Chapter 41: Another Discovery

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Another Discovery

Chapter 41: Another Discovery

Seeing the moon spirit leopard completely devoid of any resistance, Jason shook his head and said to Elena, "Do you need my help?"

"No need!"

Elena bit her lip, refusing Jason's kindness. At this moment, she seemed to have lost the resolute courage of a hunter she had just displayed in battle, revealing only the weak side of an elf.

The moon spirit leopard lay on the ground, excessive blood loss draining it of nearly all strength, allowing Elena to approach slowly.

Elena squatted beside the moon spirit leopard, her slender hand gently caressing its head, tenderly as if treating a loved one, while a green glow from her hand slowly seeped into the leopard's body.

"Rest in peace, may all your pain fade away, and may you find forgiveness and tranquility in the goddess's realm."

The moon spirit leopard seemed to sense Elena's kindness and sorrow, ceasing its final struggle, its amber eyes gazing quietly at Elena, conveying a profound sadness even to William.

What's going on? Why do I feel this way?

William couldn't help but feel puzzled. This was clearly a beast that had harmed others, right?

Just when everyone thought the beast's ordeal had finally ended here, the moon spirit leopard suddenly mustered its last strength to lift its head and roar towards the small mountain behind the group.

Just as William and others thought the leopard was rallying for a final stand, its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, the last glimmer in its eyes dissipating.

Jason breathed a sigh of relief, lowering his raised weapon and comforting Elena with a pat on the shoulder.

Nichole also squatted beside Elena, whispering words of comfort. To an elf hunter, killing a sacred beast like this was too cruel.

William, however, was curious. He felt no sadness for the moon spirit leopard's death and walked over to examine the beast's body closely.

Something's not right!

With just a glance, William noticed something around the leopard's neck.

William squatted beside the leopard, feeling a cold, hard object hanging around its neck.

Brushing aside the black fur, William's eyes fell on a black chained collar. The bottom link was broken, indicating it was a special collar.

It seemed this moon spirit leopard had an unusual origin. It wasn't a wild beast but one that had been captured, tamed, and then escaped. No wonder it appeared thousands of kilometers away from the Navia Forest, deep in the territory of the Fi s Kingdom.

No one paid much attention. The moon spirit leopard had been vanquished; there shouldn't be any danger.

But cautious Jason still had Lumbro accompany William.

Without saying much, Nichole helped Elena tidy up the scene, while William and Lumbro headed towards the small mountain.

When the two arrived at the large rock where the moon spirit leopard had been found, they searched around but found nothing special.

Wait!

William cast the spell "Flight" on himself and floated in the air, carefully observing the hidden corners around.

The moon spirit leopard's den wasn't here.

This didn't make sense. Since the moon spirit leopard had been lingering here for a long time, how could it not have prepared a resting place for itself?

After some thought, William, with a trial-and-error attitude, recited an incantation to use a new spell.

"Life Detection!"

This was a second-circle spell that could detect the position and strength of living beings within the spell's range. The only drawback was that it couldn't detect creatures stronger than oneself, which was also the reason why William hadn't used it before.

As an invisible ripple spread outwards, the entire small mountain was soon scanned by William.

Closing his eyes, William saw the feedback from the detection spell in his mind.

Dots of white light flickered in his mind, simulating the various small creatures such as birds and rodents on the mountain. These faint glimmers were all living beings without extraordinary power.

Soon, William noticed a feedback with a faint blue light on the back of the mountain. This should be a creature with extraordinary power, although it felt very weak.

That must be it!

William descended from the air and signaled for Lumbos to follow him. The two headed towards the location William had discovered.

Finally, in a patch of low bushes on the back of the mountain, William found a small cave. Strictly speaking, it was a crevice formed by two overlapping rocks.

The irregular-shaped entrance to the cave was hidden in the shadow of the bushes. If William didn't know the exact location, it would have been difficult to find.

William held his breath, focused, and cautiously entered the cave. His eyes adjusted to the darkness inside, and he saw the living being he had detected, feeling somewhat surprised.

Is it really like this?