The Ghost Hound slowly arrived at the location of the dried dragon blood on the ground, lowered its head with beast eyes full of longing, and carefully licked the ground.
Immediately after, it started licking the ground continuously.
Lyle watched this scene quietly, without any intention of stopping it, his eyes instead filled with curiosity.
He had already determined before that dragon blood indeed had a beneficial effect, but it wasn't obvious to him, so he used this to observe the Ghost Hound.
There was very little dragon blood left on the ground, so there was no need to worry about the Ghost Hound having any accidents.
One minute.
Two minutes.
...
Five minutes.
Lyle's eyes narrowed slightly. He discovered that the Ghost Hound was still continuously licking the various spots stained with dragon blood, not only showing no intention of stopping but becoming increasingly manic.
"Little Black!" Lyle called out.
The Ghost Hound lowered its head and continued to lick, with no reaction.
Seeing this scene.
Lyle realized that something was wrong with the Ghost Hound. He raised his foot and walked over with large strides. As he approached,
The Ghost Hound, which had been lowering its head and licking the ground, suddenly raised its head. A pair of bloodshot, crimson eyes were revealed, staring fixedly at the approaching Lyle.
"Roar!"
The Ghost Hound revealed a ferocious and vicious expression, baring its mouth to show sharp, drooling teeth.
"Has it lost its senses? To think a little bit of something could cause such a big impact. Is it because the Ghost Hound's Rank is too low, or does the 'dragon blood' itself contain unknown negative effects?"
Lyle raised an eyebrow, looking at the Ghost Hound, which seemed clearly not in its right mind, and murmured thoughtfully, but he did not stop his steps and continued to walk towards the Ghost Hound.
"Roar!" The Ghost Hound roared, its four limbs suddenly exerted force, and it pounced towards Lyle.
Bang!
Lyle waved his arm expressionlessly, slapping the pouncing Ghost Hound away, causing it to crash onto the ground: "Its aura seems to have become a bit stronger."
"Awooo~"
The Ghost Hound lay on the ground, wailing, coughing up blood, its body twitching slightly.
This casual slap had clearly beaten the Ghost Hound into a near-death state.
Lyle walked up, stood beside the Ghost Hound, and raised his palm, where holy light appeared: "Heal Greater Wounds."
The obvious sunken wound on the Ghost Hound's mouth recovered rapidly. It quickly climbed up from the ground and charged at Lyle again.
Slap!
Another slap was swung down, and the Ghost Hound was again lying on the ground in a near-death state.
"Heal Greater Wounds."
Slap!
"Heal Greater Wounds!"
After three consecutive times.
The Ghost Hound's crimson eyes and irritable emotions finally completely faded away. It stood up, full of fear, shrinking its head and tail as it looked at Lyle.
"The aura did indeed become a bit stronger, but the influence of the dragon blood is actually this significant. Why didn't I have such a condition before?"
Lyle didn't mind the Ghost Hound's behavior just now; instead, he watched the Ghost Hound while thinking thoughtfully.
Perhaps it was still a problem of "curse."
If it only had an impact on the spirit, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Lyle thought of the "White Dragon Bone Armor," one of the four great treasures of the Lizardman, which was armor made from the bones of a frost dragon.
It would cause a negative curse effect that lowered the user's intelligence.
It seemed that he would have to specifically research the specific amplification and other effects of "dragon blood."
"Since you've woken up, go ahead and properly feel the power contained in the blood you just licked."
Lyle looked at the Ghost Hound again and continued: "Little Black, stay here for now. I'm going to leave for a while."
"Awooo, awooo."
The Ghost Hound, seeing that its master was not angry, wagged its tail again and let out two soft cries.
"Greater Teleportation."
Lyle closed his eyes, slightly sensing the direction, and chanted in a low voice.
Swish!
His figure disappeared instantly.
South of the Great Forest of Tob.
Located in a small, remote village northwest of "E-Rantel,"
Bang! Bang!
A middle-aged woman who looked to be about forty or fifty years old, with a headscarf tied over her brown hair, was squatting in front of a wooden house, holding a wooden club in her hand, forcefully beating many hempen clothes that had been rinsed with water.
From time to time, people in the village would pass by and greet this middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman also responded very skillfully. If one observed carefully, one could see that the middle-aged woman's eyes were filled with indifference, with a hint of coldness hidden within.
"Sister, how much longer do we have to pretend to be humans here?"
A crisp, impatient voice sounded from the middle-aged woman's chest area.
"I don't know either."
The middle-aged woman scanned her surroundings with calm eyes and spoke softly and indifferently.
"We can no longer return to the Great Wetlands."
"Why don't we run away? The humans here are even more fragile than those weak cave lizardmen, there are simply no strong people."
The crisp voice from her chest came again.
"That human left a Magic Mark on us. No matter where we escape to, we will be found by that human."
The middle-aged woman continued to beat the clothes with the wooden club, speaking calmly in a low voice.
Once these words were spoken.
The voice from her chest paused briefly, then said gloomily: "It's been more than half a month."
The middle-aged woman's movement with the clothes paused, but then she continued.
A moment later.
The Twin Witches, disguised as the middle-aged woman, hung out all the clothes to dry, and then began to organize the harvested wheat.
Every move was very skillful, and there was no difference from an ordinary middle-aged woman.
Until night fell.
The Twin Witches entered the wooden house and closed the door.
In the somewhat dim room, an identical middle-aged woman was lying on the ground, unconscious.
The surfaces of the Twin Witches' bodies twisted slightly, changing back into slender figures wrapped in leaves.
Rustle~
The leaves in front of the Emerald Leaf Witch shook, and the Dense Mist Witch crawled out from the Emerald Leaf Witch's chest and floated to the ground.
"I've had enough!"
After the Dense Mist Witch steadied herself, she immediately spoke to the Emerald Leaf Witch with unwillingness.
"Wait."
Facing the impatient Dense Mist Witch, the Emerald Leaf Witch only spoke indifferently.
"That human hasn't appeared for more than half a month!"
"I've had enough of this boring trick of pretending to be human!"
"Come to think of it, this counts as a good thing."
The atmosphere in the room went quiet.
The Dense Mist Witch looked at the Emerald Leaf Witch in surprise at first, then reacted, just opening her mouth, preparing to say something.
Suddenly!
Step—step—
Gentle footsteps came from the direction outside the house.
The Dense Mist Witch and the Emerald Leaf Witch were stunned. With their perception, they should have been able to detect anyone approaching this wooden house in advance.
And these footsteps seemed to appear out of thin air.
Before the Twin Witches could react further, their whole bodies subconsciously trembled, a chill running from their toes to their heads.
Causing both Twin Witches to step back simultaneously, looking at the wooden door with faces full of guard and fear.
Knock! Knock!
A light knock on the door sounded, dropping the atmosphere inside the wooden house to freezing point.
"Oh, is it not locked?"
Outside the wooden house, Lyle knocked on the wooden door twice. Seeing no reaction from inside, he pushed gently, and the wooden door swung open.
The space inside the room was not very large.
The figures of the Twin Witches and the unconscious middle-aged woman came into view first.
"Long time no see, you two."
Lyle looked at the Twin Witches with a smile.
"Master."
"Master."
The Emerald Leaf Witch and the Dense Mist Witch both knelt on the ground simultaneously, lowering their heads and speaking respectfully.
The small thoughts that had just arisen in their hearts had now vanished completely; this human had become even more terrifying.
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