Its color was faded, and like a fish that had lost its freshness, it was blotchy and dull. However, it wasn’t dead. It made a big jolt every time they heard a strong mana pulse. It seemed like this ‘thing’ was providing mana to the meat pieces that covered the ruin.

“…What is that?” Leona asked with disgust. Almost everyone thought the same thing.

Zich asked, “Did you hear about something like that from the stories of an ancient empire?”

“No. Of course, I don’t remember everything the adults told me, but they never told me about such a thing.”

There was no way she’d forget if she heard such a monstrous thing. On the other hand, Lyla grabbed her head as she looked at it with complicated feelings.

“Is that the thing you were sensing?”

At Zich’s question, Lyla nodded. “Probably.”

“Can you guess what its existence is?”

“Not at all.”

‘I bet.’ Even Zich had heard about all sorts of strange things before he regressed, but he had never seen something like that.

“What are you going to do now?” Hans asked from behind Zich. Meanwhile, he kept a tight...