Chapter 391: Eighty-Eighth Floor, Waiting Room (1)
[Heal the mystical beast under the alchemist’s protection. Time remaining: 75 hours 12 minutes.]
Nothing had happened to Cho-Yeon—that I was certain of.
The forest wasn’t dangerous anymore. Moreover, if someone had forcibly entered this world, I would have sensed it immediately.
My spiritual perception remained active, even while I slept. At this point, I could react unconsciously to any approaching danger without needing to think.
Is she out collecting herbs? No.
If that were the case, the fairies and mystical beasts wouldn’t have approached.
Is this another hidden mission?
With how uncertain I felt about the situation, it was something I had to verify. I quickly rose to my feet, determined.
As I pushed open the tent flap, I found Serendel waiting outside, shifting restlessly. Behind her, the luminous gazes of fairies and mystical beasts gleamed in the darkness.
“You’re awake. I apologize. I tried to stop them, but the children were too insistent.”
Although Serendel had described herself as the forest’s steward, she apparently didn’t have control over the other fairies.
Perhaps that was only natural. If she could control the forest’s inhabitants, Hwa-Jo couldn’t have betrayed the forest in the first place.