(Heartfelt thanks to 'Lei Xiang' and 'Yume no Shouyou' for their rewards!)
It was night...
Tonight's moonlight was exceptionally gentle...
There were no twinkling stars, yet it was as ever like a silvery veil spread beneath the sky, carrying a faint chill without any cold hue. As its mistress moved through the heavens, it freely illuminated the earth, stretching the shadows of all things through the night...
The Giant Beast Forest Encampment seemed to have been granted a rare moment of tranquility. Though the surrounding air was somewhat chilly, the bonfires set up at regular intervals burned stubbornly on, driving away much of the camp's coldness and making the patrolling guards feel that tonight was especially pleasant...
These guards, who were merely people at the bottom rung, did not know that behind the scenes, the atmosphere in the camp was the exact opposite of what it appeared to be. Undercurrents surged, and the air was filled with the feeling that a storm was about to break...
Many of the higher-ups could not forget what the leader had reported when he returned to the camp that day with the corpses of the others in his team...
Now, Peros, Bing Ling, and Bixi had already reported the matter to the Ai Lu Empire's imperial family and their clans. All they could do now was wait here for word on what should be done and how...
However, whether it was Peros, Bing Ling, or Bixi, they all had the same feeling...
The waters of the Giant Beast Forest were becoming murkier and deeper by the day...
Every emotion in their hearts was stirred by that feeling. As a result, while the patrolling guards felt at ease tonight, Peros, Bing Ling, and Bixi could not sleep. To them, this peace was merely the prelude