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Published at 12th of February 2024 11:46:01 AM


Chapter 158

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We simultaneously turned our heads in the direction of the sound.

 

Because there were so many people, it was unclear where the sound came from.

 

But then.

 

‘…What is that?’

 

I looked at the beastmen in the distance, in the direction from which the screaming came.

 

Among the crowds gathered closely to watch the ceremony, 

 

It was seen that the beastmen in their beast form were violently attacking others.

 

They were beastmen who had lost their minds. 

 

The symptoms were exactly the same as those of beastmen who inhaled Giles flowers and lost their senses. 

 

‘But why are you here now!’

 

Paladins and knights from each clan must have been standing guard.

 

The Paladins were seen rushing in to subdue the panicked beastmen who had lost their senses.

 

The same was true for knights of other clans.

 

“A, Arsene.”

 

I unconsciously held Arsene’s hand tightly.

 

I felt Arsene grab my hand.

 

“Kyaak—” 

 

“W, what is this! Argh–!”

 

“Ahh! help me!”

 

The event venue quickly became chaotic. The heads of the clans tried to subdue the rampaging beastmen, but it was not enough.

 

This is because the number of people attacking others by signifying is increasing rapidly.

 

In addition, there were some heads of the clans who couldn’t use their power right now. 

 

In the case of the Bear clan’s fire ability, it was not possible to aim and use some of them in a place where so many beastmen were gathered.

 

This is because it is obvious that many people will get hurt or die if he use it. 

 

For the same reason, of course the head of Hezeth, Creighton, couldn’t use this ability. 

 

Therefore, only a few clans, including lions and wolves, can use this ability now.

 

Naturally, the speed of subduing the beastmen was slow.

 

“A, Arsene, the situation is strange.”

 

I muttered quietly.

 

There were more than one beast running wild.

 

Apparently there were just one or two at first, but the number was gradually increasing.

 

“Kyaaak—!”

 

The screams continued to ring out. Arsene jumped up from his seat.

 

He seemed to be trying to use his ability. However,

 

“….”

 

Arsene narrowed his brows, then sighed and opened his clenched hands.

 

“…Arsene?”

 

“Father told me to stay still. We will get hurt if we step forward for no reason.”

 

It seemed that Kendrick used his ability to convey words to Arsene.

 

The event venue was in chaos.

 

All the beastmen were pushing each other to get out of the event venue.

 

The beastmen who had lost their minds and turned into beasts were catching those who were running away and biting them mercilessly. 

 

Other members of the head family were seen busily leaving the place.

 

‘What about Leona?’

 

I looked at the Fernando family seat where Leona was sitting.

 

The Fernando family must have evacuated Leona in a hurry because she was nowhere to be seen.

 

‘That’s a relief.’

 

Since the passage we moved through was different from the passage through which the other beastmen entered, Leona seemed to have escaped without much trouble.

 

The same was true for other head families.

 

The knights were escorting them and taking them to a safe place.

 

However, in the meantime, the number of beastmen losing their senses and turning into beasts continued to increase.

 

‘What the hell happened?’

 

Did they ever react so quickly when inhaling Giles flower? 

 

No, does this mean that Giles pollen is spreading over there now in the first place?

 

If not, then why….

 

‘The beastmen are losing their minds, right?’

 

The cases where beastmen lose their minds are when they inhale the Giles flower or when they suddenly experience a huge emotional change and make it difficult to control themselves. 

 

But now over there,

 

As if a contagious disease had spread, the beastmen had lost their minds and were biting each other.

 

So it was difficult for me to understand the current situation.

 

At that time, Arsene spoke.

 

“We have to go out too.”

 

I nodded.

 

The venue quickly became a mess with cries and screams.

 

“….”

 

I suppressed the urge to go out and save them right away.

 

Arsene wasn’t the only one Kendrick told to stay still.

 

That includes me too.

 

It seemed like if I went out and showed off my abilities and became a target or got hurt, things would get more difficult later.

 

I repeatedly clenched and unclenched my fists.

 

My palms were wet and sweaty.

 

It was difficult just to watch. And,

 

‘The place where we are is separated, so they haven’t come here yet…’

 

Soon, people who lost their minds may come all the way here. 

