Richard then shifted his gaze to Jordan. "What's your name?" he asked, his gaze and expressions grim."Umm.." Jordan grinned before laughing nervously. "Well my name is Ryan.”Richard turned his attention back to Matilda. "But you told me his name was Liam."Matilda laughed softly, rubbing her hair before replying. "Yeah, I told you that. But the name he mostly uses is Ryan. I'm his friend—that's why I call him Liam."Richard took a deep breath. "Okay. Let's go back home. Can't take any chances of getting caught by those things."He stepped forward and began walking away, leaving Matilda and Jordan behind."You have to act according to my instruction," Matilda snapped at Jordan, raising a brow. "If not, you will blow your cover and get killed. Do you understand?""Yeah, I understand, sorry for messing things up at some point," Jordan apologized, forcing a smile.Richard after walking for a while noticed they weren't moving and turned. "Why aren't you guys moving? It's getting late, an

“Hmmm… there’s something unique about this guy,” Richard said thoughtfully. “His scent, his strength—he’s definitely not like us.”Matilda pulled out her wand and began firing toward the creatures. Richard did the same, picking up his wand and launching his own attacks.Jordan noticed this while fighting, and it relieved him greatly. Their support eased the pressure on him.Soon, the battle ended.Jordan stood atop a pile of slain creatures. He grabbed the last one by its mouth and tore its body apart with raw force.“Jordan, you have to come now!” Matilda’s voice rang out from behind him. “The gate is about to close completely!”Jordan froze and looked ahead. The sight before him left him stunned.Another swarm of creatures emerged from the distance—far more than the ones he had just slaughtered. From afar, they looked like a dark, crawling mass, spreading endlessly like a wave of living shadows.Without hesitation, Jordan dashed back toward the tunnel.Everyone watched as the endles

“Never have I imagined that I would be inside the stomach of a creature. Thank goodness it’s not a type that devours.”Jordan thought inwardly before taking a deep breath. Then he noticed how impossible it was for Matilda’s hands to pass through the barrier to the main glowing object she had referred to as a heart, and this prompted him to ask.“Why is that so…?”“As I have said, it’s a heart. You don’t expect someone toying with your heart, do you?”Jordan chuckled, rubbing his hair before grinning nervously. “Yeah… kind of?”Matilda nodded. “Very well. That’s why the barrier is there. The barrier is not made by us but by Diablo itself, to protect its life source.”Jordan was startled, but then what could he do about it? He could only listen and figure out a way to get the elixir healing potion from this realm where he was, by all means.Jordan smiled warmly. “This is amazing. What else is this place made of? Like… what’s another unique aspect of it?”Matilda nodded, then gestured fo

“Have you figured out the main problem with the object?” Jordan asked.Elsie didn’t give a reply. All she did was stare at the object in her hands, rubbing her chin slowly. After a while, she lifted her gaze.“Something could have possibly been the problem… but to be sure, I want you to hold the object again.”Jordan stretched out his hands, and the ball was packed into his palms. Just like before, the moment it touched his hands, the object went dormant.“Hmmmmm… now I see what the problem could have been,” Elsie rubbed her chin again. “You can somehow cancel magic.”The moment she said those words, Jordan’s mind drove back to the time when he and Aurora made contact with their fingers—and something happened.Just after this confirmation, Elsie’s smile lit up as she began getting excited. “Yes, finally, we have gotten someone who could kill the mighty dragon.”Matilda smiled as well. The excitement was so overwhelming that she felt like hugging Jordan.The dragon was a magical beast,

Jordan stared at the cup, doubting whether he should drink its contents or not.If Matilda said it could help him fix the condition he was in, then he thought it might be his way out of the pain he was feeling.Jordan gulped the water down his throat, then gently lay back onto the bed. He still could feel his body trembling.“Don’t worry, you will be okay. The herb needs time to work,” Matilda’s voice sounded, and slowly it began to fade as Jordan gently fell asleep.The next day, it was a bright and sunny day—though the only way they could differentiate it while inside Diablo was when the walls of the cave glowed with a magnificent white light. Only then would the people of Akabian know it was morning. At night, the cave-like residence seemed darker, but still illuminated by a faint glow that made it possible to tell day from night.Jordan was still lying on the bed when his eyes suddenly flew open. His gaze darted around, and the moment he saw Matilda’s hands wrapped around him, he