Chapter 17: A Lure for Fools and Beasts
Rhys quickly calmed himself. A labyrinth that has a realm restriction is a perfect training ground for the younger generation to shine.
The treasures contained within a labyrinth were enough to improve the strength of the whole province to another level, but it seemed the five great families wanted to monopolise it.
He shook his head in disdain. Submerged in greed, they all forgot about the impending doom hovering over their heads.
The Whisperwood was too silent these days, almost as if the monsters here had gone to a party. This silence was unsettling.
He didn’t have the help of the System to analyse the pattern.
The monsters were readying for something far more dangerous and terrible than the Azure Province had ever encountered.
[Analysis of current provincial situation suggests a high probability of a coordinated, large-scale event.
Do you want to burn 5000 years of lifespan for a deeper analysis of the fate of thousands of sentient beings?]
’Do you need to ask?’ Rhys didn’t even blink. Five thousand years to understand a threat that could wipe out the entire province was nothing.
A wave of insight, far more profound than any skill comprehension, washed over him. He saw not just facts, but intentions.
He saw the Feral beasts not as random agitators, but as scouts. He saw the strange quietness of the forest not as peace, but as the gathering of an army.
And then he saw the final, terrifying piece of the puzzle. The great families were not the only ones who had sensed the opening of the Labyrinth.