The fireplace roared fervently.
The Holy Light Squad drank four expensive Sequence Potions. After Lu Li applied the Revealing Potion, Kiluat unfolded what wrapped the pollutant.
The notebook they treated with caution lay quietly on the Alchemy Blanket, seemingly an ordinary notebook.
"The key is in its content," Yege whispered to remind them.
Naxi leaned in, releasing the "Awkward Staring Mouse," directing the creature, with an eyeball occupying a quarter of its body, toward the notebook.
But just as Kiluat was about to open the notebook, it suddenly flipped its pages on its own with a "rustle".
Kiluat gripped his shield tighter, as the rose thorns cut into his palm, blood flowing to fuse with the shield, extending a bloody glow along the shield's edge that could only protect a limited area, almost covering most of his body.
Yege and Naxi lowered their heads too, using the Awkward Staring Mouse's body as cover while they continued to watch the notebook's outline.
