person who hated society among the villagers with whom he got along day and night, and the other party also tried to exchange the lives of the whole village for what "ability"...... He was shocked, angry, and confused about this kind of thing.

During the time he followed Mrs. Iris and the human-like monster down to the underground project, he listened to the old lady talking to herself, and the humanoid monster next to him kept hissing in a way he couldn't understand, reminiscent of the "demonic demagogy" depicted in the book.

He watched as the old lady unloaded a sack from her cloak, and it was like a bottomless pit, from which things were constantly being removed and thrown aside, and the new things that appeared on the ground had long since exceeded its proper capacity.

From a distance, Noka's eyes widened, and he was surprised to find that the puppets on the ground were actually puppets with human silhouettes!

They also seemed to have words sewn with needles and threads, and the more Noka looked at them, the more he felt that it was not good, and a sense of foreboding continued to grow in his heart, in his opinion, those words were most likely the names of the villagers!

He watched as the old lady crouched down and knelt on the ground and fiddled with the puppets, arranging them into a figure according to some pattern or order, and at the same time muttering words in her mouth.

Noka felt that he couldn't look at it like that anymore, as if if he delayed for a second longer, he would become an accomplice in conniving at others to cause catastrophe.

So, he took the initiative to appear and rushed into the small room surrounded by red bricks, attracting the hatred of people and monsters who were plotting against him.

Strangely, the anthropomorphic monster seemed to have been prepared for him to appear, and when he saw him appear, his expression did not change in the slightest.

Lady Iris was the opposite, a look of shock on her wrinkled face that first turned to extreme rage, and a surging murderous intent poured out of her eyes.

The young man forced his fear to be swallowed, and a sliding shovel rushed into the old lady's magic circle, destroying the twisted lines she had carved on the ground, and took a few puppets and stuffed them into his arms.

Noka, who had passed, raised his head and met the old lady's gaze, as if she was already on fire.

The humanoid demon beast, which had not reacted before, snorted coldly at that time, picked up something from the ground at random, and threw it to the old man who was full of anger and was about to explode.

Noka saw it clearly—it was a brooch, like a blooming flower, but the petals were layered on top of each other, forming a whirlpool shape.

In the center of the brooch is a crimson pearl that radiates a hazy reddish glow.

The moment she touched the brooch, the old lady's light brown eyes suddenly glowed red, and then, her pupils turned red, and her eyes were bloodshot.

Even a portion of blood mysteriously stretched out of her eye sockets, crawling down her cheeks and onto her covered skin.

Seeing this, Noka hurriedly put on the moonlight veil that he had with him just in case, and had no time to care about other things, so he ran away from the stone door where he came.

Time returned to the present, and Noka, who had ended his memories, took out the puppets he had stolen from his arms with apprehension, and looked at them under the faint ambient light, one of which was embroidered with his sister's name!

Elektra...... He grabbed the puppet in his hand and trembled.

You must get out alive and tell the villagers what happened to the underground works, or, tell their witch, and she will solve the matter for them.

He straightened up and looked in the direction of the pool of blood spreading.

At this moment, a pale light suddenly burst out behind him, not very inconspicuous, but enough to make him vigilant.

"Gollum" swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and Noka turned around sharply, and then, his eyes grew slightly, and he didn't know what kind of expression to put on his face for a while.

As far as he could see, he saw a strange bird, in the shadows of the corner, flapping its wings with all its might.

The strange bird has fluffy feathers and is very small, similar to the plush ball toys made by a pet keeper in the village.

At first, Noka thought it was snow-white, but when he stepped forward cautiously, he noticed a small handful of pitch-black tail feathers behind him.

In addition to this, its eyes and mouth are also black.

"Are you trapped here too?" The human whispered, reaching out his hand to make the pitiful-looking little creature in front of him jump into his hand.

Who knew that the other party jumped a few times on his own, and flew up directly.

But "the good times didn't last long" - it flapped its wings hard, but inevitably lost its balance, fell crookedly from mid-air, and crashed into the sleeve of a human's coat.

"Chirp......," the poor bird made a weak, short, thick call.

Although he could not protect himself, when he saw this scene, a desire for protection sprouted in his heart, and he grasped the bird that was about to fall to the ground, and then gently held it in his hand, held it in front of his eyes, and looked at it with four eyes.

Speechless...... For some reason, Fang Nuo, whose changing form was far from the "mourning bird", rolled his eyes, he really couldn't stand the blazing gaze from humans, so he simply didn't look away, thinking about the reason for the transformation mistake.

