Chapter 26:

Kane, a member of the Shadow Cat Tribe, felt his physique shiver with concern.

Locked in Philip’s villa basement, his coronary heart raced when Philip entered, accompanied by a younger woman with azure hair.

‘That girl… She have to be a school member from the Magic Division, proper?’

Kane’s skilled instincts, which have been unable to stop Philip’s shock assault, precisely sensed the unimaginable energy emanating from the woman, and branded her as an absurdly highly effective monster.

“What is that this man? I can really feel a corrupt and depraved power from him. I really feel like crushing him to demise proper now.”

Dragon Privia stated upon seeing Kane.

“We are able to’t kill him, Privia. He’s Kane, the member of the Shadow Cat Tribe. He claims that Stella, their chief, is aware of about Neffen’s location.”

Philip protested, however Privia snorted skeptically.

“Hah! Do you actually consider his phrases?”

“I don’t belief him blindly. But, it’s probably true that their chief is aware of about Neffen’s location. Nonetheless, dashing in unprepared would have been suicidal.”

“So, you got here to me.”

Privia chuckled, discovering amusement in Philip’s audacity. She had been fairly aggravated when he sought her assist, however now she discovered his daring nature reasonably intriguing.

For a mere human to hunt help from a dragon for such a small-scale matter was a thought past the strange.

“… Who’s that girl?”

Trembling, Kane cowered and curled his tail, emitting a fearful whimper.The unique look of this chapter could be discovered at Ñøv€lß1n.

“It’s essential to die in case you discover out her true id. Do you continue to need to know?”

“I-I don’t need to know.”

Kane rapidly denied Philip’s query.

“Then quietly lead us to your chief.”

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“It’s too snug.”

Having used Privia’s portal as soon as once more, Philip checked out her and contemplated.

“What are you ?”

“Oh, nothing.”

Sensing Philip’s gaze, Privia shot him a curt glare. Her expression appeared fairly aggravated, so Philip determined to not provoke her.

The place they arrived at by way of the portal was a mountain vary distant from the academy.

“This fashion.”

Kane deftly guided them utilizing his tail. The place resembled a mesmerizing mirage. Though they appeared to have moved fairly shut, taking just some steps ahead introduced them face-to-face with a dense fog that engulfed them totally.

The midnight hour hid the environment, leaving them with barely an arm’s size of visibility.

“It’s a rudimentary barrier. I might dispel it immediately, however there have to be a cause behind its placement.”

Privia remarked, and flicked her fingers thoughtfully.

In response to her gesture, the fog break up, unveiling a path earlier than them. Philip couldn’t assist however marvel at this seemingly inconceivable potential.

The fog had been cunningly deceiving Philip’s senses from the second they encountered it, disrupting his sense of route, perspective, and spatial consciousness. It seemed to be a barrier crafted to confuse and hinder such talents.

As they emerged from the fog, a quaint village got here into view. It appeared to be an strange and unremarkable place like a rural territory.

“Miyaaaoong.”

“Weeeeeeong.”

The village was teeming with black cats, every minding their very own enterprise. Kittens and totally grown felines lounged on fences and within the grass, following their very own inclinations.

As Philip and Privia stepped into the village, the cats immediately grew to become alert, able to defend their territory.

“Haaak!”

“Haaaaaaak!”

Observing this, Privia muttered, “They’re hardly price getting labored up over.”

Philip concurred along with her evaluation.

“Set me free, and I’ll information you,” recommended Kane, who had been certain till then. Philip hesitated briefly, unsure of the intentions of this mysterious cat.

“Go forward.”

Following Privia’s command, Philip reduce the rope that certain Kane utilizing a dagger. He had no need to create pointless pressure along with her.

Privia aimed her finger at Kane’s brow, and immediately, his physique shrouded in shadows till he took on the type of a human.

A matted man with unkempt hair and beard appeared, leaving Neria startled and exclaiming in shock.

‘Ah! How might you!’

“Fellow tribesmen, it’s me, Kane, a member of your clan. The place is the chief?”

