Although they were all dried up, the red marks remained clear. It was where Chi-Woo had first met Ru Amuh and the path they had taken together. Chi-Woo walked past the storage room he first found himself in and headed where the vengeful spirit had dragged Ru Amuh to. At the end of the passageway was a spacious area divided into several holes like a rabbit burrow; a pungent odor assaulted his nose. There didn’t appear to be another passageway besides the one they just came out of. Thinking that they would find Ru Amuh here, they scanned the area and searched the caves. Eventually, they found Ru Amuh in one of them.

“Ruahu!” As the message indicated, Ru Amuh was still alive. Although the wound inflicted on his stomach was severe, and he suffered significant blood loss, he was still holding onto his life by a thread. While crying, Ru Hiana ripped a cloth into pieces and bandaged him skillfully like she had done it many times before. Chi-Woo wanted to help, but held back in the end. He had no professional knowledge of medical aid. Rather than causing trouble by making mistakes, he knew it was better for him to wait until he was asked to help. Still, he looked around the place to see if there was anything that could be helpful for treatments, but it was futile. He found nothing resembling a reward for clearing the ‘dungeon’. All he got were ripped clothes inside an empty cave and black-reddish marks.

“We can’t wait any longer! We have to go outside now!” Ru Hiana supported the unconscious Ru Amuh. Before leaving, Chi-Woo turned back to the empty cave again. He wanted to get out of this filthy and smelly cave as fast as possible, but there was something bothering him. He thought about the vengeful spirit, the corpse-like monster that suddenly disappeared after its annihilation, the talisman...