Steady Footsteps

Jose walked through the underground passage with Amy. A backpack was slung over his shoulders, and a belt bag was secured around his waist.

Inside that belt bag was something precious—bottles of Knox’s special potion, packed tightly together. No matter what happened, he could not let them break.

With this potion that Knox had developed, controlling monsters was surprisingly easy.

At first glance, it looked like nothing more than ordinary water, but once the bottle was opened, a powerful stench spread into the air. That scent was what attracted the monsters.

Once they caught a whiff, they became completely entranced, fixating on the smell rather than chasing after prey—humans.

It worked on the same principle as their obsession with Elphinus herbs, except this was even stronger.