For these reasons... most internal Beastmen wars were carried out by assassinating faction leaders. Only when there was truly no other choice would they launch a direct attack.
However, because this method was used so often, these faction leaders protected their own safety very well, making them difficult for other Beastmen to assassinate.
However, this small squad of Beastmen was different from ordinary Beastmen. Strange keratinous growths covered their bodies.
It was as though they had been infected by something, and their eyes were different from those of ordinary Beastmen as well.
They were Honkai Beastmen who had undergone Sirin's Honkai experiments and possessed Blood Corruption. Beastmen were originally unable to use this world's magic—spirits—and could only rely on their powerful physical abilities.
Even Blood Corruption merely allowed them to enter a Berserk State, but after becoming Honkai Beastmen, they gained an energy within their bodies known as Honkai energy.
Although this Honkai energy could not grant them elemental powers—after all, only a small number of Honkai Beasts possessed those—it could greatly enhance their physical abilities. Even without transforming into Honkai Beasts, they were far stronger than usual.
Although undergoing Honkai experiments was painful and agonizing... to these Beastmen, it was entirely worth it for power.
Of course, even they themselves had failed to notice that after becoming Honkai Beastmen, they no longer placed Beastmen first. Instead, it was their king... the Herrscher of the Void.
At this moment, these Beastmen who had accepted Honkai energy were carrying out an assassination mission because they had gained the power of Honkai.
With the ability to transform into Honkai Beasts, their chances of successfully assassinating the leaders of other factions had risen considerably.
"Be careful! We've entered the Flame Fang Faction's territory. Watch for their sentries..."
Within the dense forest,