He was still a young man at the very beginning of his career as a hunter, having barely participated in a handful of hunting expeditions.
Yet his examination revealed an alarming corruption level of 40%.
Under normal circumstances, hunters only reached such a level after decades of continuous hunting and prolonged exposure to the curse.
But Ethan had already reached it.
The officials conducting the examination concluded that his personal curse must have affected the reading, raising it to an unprecedented level for someone with his limited experience.
Ethan, however, suspected his Demonic Body was the more likely explanation.
Their readings differed, but the results were sufficient to establish that the survivors of Old Ashvarn had retained their humanity.
And yet…
They remained imprisoned.
All of them were waiting for orders from the royal family, which had explicitly demanded that they remain in custody until it decided otherwise.
