After Herag's reminder, Wendy came back to her senses.

Once she opened the box, she was captivated by the wood carving and couldn't put it down.

The top half of the wood carving is a featureless head, seemingly a woman's head, while the lower half resembles a metal barrel.

Such a styled wood carving lacks any beauty, and for someone like Wendy, she would never be fond of such a carving.

But the result was that she was attracted at first sight.

Wendy shuddered at the thought, immediately putting the wood carving back in the box, closing the wooden box with a snap.

Even so, she found herself unable to resist wanting to look at the wooden box, unable to control the urge to take the wood carving out and play with it.

The wood carving seemed to possess some magical charm, drawing her in, clutching her heart.

"This thing is strange, even when put in the box I want to take it out and play with it. Mr. Herag, please help me," Wendy turned to Herag, asking for help.

Since Herag could see the issue with the wood carving and advised her to discard it, perhaps Herag might have a solution to the problem.

Herag frowned: "You mean even closed in the box, you still want to take it out and play?"

"That's right, I don't know why, it's a strong feeling, hard to resist."

Wendy looked fearfully at the wooden box, filled with terror.

Over the years, she had encountered many situations yet remained calm, this was the first time she felt fear from the bottom of her heart.

Wendy is a Level 1 Gasification Wizard, her aptitude is not great.

Becoming a Level 1 Wizard was achieved through various resources and the means of family wizards, reaching this realm.

Although not very powerful, she was at least a Level 1 Wizard.

If even she couldn't resist the bizarre allure of this wood carving, one can imagine what major problem there might be.

Herag frowned, pondering something without speaking.

During this process, Wendy was waiting for Herag to draw some conclusions.

Snap.

The box opened silently.

Wendy heard the sound, turned her head and her eyes widened in horror.

She realized that at some unknown time, she had opened the wooden box herself without noticing.

Moreover, after opening the box, Wendy's hand took out the wood carving, fingers continuously caressing it, filled with a cherished feeling.

In stark contrast to the actions of her hand, Wendy's expression was already one of extreme fear.

Her eyes even welled up with tears, her voice choked, wanting to speak but unable to.

Whether due to fear or the inability to make a sound was unknown.

Seeing this scene, Herag decisively intervened and took the wood carving from Wendy's hand.

Of course, before this, he had already cast Absolute Defense on himself and several beneficial magics.

Except for the Giant Body, because if he used it here, the space was too small to fully utilize it.

Besides, Herag had a hunch that he wasn't afraid of the wood carving's contents.

The Abyssal Aura held no fear for him.

Before Wendy could react, the next moment the wood carving was in Herag's hand.

Once the carving was in Herag's hands, the Abyssal Aura it emitted grew stronger.

Meanwhile, Wendy found she couldn't control her hands, involuntarily reaching towards Herag.

Due to the distance, Wendy found her legs seemingly wanting to stand up and walk over.

She struggled to control her body, forcibly suppressing the desire to stand up and walk over.

Herag glanced at the wood carving, silently setting up a soundproof barrier around himself, then softly said: "Quiet."

In the next second, the Abyssal Aura on the carving completely calmed down, and Wendy's hands naturally lowered.

Wendy picked up her hands, bending her fingers, finding she had regained control.

At this moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of relief in her heart.

At the same time, a strong sense of soreness and fatigue came over her, as if she had just done a day's hard work, leaving her extremely tired.

"Mr. Herag, what is going on?" Wendy asked urgently, ignoring the soreness in her hands.

The scene that took place today was too bizarre, and without understanding it, she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

There had been attacks and assassinations before, but at least those were visible and tangible.

This time, the wood carving was filled with eerie qualities, and impossible to guard against.

Wendy couldn't imagine, if Herag hadn't happened to come here today and notice the wood carving's problems, what her fate would be.

Given the carving's bizarre behavior, just thinking about it sent chills through Wendy, with sweat covering her forehead and back.

The thin dress she was wearing was already soaked, revealing the alluring skin beneath.

"I am observing; let's see what I find," Herag replied.

Wendy nodded, not noticing her clothes were soaked, but instead focusing intently on Herag, hoping he could reach a conclusion.

"Shenlan, scan and inspect this wood carving."

Herag found that the wood carving couldn't be penetrated even with Magic Sense, unable to check inside, so he resorted to using Shenlan's environment detection.

"Scanning and detecting..."

Once Shenlan activated, the results came quickly.

Inside the wood carving, a blood-red worm was wriggling.

Seeing this worm, Herag took out a test tube and set it aside.

Then, he took a dagger and applied force on the wood carving, slowly cutting in.

The material of this wood carving was even tougher than Herag had anticipated, the knife feeling like it was hitting a rock.

Yet, persistence is key, and with Herag's strength, this was not an issue.

After some effort, he split the carving in two, revealing the red worm inside.

With two fingers, Herag pinched and lifted the worm up.

The worm seemed to struggle but ultimately stayed still, acting as if it were dead in Herag's hand.

From this worm, Herag sensed a strong Abyss Plane aura, confirming it was indeed a demon from the Abyss.

This worm's species and name were unknown.

"This... this is..." Seeing the bright red worm, Wendy gasped, her hands trembling.

Just imagining such a terrifying worm inside the wood carving she was playing with, Wendy felt another wave of unease.

"This is likely a demon, but I don't recognize it. I'll hand it over to the organization for investigation; this thing probably isn't simple," said Herag, placing the worm into the test tube.

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