Chapter 624: All secret mission squad needs a mole
We got startled by the shriek, and I had to calm Choco down so he did not throw us off his back. I decided to go down with Jade to investigate what happened and just as we touched the ground, Ignis fired up another fireball toward a boulder.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa--why are you attacking it suddenly, Ignis?"
"I’m not attacking it," Ignis scoffed. "I’m attacking the barrier."
Barrier? I blinked and stared at the boulder while stroking Choco’s head to calm him. The boulder melted strangely, as if only the outer edge was made of stone and it was actually hollow inside. In the middle of the hollow boulder, something was crouching and shaking.
All I could see was a gray ball of fur, blurry from shaking too much out of fear. It wasn’t even that big--probably as big as Jade in little bird form--so I didn’t feel any threat from this...creature.
What was it, anyway?
"That’s what Jade see!" the little boy ran toward the melting boulder without even an ounce of caution, dousing the smoking barrier with waterballs.
"Wait, Jade!" I told Choco to stay put before running after the little boy. Indeed, we couldn’t feel any threat, but we had no idea what that creature might do.
I mean...none of us three looked like a threat, but we could harm someone if we wanted.
But either due to his instinct or because he was just a fearless child, Jade already grabbed the creature with his hands. "Papa, look!" he raised the gray fur toward me, and I could see four metallic feet. "This what Jade see! Shiny stuff!"
"Ah..." I looked at the creature closer, who still curled up slightly, pliantly being lifted out by a child. "Is this...a mole?"