Chapter 20 Just Begun

In the midst of a dense thicket, Stanley concealed himself completely, waiting for the approaching footsteps to grow louder and closer. Nearby, the corpse of the Black-Armored Wolf lay in a pool of blood, and an Iron-Tail Tiger demon, lured by the scent of blood, was ravenously tearing into its flesh. Suddenly, Stanley's eyes caught sight of a figure—Ror Chen, the same man he had seen at the outpost earlier, the one who had given him that knowing smile. Ror Chen, wearing light armor and carrying...