“Did it work?”

There was no way to tell yet. Both illusion beast tamers and illusory beasts were completely unfamiliar concepts for Seon-Hyeok, and he lacked the background knowledge to process the current situation.

What he could tell was that at the moment, Choi Min-Young was attempting to communicate with the torgos, and that these efforts were, in some way, affecting the appetite-driven creature.

The frozen and unmoving torgos was evidence of this.

“Hm.”

He wondered if the situation would be defused much easier than he anticipated. Of course, they had lost an entire fortress, but the royal family would consider that a reasonable payment for taming a creature with such incredible strength.

Time continued to pass.

The terrible night passed, and dawn approached. The massive lump of mucus remained frozen in place, while Min-Young’s tightly closed eyes showed no signs of opening.

Redvern began to show signs of impatience, having been forced to keep even its wingbeats to a minimum to avoid being a distraction.

Chirp.

Eventually, the impatient Redvern expressed its dissatisfaction with a short cry.

“Hush.”

Seon-Hyeok quickly silenced the monster and looked over at Min-Young. Thankfully, nothing had happened.

“Good. I’ll make sure to feed you when we get back, so be patient.”

He spoke in a hushed voice, worried that it might provoke the beast. Redvern cried out once again upon understanding Seon-Hyeok’s...