Blood and sweat have been put to use by Rex to learn the Brutal Impulse Moon Ability. But in the end, he still hasn't come close to mastering or even managing to use that skill, not even close. Learning the Brutal Impulse prove to be a hefty task in a matter of days or a week.
It would probably take a longer time for him to be able to use it properly.
At this current moment, his arm still exploded every time he tries to use the Brutal Impulse skill. But due to the adversity, he knows that if he managed to learn the skill then it would become the strongest skill in his arsenal.
Rex doesn't mind that he isn't able to learn the skill, it's just better if he can master it quickly.
Now that he realized that he wouldn't be able to learn the skill in a short amount of time, he decided to take a risk and visit Brigitta in the stronghold that she was guarding. She must be the one that took Kyran hostage.
But he is quite perplexed that the humans do this to him, especially since his rampage that day.
Maybe because they got reinforcement from the neighboring major city that they have the audacity to hold Kyran hostage, or they are planning something that Rex doesn't know. Whatever it is, taking Kyran hostage is unacceptable.
Even the thought of Kyran being kept in hibernation makes Rex's blood boils.
'Wait for me, Kyran. I'm coming to get you out of there' Rex thought, the reward from completing the sudden quest to save Kyran is definitely will be used to wake Kyran up from his hibernation state. At least that is what he hoped for.
If Kyran can't be woken up instantly, then there's no saying how long he would be stuck like that.
Rex has departed from the castle alongside Flunra and Adhara, the three of them are going to confront Brigitta regarding Kyran's whereabouts. In the last two days, they already settled their business with the Dark Elves and Dwarves.
Due to the fight, the Dwarves are in the process of allying with the Silverstar Pack too.
As they also don't have a ninth-rank realm entity in their ranks as their overall power is lower than the Dark Elves, it's best for them to ally with the Silverstar Pack and gain the collective security benefit in exchange for a couple of things.
Mainly in exchange for elemental stones, but the Dwarves said they have something more to offer.
It's still being prepared so Rex hasn't got the chance to know what the Dwarves are going to offer to him, maybe something that is special for Werewolves as the Dwarves is pretty confident that Rex would like it.
For the Tigerman race, the plan is ongoing, Rex only needs to do nothing but wait for the result.
"What makes you so sure to confront the humans now?" Adhara curiously asked while the three of them are going through a large landscape, heading in the direction of the Great Barricade to meet with Brigitta.
Rex glanced at her before he replied, "A couple of reasons thanks to the Dark Elves"
"But the main thing is that the human forces are pushing from the other stronghold that was made by the Demons into the Supernatural borders. From that, we know that Brigitta wouldn't get any reinforcement if a fight does happen" he explained, Adhara was not present when the Dark Elves update them about the war.
Due to that, she doesn't know the current state of the war where the humans are winning.
Upon hearing this, Adhara then can't help but mutter which makes a frown appear on Rex's face, "Are you...? Are you planning for a fight against them?" She looks at Rex with a questioning look.
It's quite a question that made Rex ponder for a brief moment.
Nodding inwardly with a resolute expression, Rex then replied with a confident tone, "If they are not going to give Kyran back to us, then a fight can't be avoided. We can't let Kyran be taken hostage and do nothing, it would make us look weak"
"What if Edward is there? Are you still going to attack?" Adhara added with a deeper question.
Rex closed his mouth shut when he heard this, his eyes then slowly turning fierce remembering what Edwards said to him, "Yes, I will still attack to retrieve Kyran back. Edward... he's not my friend anymore when he justified them killing my parents" he replied with a cold tone.
But the answer is already expected by Adhara, it's natural for him to feel like this.
If something like that happened to her then she would probably act the same as Rex, the fact that his parents are killed is not a small thing. Edward should've known that, but he betrayed Rex's trust by justifying Rex's parents' deaths.
"Say that they agreed, can you also ask for my father too?" Adhara suddenly asked again.
Upon hearing this Rex didn't even hesitate and immediately answered, "Yes, we'll demand your father too. If they do something to him, you must believe that I wouldn't let that slide either and will definitely make them pay"
Adhara smiled and nodded her head, she trusted Rex with all her life.
When the sun turns golden they reached the forest that borders the desolate plain in front of the Great Barricade, they are getting close and would meet Brigitta in an hour or so. Nothing stands in their way.
Rex and the others are too strong to worry about mutated animals inside the forest.
Maybe there are some ninth-rank realm mutated animals somewhere hidden but they wouldn't just appear out of nowhere, so the three of them have nothing to worry about as they travel through the forest swiftly.
But about five minutes later, Rex stopped and also signaled to stop.
Upon seeing this Adhara and Flurna looks at him in confusion, but Rex looks around and realizes something, "We should be nearing the battlefield, the dangerous place where war between humans and Supernaturals is rampant"
"But why I didn't sense even one Supernatural in the surroundings...?" he added with a frown.
Since they are inside the forest nearing the Great Barricade, there should be many Supernaturals guarding this border as there's even a guard tower at the far distance. But the guard tower is empty, there's not a single Supernatural can be seen.
Adhara also frowned, she too finds it weird to find no Supernatural at all.
'I think they are avoiding a conflict with the humans, but why? Is it because of the reinforcement? But that's not possible, the Supernaturals shouldn't be that scared of the reinforcement from the neighboring major city' Rex thought, he finds it all too weird.
