The fear that the Overlord of the Demons was talking about was others' fear of Carl. That was the fear that would help the Seed of a Demon grow!
That's almost like having a cheat code. Any ordinary human would be afraid of him, after all.
Carl was very excited about this new discovery, but Bryant had no idea what the young man was so excited about. To him, the boy had only killed a gray wolf, which was not even a magical beast. Was it really something to get so excited about?
After seeing the mage attack the bandits, Julian saw a ray of hope. He had been very desperate earlier, so he had tried to beg Carl to help him. He did not really expect someone like a mage to actually help.
The bandits were terrified and quickly ran off in all directions.
"Great and esteemed mage! I am eternally
