The change was quick to occur. As soon as the Medusa was killed, its control over the Parasites had been released, causing the hundreds of Parasites filling the land to run amok.

Some stopped moving completely, while others collapsed or struggled violently. Overall, having lost their mother, the Parasites were like fruits ready for picking. The human warriors only had to pick and choose which ones they wanted to eat.

Chohong tore through a group of enemies that were now weakened to the point of being pebbles on the side of the road, and quickly ran up to Seol Jihu. She put down her mace, its thorns dripping with reddish-black blood, and called for an explanation.

“You… What happened?”

Seol Jihu looked around the area quietly. Most of the Parasites were still convulsing on the ground, but he could also see some that managed to prop themselves back up.

The Hydra seemed to have realized what was going on and made its move. But since Hydras were supposed to have underdeveloped intelligence and control ability, there had to be a limit to how much control they could exercise over the Parasites.

Thinking this far, Seol Jihu stopped and opened his mouth.

“I’ll tell you later. For now—”

When Seol Jihu pointed at another Medusa in the distance, Chohong clicked her tongue.

“You better give me a proper explanation. When this all ends.”

She glared at him with a somewhat displeased look, but she was only worried because of his unexpected action.

Seol Jihu also knew Chohong would ask for an explanation about this matter. So he turned to the soldiers who quickly arrived and spoke.

“Let’s go.”

“…Pardon?”

“Isn’t it more efficient to take care of the Medusas than to focus our attention on the small fries?”

“Ah, yes!”

The soldier standing at the front had a disbelieving look, but he replied sonorously once he looked...