I expected them to protest, thinking I was using them as bait.
After all, as a larger group, the Cursed Spirit would go after them, instead of me unless I actually did what I said I could.
But they just nodded, showing their trust in me.
It surprised me, though I didn't dwell on it.
I raised my hand and opened a shimmering portal leading to a safe room.
"Go. When four minutes are up, run to the lab," I said.
They nodded and stepped through the portal one by one.
When they disappeared, I exhaled and closed the portal.
The corridor fell silent.
I reached into my pocket and took out a small vial of dark liquid.
It was the blood of a Rank 2 Cursed Spirit.
There was still a little left from what I had used to create space stones before.
I stared at it for a second, then poured it onto the ground.
The thick, black liquid spread slowly over the floor.
Taking out the Fairy Dust, I sprinkled it across the blood and began drawing runes.
