Chapter 17: Big News

Chapter 17: Big News

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The system notification woke him out of his frenzy.

As he regained control, all that met his eyes were the remnants of his victims.

They lay mangled beyond recognition, even by their loved ones. It was a gruesome and disturbing sight, yet to him, it was just another day.

He didn't see his actions as wrong; after all, he was a monster .

To him, humans were mere sustenance, and any sense of pity towards them indicated a flaw in his mind. For a being like him, showing concern for human life was akin to a mental disorder .

"I need to escape," he muttered, his senses tingling with urgency.

Realizing he had no time to spare, he fled from the cemetery, this time veering away from the town and into the depths of the forest.

Knowing that dogs could follow his smell, and with a path of dead police officers behind him, he understood it wouldn't be long before others would be chasing him.

He had managed to deal with those policemen easily because they were unprepared and armed only with pistols.

However, he knew that facing a special forces team, equipped with heavy machinery and thorough preparation, would be a different story. If they were to pursue him, catching him would be easy for them.

SWOOOOOSH!

SWOOOOOSH!

His four legs ran through the forest, the cold air of the night brushing on his face . He needed to create a distance before morning.

"Do you believe in that nonsense?" His wife responded, reclining on the bed while scrolling through her phone. It seemed more plausible to her that it was simply a wild animal behaving erratically, possibly due to rabies.

While instances of bears having rabies were exceedingly rare, it was not impossible, given that all mammals could contract the disease.

The husband stopped arguing and stayed watchful.

"Mama," a small voice echoed from just behind their door.

Hearing their daughter's voice, the mother walked slowly towards the door, opened it, and saw a girl around the age of 12 holding her doll.

"Did the noise wake you up, sweetie?" The woman patted her daughter and gave her a hug before lifting her up.

"Mama, are monsters real?" the kid asked.

"Of course not, sweetie. Your father is just superstitious, that's all," the woman replied, reassuring her daughter.

"But Daddy is right," the kid replied.

The mother wanted to reassure her again, but before she could do anything, she felt a cold sensation on her neck. Then there was a thud, and her head fell down.

The father witnessed everything and pointed his gun towards his daughter, who was now floating in mid-air, using his wife's blood as a stool.

"Daddy, are you going to kill Anna?" the girl said with a sad expression.

"I..." He hesitated, the girl in front of him was his daughter after all.

"I won't." He dropped his gun and knelt on the ground. He had known all along the true identity of his daughter, but he had hidden it because of his love for her.

"Daddy, let's go to the forest and save my own kind," she said as she walked towards him and patted his head.