The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor



Cloud's eyes widened in sheer shock when he heard that. He was even more confused after that explanation. Was it possible for the Demon Spirit Beasts to try and kill humans? Since when did these beasts-those that would run the moment they saw humans, even get so bold?

Hearing Rudy's tone, it was like the beasts that tried to kill them were special.

Fane seemed to realize something when he saw Cloud's open eyes. He stopped Rudy from continuing and he looked at Cloud with an earnest look. "Why are you so surprised? Are the Demon Spirit Beasts that weak to you? Did you know that the Demon Spirit Beasts have a leader they call the king?"

Hearing that, Cloud was even more confused. He took a deep breath before he answered, "A leader? A king? What exactly happened? From what I know, those beasts are just prey. Their skills are average, and they're rather timid to the point of fleeing, so we need to pursue them if we want to kill them."

Hearing Cloud's words, Fane and Rudy exchanged a meaningful look. The two of them fell silent together. There were various thoughts in their heads. Rudy got more scared as he thought about it, and Fane had many complicated thoughts.

The two of them had differing expressions, but Cloud was even more shocked to see that. Their expressions meant that what they said was very important and hard to deal with, and it affected them.

Cloud had a stomach full of questions. He got more and more anxious thinking about it, yet neither Fane nor Rudy explained themselves. After a moment, Cloud could no longer stand it. "Can the two of you tell me what's going on? I'm so confused!"

Right as he said that, they suddenly heard some rustling. When the three of them looked over, they saw a familiar figure quickly coming over. It was Kesh.

Cloud held back the questions for the moment as he stood up to greet Kesh.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Five minutes later, four others appeared. A small wave of people had gathered.

After some pleasantries, Cloud had them sit. Everyone saw that something was off with Cloud's expression. He looked anxious and doubtful.

Cloud did not bother with what the

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others thought of him. All he wanted to know was what happened to Fane. Looking at how Cloud was looking at him, Fane knew how anxious Cloud was. However, Fane was in no hurry to answer and looked at the rest instead,

"Did you have a safe journey? You didn't encounter any dangers, did you? Did any divine senses sweep over you?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Kesh said, "The journey was very quiet. I went very slowly, worried that I'll meet any unnecessary problems."

The others conveyed that their journey was completely safe as well. Other than the vines that were everywhere that obstructed their sights, it was all uneventful.

Hearing what everyone said, Fane's frown never relaxed.

The others looked at Fane with confusion when they saw Fane's expression. Fane no longer hesitated when he saw all the confusion. He told them all about

what he had experienced.

If it had been anyone else who said it, they would probably not have believed him.

However, Fane had been the one to say it. Even if they did not believe it, they would force themselves to.

Cloud frowned, and his eyes

widened. Fane saw beasts that had

human heads and beast-like bodies.

They had intelligence that matched humans, and they got a king too!"