“Kane?”

“As you would like.”

With Privia’s consent, Stella led each of them to her residence.

* * *

“We got here right here to seek out the whereabouts of Neffen, the chief of Crescent. The Shadow Cat Tribe member right here claimed you knew the situation.”

Guided to the comfortable heat of the fireside, Philip defined their objective to Stella as she served them tea.

“…”

She fell silent and glanced on the crouched Kane.

“Kane. Doesn’t one thing about me ring a bell with you?”

“Chief. What do you imply?”

Kane’s expression confirmed confusion as he appeared unable to grasp English. Upon seeing his response, Stella set free a mushy sigh.

“It seems you’ve been brainwashed, Kane. Ten years in the past, you accepted my request to infiltrate Crescent and rescue Tania, who was held hostage. Don’t you keep in mind?”

“Sure? What… I used to be dispatched to keep up a pleasant relationship between Crescent and the Shadow Cat Tribe…”

As Kane continued talking, he immediately grimaced in ache, and clutched his head.

“My head, my head! Ahhh!”

“Cool down.”

Privia pointed her finger at him, and he fell right into a deep sleep whereas his physique continued to writhe in ache. Two strains of blood trickled down from his now nonetheless nostril.

“He’s beneath a cursed spell woven with darkish magic. Leaving him like this may end in his demise.”

“I see…”

Chief Stella checked out Kane with sorrowful eyes.

“He was a proud and honorable warrior, liable for the tribe’s security since I used to be younger. Ten years in the past, when my cousin Tania was kidnapped by Crescent, he volunteered to save lots of her.”

Sensing {that a} sophisticated story may unfold, Privia impatiently interrupted.

“Have you learnt Neffen’s precise location or not?”

“Nicely, I don’t know Neffen’s precise location. He has quite a few hiding locations, and I’ve solely managed to seek out out about three of them.”

Chief Stella replied cautiously. Philip sensed that Privia’s endurance was carrying skinny.

“In the long run, this man lied to you.”

Because it appeared like Privia was about to assault Kane, Stella swiftly intervened.

“Wait a second! There’s a manner. I’ll be the bait. Neffen has all the time had his eyes on me. That cursed demon has been eyeing me to be his concubine for twenty years. If I reveal myself, he will certainly seem.”

Philip checked out Stella.

Her eyes burned with an odd willpower.

“She will need to have a plan in thoughts. We could take a big gamble whereas we have now the possibility?”

Similar to Philip, she will need to have had plans and preparations all alongside.

“The following chief was kidnapped, and the whole tribe is hiding deep within the mountains, evading Crescent’s watchful eye.”

If Phillip have been the chief, he would have felt a powerful urge to remove all of them.

“This man and woman, they merely see me as a software for use.”

Privia’s eyelids trembled in anger, and Phillip hastened to console her.

“Please don’t suppose that manner. In any case, you agreed to assist me, didn’t you?”

“My objective isn’t to help you, however to scale back that wretched incubus, Neffen, to mud. Following your orders is merely a favor, neither extra nor much less. However it could be unwise to underestimate the importance of my favor.”

Phillip understood the underlying message of her warning.

‘She’s warning me to not take her kindness with no consideration simply because I’m being cute.’

He additionally grasped that her phrases have been meant to remind him to not view her solely as a helper. After all, Phillip had by no means meant to take action.

“Sometime, there may come a time after I could be of help to you. When that day arrives, I’ll gladly help you with out anticipating something in return.”

Upon listening to his phrases, Privia set free a sigh.

“Nicely, perhaps. In the event you handle to grasp the Moonlight Sword, that day may come. So, what do you propose to do because the chief of the Shadow Cat Tribe?”

Stella hesitated briefly earlier than answering.

“I’ll collect all succesful fighters and launch an assault on the headquarters of the Crescent. Then, Neffen will undoubtedly reveal himself.”

Considering her technique to strike on the enemy’s coronary heart, Phillip couldn’t assist however surprise.

‘Is that this the precise plan of action?’

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