Chapter 37

Eryndor nodded without hesitation. His unconditional faith surprised Elara. A thin layer of mucus seeped from the end of his broken tail, seemingly protecting the damaged flesh. The gravely injured tail was slowly but surely healing itself. Elara pushed Eryndor past the expansive and perilous hexagonal plaza. Luckily enough, they didn't encounter any creatures this time. A faint red light flickered in a narrow, metallic corridor—a surveillance camera hidden in a dark corner inconspicuously recorded everything happening. Suddenly, Eryndor flicked his tail. After he and Elara left, a creature covered in suction cups climbed along the smooth metal walls and hung from the ceiling. Then, it easily crushed the camera. Elara's lab had three layers of protection. The outermost door had been brutally destroyed, but the inner two had escaped ruined because they'd been open. The journey to the lab had been so smooth that it was almost unbelievable. She checked the place and found that there