In a forest located at the border between Lanarita and the Ice Wolf Clan territory, soldiers discovered a stalactite cave.
The group entered the cave and walked on the slippery ground. Everywhere in the cave, on the ceiling and the ground, there were stalactites and stalagmites, some vertical and some upright.
In the dimly lit cave, some plants and mosses grow, emitting a faint glow. Although the light is small, the luminous plants that are everywhere in the cave provide enough illumination.
As they ventured deeper, an underground lake came into view. Chen Hao activated the [Elf Eye], which revealed the concentrated toxins in the lake's water.
"This is it. Let's go down and retrieve it. Don't worry about being poisoned; I'll use healing magic to cure you later."
"yes!"
At Chen Hao's command, the soldiers responded in unison and immediately began to take off their clothes.
In an instant, Tsukuyomi turned her back.
Before long, the soldiers dived into the water and retrieved the creature. The monster, with features resembling both a monkey and a crab, was half-dead, bound together with chains and heavy objects, and its wounds were secured with metal instruments to allow its toxic fluids to drain continuously.
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After the soldiers retrieved their belongings and got dressed, Chen Hao gave each of them a "recovery" treatment. After all, this lake was the source of the toxins, and even short-term contact could cause the toxins to enter the body.
He did not have a habit of mistreating his subordinates.
"This monster... is indeed one of the monsters that inhabits the vicinity of the Ice Wolf Clan's territory..."
Setsuna looked at the half-dead monster in front of her and said softly, her voice a little low, which showed that she was not in a good mood.
Unlike the original story, Chen Hao did not guide Setsuna towards becoming a vengeful ghost like Kyal did. Such a life would be too empty, and there would be no meaning to life after the hatred was resolved.
Although Chen Hao is a scoundrel, his values are still relatively normal. He is not a vengeful ghost who hates the world, nor does he want the world to feel pain. He just wants to live a good life and do what he can.
So although Setsuna still hates humans, he hasn't broken down to the point of wanting to take revenge on all of humanity.
The Ice Wolf Clan's actions are truly outrageous. If the situation escalates to a dangerous point and Chen Hao continues to ignore it, at least several thousand people in Lanarita will die, and the entire city could be in danger.
Without a doubt, these ice wolves committed this atrocity with the determination to destroy a town, their sole purpose being revenge, trying every possible way to kill as many humans as possible.
Even if it's for revenge, such actions have harmed many innocent people.
"To prevent Setsuna from being heartbroken that her clan had been found and exterminated by the kingdom, I kept this a secret. I feel like I've also betrayed a lot of my conscience..."
Chen Hao shrugged. From a human perspective, this behavior was somewhat biased, but there was nothing he could do. In the current situation, he could only choose between the girl and his conscience.
Setsuna was now considered one of his own, while Lanarita's people weren't familiar with Chen Hao, so between his conscience and the girl, he chose the girl.
It's not beyond redemption in terms of conscience; the next step is to cure all the poison in the city. Fortunately, the situation hasn't gotten so bad that anyone has died.
"I'm sorry... Lord Chen Hao..."
Setsuna was also one of the victims of the strange disease, and she could not condone her clansmen's acts of revenge.
"It's okay, it wasn't Setsuna who did it anyway, so you don't need to apologize to me."
Chen Hao rubbed Shana's head; to be honest, it felt amazing.
"Hmph, so this is the proud and brave Ice Wolf Clan? Their act of poisoning is truly laughable~ Meow?"
Tsukuyomi, with her keen sense of smell, felt extremely uncomfortable smelling the stench emanating from the monster in the air. In a bad mood, she made a sarcastic remark to Setsuna, her expression filled with contempt and pleasure.
"You stingy, greedy cat! Is it really necessary to hold a grudge like this?! Setsuna is going to teach you a lesson!"
In a moment of panic, she rushed up and started wrestling with Tsukuyomi, but neither of them was serious; they were just playing around, using moves like scratching faces, throwing tantrums, and pulling hair.
Chen Hao shook his head helplessly. He didn't know why the two of them had a falling out while he was away, and their relationship was not harmonious.
He didn't have a good solution for this personal grudge for the time being, and could only deal with it when the opportunity arose later. As for now, he would just have to wait and see.
He also quite enjoys watching women fight...
While they were playing around, Chen Hao walked to the lakeside and put his hand in.
"【Heal】"
A large amount of magic was poured in, and the green light of the healing magic illuminated the entire lake surface. The toxins in the water were quickly dissolved and purified. The psychic energy, carrying the healing power of the healing magic, began to drift downstream, continuously purifying the water quality.
Chen Hao's face was slightly pale after consuming a large amount of mental energy and magic power. His complexion returned to normal after he absorbed the magic power stored in his [Storage Ring] into his body. In order to quickly replenish his nearly depleted mental energy, he entered the [Absolute] state.
"[Improvement]"
Chen Hao then placed his hand on the half-dead monster, altering its physical characteristics and disguising it as another species as evidence to be brought back, thus further reducing suspicion of the Ice Wolf Clan.
If the kingdom still finds out that they were the ones who did it, then Chen Hao can only say that he did his best.
"Go back. Remember, we found this monster by following the river upstream."
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