Chapter 20 --20
Chirp—
(Ahhhhhh!)
The poor sparrow pressed himself flat against the basket’s woven wall, feathers ruffled and soaked in cold sweat. His beady eyes stared at the snake with utter horror, as if looking at death itself creeping closer with every flick of that forked tongue.
His wings trembled, bound legs twitching helplessly. No escape. No flight. No hope.
To explain it simply—when beastmen entered their weakening period, their powers vanished. Their bodies shrank, vulnerable and fragile, becoming no different from common animals in the human world. For most, it lasted a day or two. But if they were deeply injured or paralyzed by fear? It could last longer. Much longer.
And there was another cruel truth of this cursed world—
Carnivorous beastmen had an advantage.
If one of them devoured another beastman during their weakened state...
They could absorb their strength.
Recover faster.
Even evolve.