Hu Yan’s cold gaze didn’t waver, but for a brief second, his eyes darkened... as if something in Luo Chen’s words stirred a memory deep inside him.
But then it was gone.
He stepped forward; his expression became complicated as he realized the words. That meant Luo Chen was already abandoned, and he had hidden it from everyone.
Because everyone knew an abandoned beastman had only one outcome, and that was to become an evil stray beast, whether they wanted to or not. They had no choice.
"You cannot control this... you have chosen your path."
He felt a little bit of pity for him, but it died down because he actually dared to target his female, which was enough for him to kill him.
And most importantly, he had hidden the fact from everyone that he was becoming a stray. Now Hu Yan could only imagine how many females and beastmen he had harmed in the meantime.
Hu Yan’s fist clenched as this thought refused to leave his mind.
Luo Chen laughed softly again, his voice barely a whisper now. "Yeah... maybe you’re right. Maybe this was the only path left for someone like me."
He looked down at himself. The bald, broken, filthy bird staring back at him wasn’t someone he recognized anymore.
He whispered to himself, "Guess I was born to become a stray beast after all."
And then... silence.
Luo Chen didn’t stop his mumbling.
He kept laughing and talking to himself, his words twisting like a knife in everyone’s chest.
Some of the beastmen stared at him, their eyes full of confusion and pity.
They didn’t know what to do.
Because everyone knew...
Once a beastman was abandoned, once his mark was torn away, there was no saving him.
No matter how strong his will, the beast inside would slowly rot.
They would lose control, lose their reason, and finally turn into a stray beast.
And once that happened, death was the only end.
A heavy silence spread among the tribe.
No one dared to speak, their hearts heavy with a strange mix of sorrow and disgust.
Yes, they pitied him. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
But pity could not erase his crime.
He had harmed their tribe. He had hurt their females. And all while hiding the truth about what he was becoming.
Su Mingxuan’s face had turned completely cold.
His jaw tightened, his eyes hard and filled with regret.
He had personally saved Luo Chen years ago.
He had believed in him, trusted him, and even given him a home within the tribe.
And now he realized the truth...The beastman he had once saved was already lost.
He had become a stray right under his nose.
Which meant... Su Mingxuan himself had unknowingly endangered his entire tribe.
And even worse, he endangered his daughter.
His hands clenched tightly at his sides. His voice, when he finally spoke, was like frozen stone.
"Unbelievable," he muttered. "I couldn’t even recognize it."
Before anyone could reply, a strange laugh broke the silence again.


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