Anger mixed with anguish from the devastating realization makes Rex shout like a maniac.
Evelyn and Adhara were stunned when the two saw this as they can't imagine how much restraint Rex has to actually be angry and pull himself together at the same time. Even though his anger can be seen depicted in his eyes, his aura didn't explode and went rampant.
Knowing that doing so would expose the castle's location, he restrains himself from doing that.
Hence his outburst was pure without using any kind of power at all, like an ordinary man cursing at the ghosts from the darkness that hides in the shadows. But because of this, the anger in his eyes can be seen more than usual.
If eyes can kill and cause destruction, the entire place would've exploded into nothingness.
Rex panted hard in the thick of his rage as his chest heaved up and down following the violent rhythm that he was feeling right now, his eyes blazing red with blood vessels bursting out gave him an intimidating, almost deathly look.
Even though he doesn't receive an answer, he knows that the message was delivered.
<The user's berserk stat has reached 90%!>
<Berserk Quest has been initiated!>
<The victim of the Witch of Chaos>
Under the manipulation of a third party, the Witch of Chaos, the user failed to realize Kyran was not kidnapped by the human but by the Witch of Chaos instead which resulted in a conflict that birthed the Executor. It's the Alpha's duty to protect his pack members from strong opponents. Kill the Witch of Chaos and rescue Kyran, failure in doing so will cause the user's strength to be stripped away.
Roar!!
Due to his high berserk stat, the urge inside of him forcefully makes him turn into his beast form.
Rex flared his chest open and let out a thunderous roar right at the golden sky that is about to be masked by darkness, his roar was domineering, and the mutated birds that has their senses dulled by the cursed energy inside the forest flew away.
It was a scene that would strike fear in anyone's heart, they would not want to be Rex's target.
Meanwhile, there's a flickering shadow inside the forest as Rex roared angrily.
Looking through the thick and lush trees and dark green floras of the Humming Damned Forest was a shadowy entity, its hallow eyes are fixated on Rex at the center of the open field as it heard everything Rex said from start to finish.
Its head was a hooded skull, and Rex would definitely recognize this creature as Dealkandrax.
Although Dealkandrax's face was a skull and is incapable of expressing any emotion, there was an air of trouble around it when it heard the blatant threat filled with murderous intent that Rex howled earlier with full vigor.
"Mother... I think he knows now" Dealkandrax mutters with a rasping and haunting voice.
Upon saying that its body lifted a little before a black and red pupil appeared in each of the hollow eye sockets, "Leave a camper for the time being, we made a mistake and we need that curse more than ever. For now, come back or he'll find you there, I can't bear to lose you..."
Soon enough, the two pupils disappeared. Dealkandrax then cast one last gaze at Rex.
A glint of killing intent emanated from its hollow eye sockets, but Dealkandrax decided to obey mother's words that worry and request for its return. Like dark smoke, Dealkandrax's body blended with the darkness before it disappeared from the place, leaving not but a small bulb of darkness in its place.
Wiggling for a little bit, it turns out to be a small creature that can camouflage with the shadows.
Many would find this creature bizarre if they came across it. It was as small as a soccer ball, have facial features that of eyes and mouth, wearing a black robe, and also carried a small scythe similar to that of Dealkandrax.
It then chuckled evilly before it disappeared into the shadows.
~
Meanwhile, inside a small town of wooden houses that were once brimming with life.
The scent of death permeates through the entire place as devoured lifeless human bodies that have their blood sucked completely litter the rough pedestrian street. Each of the lifeless human bodies has one thing in common, and that is the pure horror of their last moment still etched on their faces.
None of them suffered a painless death, it was torturous and painful to the core.
At the center of the small town is a slightly bigger house that looks more like a hut due to the wood materials, it's supposed to be the previous mayor of the city's house that was now occupied by the creatures from the darkness.
Darkness shrouded every nook and corner of the entire town, including this house at the center.
From the open door, one can see a woman sitting inside somekind of formation, a dark art that harnesses the power of the dark side of the world itself at the center of the room surrounded by the inexplicable touch of darkness.
Exhaling lightly, the woman then opens her eyes and exposes her black and red eyes.
One seems to be the embodiment of destruction while the other is the embodiment of freshness of blood, she has an eerie and cold feel about her. A slight trouble can be seen on her face, showing that she's experiencing some kind of problem.
But then, a moving mound in the ground in front of the house can be seen approaching.
"My child, how's your hunt going...?" the woman asked with a jarring tone.
After saying that the mound on the ground burst before a creature came out, its size is as big as the entire house and its body is very long. From the looks of it, the creature seems to be some sort of insect that looks like a millipede.
One of the few things aside that differentiates it from a millipede is its slender body like a snake.
