Azel's breathing trembled.
"Axorhibis… Damn it…"
He clenched his fist, trying to calm himself. Marco, however, was more precise and level-headed. Scanning the surroundings for possible threats, he said:
"No one who's come to this kingdom has survived, right?"
Monar shook his head.
"Unlike Holylight, I can feel that the curse here is four times heavier. Ironically, the place where the Mystery of Ash originated was the easiest to survive in. The only real problem was the capital, where supposedly something was hiding—something that killed anything that crossed its path."
That statement frightened Mitsuki. Sure, earlier he had been determined to fight Elyndor because he knew he had the support of a team, and the beast wasn't as powerful as the Master of Cinder. However, being in this unknown place, he could only think that there might be another monster like that black-armored knight who had "killed" him once.
