Chapter 30: Scouts return
"We also discovered that a certain gang is delving into the evil practice of birthing monsterborn," Roger divulged.
"What do you mean?" a frown quickly appeared on Old Man James’s face as he heard this. Ragnar, on the other hand, was shocked—but he could not react, as any response would have ended the discussion.
Kendrick helped his colleague explain the situation more clearly: "This gang is currently in control of dozens of hamlets. They use brute force to bend people to their will and run forbidden experiments on those who stubbornly refuse their rules. The identity of their leader is still unknown, but we’ve heard he has the capability to turn loyal gang members into powerful monsterborn and use them for his own benefit."
"We even spotted a few of them," Milan added. "They fit the description you gave: a combination of human and monster. Most of them could fly, and some of them could bore into the earth and tunnel stealthily toward their destination to wreak havoc."
The three of them took turn explaining the devastating nature of the gang and their evil practices.
Old Man James bristled with anger and surprise when he heard them.
Ragnar was filled with rage when he learned that the same gang responsible for his death was also the one producing the monsterborn. The same monsterborn had killed one of his farmers and stolen their harvest.
"No wonder it always returned to steal every day," Ragnar murmured. "That food must be for his fellow gang members, those fucktards."
The scout also shared more information about the gang and monsterborns.
By the time they were done, Old Man James could not smile anymore.
"My disciples have come into contact with one of those monsterborn," he revealed. "There was a murder yesterday: one of our farmers was killed, and the main suspect is that same ugly creature they saw."
"What?" Kendrick and the scouts reacted.