It was hard to believe that someone could carve out half of their body, the vivid red muscles and stark white bones exposed to the air, yet still manage to converse with him so calmly and nonchalantly.
Roger truly couldn't comprehend creatures like the Mountain Woman.
The chunk of flesh torn off by the Mountain Woman twitched on the ground. Gradually, the blood disappeared, and the flesh turned into a clump of dark brown viscous matter.
The Mountain Woman carefully instructed Roger, repeating the entire process three times from start to finish, underscoring its importance.
Roger also asked repeatedly until he was sure there were no misunderstandings.
After leaving the forest, Roger quietly returned to the manor.
Even during the day, the Shadow World remained a gloomy gray. Before using the Shadow Gate fragment, Roger first dealt with the viscous matter he had peeled from the Mountain Woman's body.
According to the Mountain Woman, this item was key.
"First step… grind it up."