 

Kendrick was seen using his superpowers to isolate the beastmen who lost their minds. 

 

Kendrick’s shadow appeared between the seats like a huge hole, sucking in the beastmen who had lost their senses and were running wild. 

 

When Lamont used his ability, the beastmen running wild nearby became quiet for a moment.

 

Damage continued to increase, but the situation seemed to be slowly being resolved thanks to the direct control of the heads of the clans.

 

At that time, Yeckhart’s knights came running and lifted up the cloth covering the seats. 

 

“Lady, Young Master! It would be best to avoid this first.”

 

Kendrick’s knights breathed heavily and spoke in an urgent voice.

 

Then, 

 

Something like a black tent crept up and covered me, Arsene, and the knights.

 

It’s Kendrick’s power.

 

It was a minimum protective shield to prevent injury.

 

“Let’s go Linsy.”

 

Arsene reached out to me.

 

The necklace hanging around Arsene’s neck shone in the light for a moment.

 

I nodded, and held Arsene’s hand with a damp hand.

 

And when I was about to go out.

 

Boom—!

 

Something fell from the sky and hit where we were standing.

 

It happened so quickly that there was no time to scream.

 

“Linsy!”

 

I felt Arsene pull me into his arms.

 

Fortunately, we were safe. I didn’t even feel anything hard or heavy hitting my head.

 

“…Arsene!”

 

Just before ‘it’ reached us, Arsene’s shadow wolf jumped out from the shadows and wrapped itself around our heads.

 

When the shadow wolf’s huge eyes met mine, it gently shook its tail.

 

Only then did I see what had fallen on us.

 

‘…This.’

 

It’s a bird.

 

It’s also a huge bird.

 

So, it means that they are a bird clan that has been shapeshifting.

 

‘But why is something like this in the sky…?’

 

Moreover, the giant bird seemed to have lost its mind.

 

Did he lose his mind after colliding with the shadow wolf?

 

The shadow wolf threw the bird that had fallen from the sky to a place where there were no beastmen.

 

The next moment a shadow fell over my head.

 

No, the whole venue was covered in shadows.

 

Arsene, I, and Yeckhart’s knights slowly raised our heads and looked up at the sky without anyone asking first.

 

“…What is that?”

 

The sky had turned pitch black.

 

No, it seemed that way.

 

Countless bird clans that had been shapeshifted were floating in the sky.

 

And in an instant, it raised its sharp beak and rushed towards the ground.

 

For a moment, a cold sweat broke out on my back.

 

I once saw a similar scene.

 

Before I returned.

 

The day I died while locked in a room.

 

It looked exactly like the wolf clan that had lost their minds and rushed in, brutally killing the bird clan.

 

So, let me say it again.

 

‘The bird clan has lost their minds.’ 

 

But why?

 

Could it have something to do with Gale not attending the ceremony today? 

 

The bird clans came down from the sky and began to brutally attack the beastmen. 

 

“Arsene, avoid!”

 

I shouted as I looked at the bird clan charging towards us. 

 

Arsene’s shadow wolf snatched the bird clan that was trying to attack us with its mouth and threw  it to the floor. 

 

“Linsy, let’s get out of here quickly.”

 

I nodded at Arsene’s words and then looked at Kendrick one last time.

 

The heads of each clan were seen standing in the middle of the platform where the ceremony was held.

 

And as if performing an unfinished ritual, they began to build a huge protective shield layer after layer.

 

To prevent the bird clan that is still hovering in the sky from attacking.

 

As the heads of the clans created a protective shield by stacking their abilities layer by layer, the bird clan pricked the shield mercilessly with its beak, as if trying to break it. 

 

Arsene held my hand tightly and followed Yeckhart’s knights out.

 

A shadow wolf closely escorted us to safety as we went.

 

Arsene grabbed my wrist and hurriedly left, speaking to me as if he were biting each and every word.

 

“Linsy, don’t even think about going to the beastmen to treat them. The situation is serious now. Understand? First of all, you have to be safe. Only if you are safe will we be able to treat those people later.”

 

Arsene seemed to think that I would really want to heal those people.

 

Without even having time to nod, I followed Arsene, holding the hem of the cumbersome dress in my hand.

 

But the problem was outside the venue.

 

“…What’s this?”

 

Arsene muttered.





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