Marcus's heart sank. He quickly looked back at the trial description engraved on the great bell. There it was. He had to reach the village and kill the Soul Vase Ghost within four hours.
"No way!"
Whether he could actually kill the thing was one problem, but if what Lonely Bell had said was true, the Soul Vase Ghost would already be gone by the time he arrived. This wasn't just difficult—it sounded completely impossible. Hopefully the old man was exaggerating.
Marcus pulled out Silas's map and carefully searched for the village. A moment later, he found it. It was a tiny settlement without even a proper name. The only reason it appeared on the map at all was because several famous monster-hunting grounds were located nearby, making it a convenient rest stop for adventurers passing through.
