Chapter 376: The Mark of Nature

**Thelma Zane’s Point of View:** The seamless success of the recent attack became clearer when we considered Kafka’s involvement. Compared to the half-filled bottles of dark energy wielded by the wanderers, the concentrated evil power that Kafka brought to the equation amplified their capabilities exponentially. Though Kafka had managed to evade some aspects of punishment, he was now trapped within the confines of the Elf Forest. Despite his physical absence, Dorothy could still discern a plethora of clues from the runes he had left behind. These runes revealed fragments of his past with Adele, which we already knew from her. They also illustrated his methods—how he breached the city gates, incited chaos in the capital, and ultimately how he suffered a grave injury from the Elf King’s power before being forced to retreat. Before the Elf King succumbed to his deep slumber, he had left a significant parting gift: the mark of nature, a form of mystical branding on Kafka. This mark ensu