# Some bandits were protecting this.

**Quest Group**: 112879
**Steps**: 20

## Summary

Were the engravings wavering, as if alive? 
Then I'm afraid they were under the hypnotic spell of the fox.
The spell gnaws, bit by bit, on the souls of the living. 
Slowly absorbing every soul within in its reach.
Much like how tree roots spread throughout every bit of the soil.

## Walkthrough


### Step 1

- **Objective**: Some bandits were protecting this.

- **Summary**: Were the engravings wavering, as if alive? 
Then I'm afraid they were under the hypnotic spell of the fox.
The spell gnaws, bit by bit, on the souls of the living. 
Slowly absorbing every soul within in its reach.
Much like how tree roots spread throughout every bit of the soil.


### Step 2

- **Objective**: The Centipedes Gumi- er, Mihyun mentioned?

- **Summary**: The infamous Centipede Market!
The den of those who seek to eradicate all non-Humans!
Yeesh! T-Then do you think Miss Mihyun was right?
That the fox hunters are hiding in Honglim Base?


### Step 3

- **Objective**: We have something to ask.

- **Summary**: She went to teach some folks a lesson, you know, with the powers of the Gumi...
I-I mean... T-That's beside the point right now!
We saw this strange rock and wanted to ask if you knew anything about it!
It had these weird engravings. Here's a quick drawing I made.


### Step 4

- **Reward**: Mihyun... Koo Mihyun...? Could it be...?


### Step 5

- **Reward**: These engravings are merely a small part of the puzzle,
but from what I can gather, they seem to be about curses and plagues.


### Step 6

- **Reward**: No, the fox hunters don't leave such marks.
This is the mark of a Gumiho, a fox with nine tails.


### Step 7

- **Reward**: Hm, this is...! I guess there's no reason to hide anything.
I remember seeing this when I was infiltrating the Centipede Market.


### Step 8

- **Reward**: Ah, you were the ones with that lady back at Dalbeol Market... 
Mihyun, was it? So, what brings you here before me?


### Step 9

- **Reward**: Sigh... You know what, let's just go.
Where is she right now?


### Step 10

- **Reward**: She's on the verge of death after falling to a trap?
If you saw it happen, couldn't you have helped her?


### Step 11

- **Reward**: She may have infused this with some kind of poison
to get her hands on my liver, for all I know. Hahaha!


### Step 12

- **Objective**: Mihyun wanted me to give this gift to you.

- **Summary**: Mihyun sent this? Why, all of a sudden...?
How odd, a gift from a fox. Anyway, thank you.


### Step 13

- **Reward**: Oh, good to see you again.
But what have you brought me out of the blue?


### Step 14

- **Reward**: I'm a fox, you're Human, so you'd know better. 
What are you waiting for? Go! Hurryyyy!


### Step 15

- **Reward**: 


### Step 16

- **Dialogue**: 


### Step 17

- **Objective**: [Reacquire] Gourd Bottle of Insight

- **Summary**: (Re-obtained Gourd Bottle of Insight.)


### Step 18

- **Objective**: [Reacquire] Gourd Bottle of Ensnarement

- **Summary**: (Re-obtained Gourd Bottle of Ensnarement.)


### Step 19

- **Objective**: [Reacquire] Gourd Bottle of Purification

- **Summary**: (Re-obtained Gourd Bottle of Purification.)


### Step 20

- **Objective**: How to weaken the Gumiho

- **Summary**: If you have Gourd Bottles of Insight, Ensnarement and Purification,
you can weaken the Gumiho with nine tails.