Chapter 182: Tengchong Volcano (5)
—Crackle.
"So-ryong, what’s going on?"
"So-ryong, what’s all this commotion? Did something appear?"
"W-what happened, young master?"
The sudden disturbance had woken everyone, and soon, the area around the well was as bright as midday.
Torches and lanterns carried by the villagers gathered in one place, their flames pushing back the darkness.
My eyes, unadjusted to the sudden flood of light, could only make out blurred figures through the glare.
Turning my face toward the deeper darkness of the well, I answered their questions.
"Something just disappeared into the well, carrying off a pig."
I hadn't seen it happen directly, but the short, sharp cry of a pig being slaughtered had been unmistakable.
That meant whatever it was had definitely dragged the animal into the well.
Next to me, Hwa-eun and Seol, along with the village chief who had rushed over with the others, all stared into the well and asked in unison.