Is it because the quality is not enough?

Those fat chickens!

The Yellow Immortals are small in size, but they are explosive and have a strong bite force, so they are proud to be among the predators of the forest rather than "prey".

Although when the weather turns cooler, their family will also "stick to autumn fat", but the more important thing is to keep the body moving flexibly, rather than gaining weight and weight.

But if you think about it carefully, this doesn't make sense, according to family rumors, some yellow immortals will transform into human beings and mix in human society as soon as they succeed in the seal......

If the Transformation Ability of the Yellow Immortals depended on their own body shape and weight, then all the large animals that the Yellow Immortals turned into should be as thin as a piece of paper, or dozens of times smaller versions of the prototype.

Is it my own problem? Fang Nuo shook his tail, not quite wanting to admit this fact.

"Alas......" a human sigh came from beside him, "how are we going to escape......

"I don't regret my actions at all, though." Noka muttered to himself, ignoring the skeptical look of the bird in his hand, "If I hadn't followed the map out of curiosity, maybe I would have let them succeed." ”

"Lady Iris must have something to do with the humanoid monster next to her...... It's like the 'demon' that appears in the story, damn it! ”

Fang Nuo was not in the mood to listen to the human whispering in his ears, so he simply sat down directly on the palm of the other party's hand, closed his eyes and recuperated, saving his strength to prepare for the next flight.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and an idea that seemed to be good came to his mind.

Glancing at the pool of blood that was still spreading outward not far away, Fang Nuo's heart was horizontal and he decided to let it go!

"Hey, you-" Because of the companion, the human who began to talk more suddenly felt his palm light, and looked down to see the bird he had picked up bounce and take off, and then hit his head on the shoulder.

The bird flapped its wings a few times and leaped onto the human shoulder.

Then, he jumped up to the human's neck a few times, looked around, and then rubbed the surface of the human's skin, allowing it to fully feel the soft touch of his own feathers.

“！！！” Humans were immediately flattered and put on a look of bewilderment.

"Are you ......," he asked in a soft, trembling voice, "are you comforting me?" ”

Hehe, if you're too flustered, you'll attract trouble, and if you're touched, why don't you just keep your mouth shut? Fang Nuo sneered in his heart, but on the bright side, he spread his wings and gently patted the human cheek.

Noka took a deep breath, moved by the fact that there was a little life by his side that could take care of each other at the critical moment, and strengthened his thoughts, and secretly vowed to escape with the bird.

"Thank you, thank you." He was determined that ordinary creatures in nature could also sense his emotions, so he whispered thanks to the bird's "kindness": "You are really caring, just like a human ......"

Just waiting for your words!

Although he didn't dare to pack a ticket in his heart, Fang Nuo had been trying to guide the human being to say the words he expected - and sure enough, as the words that met the judgment of the "begging seal" secret method came out of the other party's mouth, the surrounding atmospheric spiritual power quickly gave back.

Fang Nuo spread his wings, expecting the pure spiritual power that would perfect his transformation pouring into his body.

But nothing happened—it seems.

"Huh?"

...... Huh?

He thought back in a daze, the kid in front of him was an ordinary human being, and he was not qualified to absorb and use atmospheric spiritual power.

But as long as they are living beings, they all have souls, and they all have lives that can be paid for.

As long as it is to get out of danger, it should be acceptable to pay any kind of price in advance, right?

Or is it really beyond the scope of the secret method to ask questions and come up with definitions in your mind?

Originally, he thought that humans were different from other living beings, and in the cognition of the Yellow Immortals, this race was more sensitive to the emotions of the surrounding creatures, so Fang Nuo guessed that he could achieve the desired effect without directly asking questions, but through indirect methods such as guidance......

But this small experiment obviously failed, and in the future, we still have to rely on the hedgehog grass, or herbs or props with similar effects.

Or...... Fang Nuo thought about it for a while, and came up with another guess.

The secret method inherited by their family is actually not so intelligent, no, it should be "not too 'lacking in virtue'", it will only target capable lifeforms and let those ordinary people go?

So ......

Fang Nuo quickly jumped away from the human's neck in disgust, stepped on his shoulder, and looked in the direction of the pool of blood.

His gaze was cast on the figure in the gray cloth cloak on the other side of the pool of blood.

Behind her, there was no companion for a long time.

She wore a spiral-shaped brooch on her chest, and selflessly filled her body with the spiritual power emanating from it, so that her ordinary body could not withstand the power, and was on the verge of collapse, but she would not die easily.

Sooner or later, she will merge with that "relic" and turn into a real monster.