Outside Dorey City, in a remote village, the villagers, dressed in coarse linen clothes, were working nervously.
Daylight was especially precious; almost every moment was spent taking care of crops or feeding livestock. No one had the luxury to stand idly by, staring around. The only exception were the four Hunters, clad in armor and carrying twin swords on their backs.
Ed carefully observed his surroundings. The difficult tasks from the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association were all somewhat similar. The reason he had chosen this one was based on the information provided: there had been a series of monster-related killings in the area surrounding this village, with the victims' bodies mysteriously disappearing without a trace.
Moreover, the village's Hunters, while hunting in the forest during the day, had discovered a large number of strange footprints—suspected to be left by ghouls. The number was considerable, estimated to be more than thirty, based on the tracks.
