I Saw the Future

Early in the morning.

Black Stone woke up.

He looked around the crude little house and let out a deeply satisfied breath. "I'm not a sacrifice anymore."

A year ago.

He had been chosen by the tribe's elders to become a "Devotee."

The title sounded pleasant, but in truth, it meant—prospective sacrifice.

What he was to offer to the tribe was nothing other than his life.

Black Stone had not dared to resist.

Because resistance meant death.

He had not dared to run away either.

People watched him all day long. If he showed even the slightest inclination, he would be severely beaten.

From then on.

Black Stone had lived in constant fear.

Until half a month ago.

He finally received a message—the next sacrificial ceremony, you will make your contribution to the tribe.

Black Stone immediately fell into deep despair.

However.

On the eve of the ceremony.

His fate took an unexpected turn.

"Rumble!"

After a thunderous blast.

An enormous thorn, over two hundred meters long, burst from the ground and effortlessly destroyed the tribe.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Black Stone decisively fled the tribe.

He wandered for three days before unexpectedly encountering a Spirit Bird. It guided him to Dawn City, where he took part in the Conversion Ceremony and officially became a member of the tribe.

Because he had been exceptionally proactive and the first to step forward to smear on the blood, he was assigned a small house and did not need to squeeze into a dormitory with the others.

At that moment.

Black Stone reached for the dagger resting beside his bed, an item bestowed by the Totem Pillar.

He lovingly stroked it a few times and muttered, "The person who destroyed my old tribe must have been the Great Elder, right?"

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