28 Outcry of Outrage

The tiger's attacks had become less vicious and even its bright blue flames had dimmed to a low point that it looked like it was sticking onto his skin

Eventually, the fire suddenly released a large volume of smoke that caused many cultivators to shudder in fear as they were blinded in which direction to run.

Unveiling itself from the mist, the tiger took on a humanoid form that used its own fur as a type of clothing.

The humanoid had short white hair blooming on its head and was approximately 180cm.

It pointed its skinny index finger to one hunter and a red light ignited itself across the hunter's neck.

Beheading the man in an instant, the roused up crowd was now thrown into an even bigger panic that Dean and Leonard calmly watched.

Dean had managed to piece together the puzzle of why the animal could use magic and why other beasts couldn't.

The human form before him explained everything to him.

Only those with intelligence, logic and reasoning could use magic.

Reasoning from the innate genetics animals had that allowed them to make the call of whether to kill an animal or avoid them was one that could be connected.

When reaching Spiritual Transformation, the soul would be cultivated to an almost mature level that brought clear logic to a cultivator.

Although Dean had processed this in his mind, he backed from the ensuing chaos that could potentially harm him by jumping onto a tree,

Leonard had done the same but Dean had instead kept his eye on Christian and the tiger.

The tiger had picked up a sword that was held in the hands of the deceased and looked at the blade with amusement and interest.

It swung the blade in a flurry that only a few pieces of light could be seen by the human eye.

Christian on the other hand was running around the panic and had just entered the beast's cave that inhabited the herb.

Inching closer and closer the beast had yet to realize his treasure was being stolen after being caught up in the slaughter he had started.

The flying heads and the screams of anguish were very pleasing to its predatory nature.

A bloody scent wafted around the area and made the beast feel immense pleasure that allowed it to continue to fighting.

It was an absolute one sided fight as the hunters didn't even have the thought of fighting against this terrifying monster and ran, only to be caught and killed.

Christian had took advantage of the tiger's enjoyment and was only a few steps from the herb before it suddenly disappeared!

Right before his eyes his goal had just disappeared!

There was no sign of anything happening so how could it just vanish into thin air.

Christian rubbed his eyes to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating but by the corner of his eyes he saw a sliver of a dark shade.

It was like black thunder that had completely erased his hopes.

Looking if there was any seeds or other plants close to the herb, Christian instead found a pile of ash in the ground.

'I've been had! Who destroyed the herb?!?'

Scanning the area for a perpetrator there was no one that seemed noticeable.

People's curiosity had already been sated by the appearance of the beast and when it started its killing spree, they had just ran.

Instead of a perpetrator, a pair of red eyes glared at Christian.

The tiger had sensed an oddity behind its back as something felt missing.

Turning around there was an ant that had taken his herb. The herb was not insight so the only reason for that was that the ant had taken and hidden the plant somewhere.

Dropping the sword in his hand, the tiger had dashed towards Christian at full force.

Christian instantly knew he was in trouble and brought out a talisman and screamed.

"Whoever betrayed me, I will kill you!"

The cold voice had disappeared along with Christian with a flashy light leaving Dean to nod in delight.

"Come on. Let's go, your curiosity had been satisfied right?"

Leonard was entranced by the absolute brutality the beast had shown and mildly nodded towards Dean's comment.

Seeing its prey disperse, the beast felt like it lost everything and roared its grief.

"RAWRRRR"

The tiger had been waiting for that herb to completely mature and suddenly a group of bastards had stolen it away from him.

The complete disappointment acted as an intimidation for Leonard and Dean as they ran at a quicker pace.

After escaping from the tiger's wrath, Dean took a moment to relish his achievement.

He had sabotaged Christian.

It was a small step towards completely erasing his existence but it was still progress.

Using the magic spell Death Snake, Dean had forced the magic orb to travel beneath the ground and slowly make its way into the cave of the beast.

Once Dean saw that Christian was getting a little too close to the herb, he had used the Death Snake to completely destroy it.

There was no regret in the ruthless decision Dean had executed as the herb was probably of no use to him and the beast could possibly track him down.

If there was more info on that beast would Dean make a decision but the risks were too much.

Returning to the Inner Circle was a much better choice compared to the Core Circle and the look on Leonard's face clearly gave the comment to Dean.

It was still the same indifferent face however there was a hint of fear in his eyes that were hidden from sight.

Obviously traumatized, Dean patted Leonard on the back for reassurance.

The reason with this behavior might have been due to living in a sheltered family which Dean wondered if that would've been him

Ignorant of the hidden dangers of the world and enjoying every moment.

"You know we can take off our masks now, right?"