Moreover, the creature also stands apart due to its size and shape. Its mouth is cylinder-shaped and filled with menacingly sharp teeth, while its entire body is shielded by carapaces of a silvery color that resembles steel.
In short, it's a monstrous insectoid creature that is made to kill.
Screech!
Responding to the woman's question, the insectoid creature seems to answer through screeches and the woman also seems to understand it clearly. "Five villages, that's good..." But then the insectoid creature screeches again, putting a frown on the woman's face.
"Yes, mother has something in her mind. That Werewolf is a problem" the woman said with a sigh.
Screech!
"No, we can't do that. He's affected by a natural curse called the Eternal Curse, killing him would be hard for us" the woman replied again, a visible worry can be seen on her face. It makes the insectoid creature screeches out loud, angry that its mother is in pain.
But this makes the woman stands up and smiled, she looks at the insectoid creature dearly.
Walking closer to the insectoid creature, the woman stretches her arms outwards before the insectoid creature leans closer to her embrace. Stroking the insectoid creature's head gently, the woman then said, "It's okay, mother will be fine. If we manage to get our hands on the last curse, then I'll happily let the world be your hunting ground"
Upon hearing this, the insectoid creature grumbles, rubbing its head against the woman.
Smiling ever so vibrantly as she caresses the insectoid creature, the woman started to hum some sort of lullaby in the midst of the town that has become a dead town. Her voice echoed to the surroundings, putting a restless feeling to everything but the insectoid creature.
Oblivious to her, there's a figure inside the house that listens to her humming.
Chained at the corner of the house and shrouded in the darkness of the entire place was a figure, he seems to be unconscious with his head hung low. The figure has bluish-tone skin, similar to the color of ice, with his limbs chained by mysterious chains.
But even with the eerie hums, there's no visible movement from the figure, not even a breath.
It's like the figure is completely frozen or even not alive due to not a single trace of movement. Even though that is the case, the shadows around the chained figure seem to be moving weirdly, almost as if the figure is dead yet his shadow is alive.
Something that the woman and the insectoid creature don't realizes as they dwell in the moment.
~
The next day, Rex woke up early and checked Qonvale's work.
Even though she was brought here to check Gistella's condition which is getting worse by the day, she also decided to help the castle by amplifying the protection around the castle anticipating the rogue cursed creature to still be around and stalk Gistella from the distance.
It was now clear to them that the rogue cursed creature is linked to the curse inside Gistella.
Not long after General Theodas and Qonvale alongside the other Dark Elves left the castle as their work here is done, Rex saw them out in a sour mood as he was still dazed by the devastating realization yesterday.
Rex clenched his fists tightly, he now has to deal with the Executor and the Witch of Chaos.
Each of them comes with a different problem that needs to be solved or else it would affect the entire Silverstar Pack. One has overwhelming power and threatens to kill him and his pack members while the other has overwhelming influence and also has Kyran in her hand.
One requires him to be absolutely stronger, and one can only be taken care of by him.
Knowing just how strong the Executor really is as he already fights him firsthand, Rex knows that it was only him that was capable to be his match. While the Witch of Chaos on the other hand, her power is still unknown as of this moment but he's the only one that has a strong curse that can resist her power.
More burden for him, he can't even rest to recover properly because of this.
After escorting the Dark Elves to leave the castle himself, Rex quickly went back to his bed chamber and started changing his clothes. From the system, he bought a magical cover that can give the illusion that his severed arm is intact and wears it.
Upon looking at this from the back, Evelyn frowned as she saw Rex getting ready for something.
"Where are you going? Aren't you supposed to stay inside the castle until you're fully recovered?" Evelyn asked with a hint of concern in her voice, she was standing behind Rex seeing him having difficulty wearing the magical cover that needs to be attached to his shoulder.
It was unattached repeatedly as Rex ignored Evelyn, but his patience is clearly running low.
Looking a this, Evelyn wanted to help him wear it but she was beaten to it as Rex suddenly throw the magic cover to the ground out of sheer frustration and punch the wall in front of him. No energy was involved, but his sheer strength blasted the wall open.
Bam!
Rex pulls out his hair with his right hand before he leans his head on the wall to calm himself down.
This sudden outburst surprised Evelyn as she was not expecting this at all.
From the back she grabs Rex's shoulders to give some of her strength to him, trying to console him knowing that he's not taking the situation he's in smoothly. "I know now you have the lead to find Kyran, but a couple more days rest is not going to change much. You don't need to move right now" she said softly.
But this makes Rex looks down to the ground, contemplating what Evelyn said to him.
"No..." Rex mutters, he then turns around to face Evelyn that is clearly worried about him. "No, it's not okay, Evelyn. I need to do this now" he continues, showing clear defiance and stubbornness in his eyes.
Grabbing the magic cover, Rex then heads towards the door again.
"I understand it already, there's no rest for me in this world."
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