Chapter 65: CH 065: Beast Necromancy Ability! (MR 7)
Dave’s eyes scanned the latest system message.
[Quest Completed]
The screen blinked back at him, followed by a notification of a new ability gained. He frowned, confusion knitting his brow. "But I didn’t—"
He stood abruptly, the chair scraping loudly against the floor, and made his way down the stairs. The usual cacophony of growls and snarls was absent. Instead, an eerie silence hung in the air. As he approached the hallway leading to the back door, he saw the boulderback beasts, their massive forms lumbering away into the distance, retreating like a tide pulling back from the shore.
But it was the sight before him that made his mouth widen out in surprise. The ground was littered with the bodies of the fallen beasts, their once-menacing eyes now dull and lifeless.
The air was thick with the metallic scent of blood, mingling with the acrid tang of something darker. And standing amidst the carnage were his hybrids, their bodies slick with the black ichor of the beasts they’d slain. Their hands, once pristine, were now stained up to the elbows, and their clothes clung to them, heavy and soaked.
For a fleeting moment, Dave’s mind went blank. He had forgotten that he even had some hybrids under his control. The chair White had been strapped to lay in ruins, its frame shattered, a testament to the chaos that had unfolded.
His gaze then shifted to the hybrids. Their eyes met his, unblinking, as if awaiting further instruction. The realization hit him like a punch to the gut. These were no mere experiments. They were warriors, bred for one purpose: to dominate.
Dave’s thoughts raced. The beasts must have tried attacking the hybrids after they were done dealing with White. But he also guessed that after he ended the system’s punishment, they must have been retreating, not engaging in a fight with the hybrids again.