Chapter 79 – It’s Unsightly (1/2)
Chapter 79 – It’s Unsightly
“I am one of you.”
“T-That’s impossible! You are clearly in the Vajra stage, so you should not be able to take on a human form yet!”
Chief roared as his mind fought against the idea that Calron was actually a beast.
*SCREEEEE*
With his last drop of strength depleted, Calron came gliding down to the ground and retook his human form.
“You are blinded by rage. Carefully sense my presence, and you will see that I truly am a beast.”
Calron wheezed out his words.
Shape-shifting once again put too much strain on Calron’s body, but he knew that he had to convince the bear, otherwise with his current exhausted state, it would be uncertain as to who would survive their next encounter.
There was also a chance that the bear could sense his human genes, but Calron gambled on the fact that after his first shape-shift, his beast aura would have become more prominent than his human counterpart.
He’s telling the truth, but something is off… as far as I know, only the Emperor of the Desolate Mountains is able to change into a human form. This kid, on the other hand, is only at the Vajra stage!
Chief pondered while he continued to glare at Calron.
“I can sense your beast aura, and the mere fact that you can understand my words and communicate with me indicates that you are truly a beast. Kid, where is your tribe?”
Chief said calmly as he extinguished the flames on his fangs, and gingerly licked his burnt shoulder.
“I never had a tribe… most beasts thought that I was a human, so they would simply attack me or ignore me.”
Calron replied in a relieved tone.
It seemed as if his gamble had paid off, and the bear was no longer trying to attack him.
“Hmm, but why were you defending the humans earlier? You even said that they killed your father.”
Chief inquired in a curious tone.
“Oh, it’s just that I have pretended to be a human for a very long time, that I began thinking like one as well.”
Calron evenly responded while glancing at his bleeding arm, urging the Blood Legacy to begin its regenerative ability.
“True… By the way, you have to tell me about that beast transformation you just did. I have never seen anyone in the Vajra stage do that before!”
The red bear asked eagerly with an excited glint in his eyes.
“I’m not sure, I think it’s my bloodline’s inherent ability.”
Calron replied, as he tried to hide the nervousness within his voice.
Dammit, this brute keeps on asking me questions! Why did he have to find me right after I learned to shape-shift?
Calron inwardly thought while keeping his expression neutral on the outside.
“You must be a variant from your beast tribe then. Haha, I am also like you, but obviously from the bear race. You should join my tribe! Our territory is not as powerful as some of the other factions from the inner range, but within these surroundings, we are definitely one of the strongest.”
Chief laughed out, as he slowly seated himself on the ground.
“What are these territories, and these factions that you’re talking about? You also mentioned something like a territory battle earlier.”
Calron curiously asked as he treaded towards the massive red bear, and sat down next to him.
“You must have spent your whole life on the outer ranges of the Desolate Mountains if you have never heard of the territory battles.”
Chief chuckled, as his giant paw patted Calron on the back.
“Each small territory within the Desolate Mountains has a Beast Ruler. For example, this territory that we are in right now is under my rule. Next, we have the Beast Kings. You won’t find them this far out from the center of the Desolate Mountains, but they each control several smaller territories. However, the most important fact about them is that every single Beast King has the cultivation of a Saint stage!”
Chief exclaimed as his green eyes glowed with a bright intensity.
Meanwhile, Calron just absorbed all the new information about the inner workings of these mountains. It seemed that things were a lot more intricate than he had thought earlier.