Uchiha Hikaru had never taken his eyes off the herd of divine beasts.
Especially now that the herd had gone from quiet to restless, all of it pointed to one possibility: the Second Prince might not be dead, and he might have become even stronger.
Boom.
Just as the divine beasts grew restless, the fence surrounding them was instantly shattered by some powerful wave of energy, practically vanishing into thin air.
"Ah! What was that? It actually smashed the fence used to pen the divine beasts!"
"What are you waiting for? Divine beasts aren't something we can provoke. I'm getting out of here!" A man who had grabbed some clothing had still been gloating over how much money it could fetch just a moment ago. The next second, he was so scared he wet himself.
The wetness below him shocked everyone. Wasn't he supposed to be tough? How had such a small disturbance scared him into pissing himself? Wasn't that a little too unmanly?
The middle-aged man who had wet himself ignored the strange looks around him and rushed out at top speed. Then he swallowed something, and his speed suddenly doubled. With a whoosh, he disappeared.
All the divine beasts had been startled by the disturbance. They no longer cared whether there were people around them and simply stomped forward.
The scene instantly spiraled out of control. Everyone who had dreamed of getting rich suddenly just wanted to stay alive, their desperate will to survive written all over their faces.
"Ah! I don't want to die! Whoever saves me, I'll serve him like an ox or a horse!" A man seemed to panic, his eyes filled with fear and regret, the change in his gaze especially obvious.
As several frenzied divine beasts charged toward Uchiha Hikaru, he did not