Antonio clapped his hands together. “All right, enough talk. Let’s clean the game and take it to town before dark.”

Then, turning to the gathered villagers, he added, “From now on, don’t go to town unless absolutely necessary, and don’t leave the village without a good reason. I don’t know what’s gotten into the Demon Seal Alliance lately, but they’ve been looting and pillaging without restraint.”

His gaze then shifted to Percy. “Percy, how’s the pill coming along?”

Percy hesitated. “I… I haven’t had any success yet.”

For days now, he had been trying to refine medicine, using herbs that the village chief and the other hunters had gathered. They never let him go into the mountains himself. But after all this time, he still hadn’t managed to produce anything, and he felt embarrassed.

Antonio chuckled and patted Percy’s shoulder.

“No need to rush. Alchemy isn’t easy. But once you succeed, our whole village will benefit.”

Percy’s eyes burned with determination. “I won’t let you down, Mr. Antonio!”

sky trembled as a brilliant white light flickered through the

upward in shock.

the first to recognize him, his

trembled as she saw the elderly

Only someone truly

pulled her hand free from his grasp and ran toward Emily. “Emily!

her arms around the

were just talking about you, and now you’re

ruffled Percy’s hair.

said, stepping forward and

Antonio. I’ve come

Even though Jared hadn’t spent much time in Rock

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