For some reason, Rex feels restless because of this.
Spending most of his life in the military he knows that in order to win a fight to know every single piece of information about the enemy, the fact that he doesn't know why the Supernaturals are avoiding a fight and also the humans are bold and advancing forward despite the casualties they suffered due to his rampage makes him feel restless.
Rex feels like he's completely in the dark, he needs to find out what's happening.
The Dark Elves are not one of the high-ranking Supernatural races, the information they have access to is limited. Something major wouldn't reach their ears, and that is definitely something that Rex is missing right now.
"Let's look around for a bit, search for any Supernaturals. Meet here back in five minutes"
Aside from wanting to know what's going on with the war, it would also be better to confront Brigitta during the night when they are the strongest. Looking around for a bit is not a problem for them.
Nodding their heads, Adhara and Flunra dash away before Rex also dashes in another direction.
With their current speed which reaches an insurmountable degree, they managed to cover a large chunk of the forest. In five minutes, they head back and meet up to report what they have found in the area.
Rex doesn't find any single Supernatural, and so does Flunra that also shakes his head.
Both of them look at Adhara and find her wearing a confused expression, she then raises her gaze and mutters in disbelief, "I find something ten miles to the west, come and look, you won't believe what I saw..."
Upon hearing this, the two of them followed Adhara to the place she was talking about.
Soon Rex stands at the edge of a frozen lake that leads to a huge valley that looks dark and eerie, he feels the air in the place is very cold even as a Werewolf. The frozen lake is covered in a hint of snow, but the water seems to be murky which produces a pale blue color.
Looking into the valley, Rex squinted his eyes, 'I can feel their presence at the other end...'
Finally, he sensed the auras of Supernaturals, they are located at the other end of the valley. A massive amount of energy can be felt from them, but this makes Rex even more confused, 'They even gave up more than ten miles of their territory...? Just what can make them do this?'
Rex is wrecking his brain to find an answer to the Supernaturals' behavior.
But no matter how much he tries to think, he can't find a single reason why the Supernatural gave up grounds for the humans this much. Not even putting up a fight, they only pull their forces deeper into their territory.
"Do you have any idea why they are acting like this?" Rex asked the others.
Adhara shakes her head, she doesn't have a single clue at all. Flunra on the other hand rubs his chin before he replied, "I don't know what it is, but they must be really scared of something. Considering their hatred for humanity, they won't give up grounds just like that. The change in behavior is very drastic"
Upon hearing this, Rex also agrees with him. But it's hard to solve the cause of this drastic change.
With the current information they had from the Dark Elves, it's impossible to find out why they are acting like this. Even if Rex goes there and kidnaps some of the Supernaturals, they probably wouldn't know why.
Only the high-rank Supernatural races that command them know the reason behind their actions.
Swish!
Just as he was looking at the valley, Rex glanced to the side feeling a familiar energy stalking them from the shadow. It's not hard for him to recognize this energy, he never forgets the energy of the entities that have fought against him.
Not only him, but Flunra and Adhara also sensed this energy as it was not trying to hide.
"Queen Catsha, what do I owe the pleasure to be visited by you..." Rex mutters and glanced to the side, his eyes are already glowing red brightly and his senses are perked to the maximum, ready for a sudden fight to break out.
But contrary to what he expected, Queen Catsha came out but not in her physical form.
Instead of her physical form, Queen Catsha appeared in an energy form that is shaped like her. Similar to the ability used by Azzen to communicate with him back when Rex almost died in an attack if not helped by the girls.
Crack!
A small pit of hell was opened right in front of Rex and the others, flaming with violent fire.
Like summoning a demon from the books of fantasy, demonic inscriptions appeared around the pit of hell before Queen Catsha emerges from the mouth of the pit and look at Rex and the others with a sharp gaze.
"Royal Black Prince... fancy meeting you here, are you lost?" Queen Catsha asked teasingly.
Since they are getting too close to the entrance of the valley where the Supernatural energy is concentrated heavily, their presence was probably detected by Queen Catsha which makes her come here to confront them.
Rex then replied nonchalantly, "Passing by, I have some business with the humans"
While looking at Queen Catsha from the back, Adhara saw a frown appearing on her face, and also noticed something changed in her emotional aura. Noticing this, she leans into Rex's ears and whispers, "She seems to be really troubled about what you just said"
In response, Rex glanced at her in confusion, 'Troubled? What's troubling from what I said?'
But then suddenly Queen Catsha interrupted his wandering mind, "I suggest you turn back right now, Royal Black Prince. A warning from fellow Supernatural" she said with a warning tone, something that Rex didn't expect.
Just then he realizes that Queen Catsha must know about the real reason for the drastic change.
Realizing that he decided to try and get that reason out of her, "Oh, is that concern I hear in your voice...? I'm flattered that someone like you is concerned about my safety, but since when are we on the same side?"
Despite his tease, there's no reaction from Queen Catsha.
From the looks of it, she's not joking around about warning him to not meet with the humans.
Pausing for a moment, letting the tension grow higher, Queen Catsha then opens her mouth, "Heed my warning Royal Black Prince, you have no idea what's going to happen if you meet with the humans now. I'm not doing this for you, but I'm doing this for the entire Supernatural race..."
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