Chapter 242 Beast Tide

Chapter 242 Beast Tide

In the eastern part of the Southern Federation, lay a small human settlement bordering the Murky Mountains. This location barely had any magical beasts in their vicinity, close to none.

All the magical beasts had already been taken care of by Magi in the past. This allowed the human settlement of Pivet to take root and flourish. It started as a village, but over the years, it gradually evolved into a town.

The sun was about to set and the sky was dyed a shade of orange. Pivet started to come alive as gas lamps were lit up one by one. The streets of this peaceful town were bustling with action.

Townspeople could be seen going about their evening routines. The sound of laughter and conversations filled the air.

Suddenly...

The ground beneath them started to tremble. It was unnoticeable at first, but slowly everyone started to realize this strange happening.

"What... what's happening?"

"You felt it too, right?"

"Is this an earthquake?!"

At once, panic erupted among the townspeople. It was contagious. Thinking it was an earthquake, the people started running to open areas, away from buildings.

While the people in the town thought that what was happening was due to a natural disaster, the guards stationed at the boundary walls were the first to realize that it was something else entirely.

In the distance, the forest began to stir with an ominous energy. The guards squinted their eyes and could see shadowy figures approaching them at great speeds from the interiors of the Murky Mountains.

As the trembling grew more and more intense, they finally appeared.

Magical beasts of all shapes and sizes burst forth from the depths of the forest, their expressions were maniacal and their eyes gleamed with an eerie crimson light.

Seeing this, the guards' eyes widened in disbelief and their bodies shuddered.

"Beast tide!"

"It's a large-scale beast tide!" Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

"How is this even possible?!"

It had not even been ten minutes since the beast tide had arrived and already the entire town had been slaughtered. The majority of the magical beasts dashed deeper into the depths of the Southern Federation, looking for their next meal.

Meanwhile, a small portion stayed behind, munching on the cold corpses. A few cunning ones even searched inside the destroyed houses to see if they had missed someone.

In the midst of all this, a young man slowly got out of the rubble, fear etched all over his face. He first made sure that no beasts were around before looking behind and signaling to a woman to come out.

"H-Have they left?" The young woman stuttered in horror. She was heavily injured, blood staining her clothes. However, she had managed to make it out alive thanks to the young man in front of her.

The man looked around nervously before nodding. "Yes, they must have!"

"What should we do?" The woman asked in a hushed tone, struggling to contain her tears.

The young man thought deeply before coming to a decision. "Let's head to the east. There's no forest there, only the seas. We'll be safe there."

"Mm." the woman nodded. "I'll go wherever you take me."

The man displayed a gentle smile as he caressed her cheeks, "It's going to be okay—"

Suddenly, the words got stuck in his throat when a large shadow loomed over him. Before he could even turn around to see what it was, a cold light flashed and his head was instantly separated from his neck.

Blood splattered all over the woman's face and her mind went blank. She struggled to come to terms with what had just happened. In a daze, her gaze went past the corpse of the young man and landed on a monstrous figure standing behind him.

It was an orc!

Realization dawned on her and she involuntarily screamed in terror. "AHHHH—"

But just like the young man before her, her head was also decapitated by the orc with a swift slice of his sharp dagger.

Gorgo coldly glanced at the fresh corpse of the woman he had just killed and stated with sheer indifference, "So noisy."

Then, he turned his head in the direction of Nightingale Kingdom, his eyes flahsing with unbridled killing intent. He grit his teeth and muttered with sheer hatred,

"I'll be waiting for you...

"Adam!"