Chapter 89: Wild Cat - Nyx.
The wild cat was huge. Easily three times the size of everyone there, ferociously towering over them while it made malicious approaches at them.
Charging towards them at abrupt cuts, viciously cutting through the air with its long sharp claws, tearing the skin of some beastmen who were within its reach.
It let out vicious low growls as it shot its crimson eyes at the beastmen surrounding it with their weapons, studying them from the sides.
Its once beautiful black fur was now covered in dirt and bruises. Dry blood glued to its body, exposed injury parts along with fresh dripping blood. Claw marks and deep gashes that had yet to heal. One ear was torn, patches of fur were missing across its body.
But the wild beast wasn’t limping with all these injuries. Rather it charged toward continuously, growling viciously at the beastmen while tearing them up.
Lord Vale and Zark stood at a corner, following the wild cat closely while trying not to push it to the extreme.
"Careful, don’t let it hurt you further..." Lord Vale instructed as the beastmen slowly stepped backwards.
"Don’t use that weapon on it!" Lord Ash stepped into the scene from behind and came to stand close to the other tribe leaders. "We don’t want to hurt it some more..."
The beastmen followed instructions. Trying not to use weapons on the cat but simply avoiding its brutal attacks. They gathered around it, keeping it caged into their circle so it doesn’t escape.
"He has gone insane.." Lord Zark said with a cold expression. "We can’t keep him in for long. And we can’t simply not do anything against it. If so, he’ll definitely kill all of us."
Lord Vale sighed with that realization.
"How did it become like this..." Lord Ash stared at the wild cat. "He’s back but he looks so..." He couldn’t let the words out. "What happened to him? What has he been through..?"
Lord Vale shook his head. "He looks like he’s under some influence. I won’t be surprised if he was captured for some experiment... He looks like he’s been through hell."
"His body..." Lord Ash clenched his fist staring through his bleeding body. He couldn’t help but pity this wild cat.
The cat was still tearing beastmen off, injuring them and casting them through the air. He was growing wilder and wilder by the minute.
"If we don’t do anything now, he will clear our men off and he’ll make his way in and destroy everything..." Lord Zark explained.
"Where’s Commander Lynn?" Ash asked.
"Told him to go in and keep everyone organized and prepare for the worst. He and some men went to settle down everyone," Vale explained.
Lord Ash nodded as he stared around. "So what are we going to..."
Before he could finish, the wild cat had brushed its claws in a single attack and immediately sent most of the beastmen flying.
They were mainly cleared off, as the wild cat turned its attention towards them. Thick saliva dripped from its oversized fangs as its chest rose and fell in ragged breaths. Its bloodshot golden eyes were wild and unfocused, completely consumed by berserk madness, while every low growl that rumbled from its throat promised nothing but slaughter.
He was soon going to approach to push them aside so he’d go in and destroy. And Lord Zark knew he couldn’t let that happen.
"He’s worse than we thought," Lord Zark said as he stepped forward and said to Ash, "Help organize more reinforcements. Keeping him in the circle won’t be working. He’s beyond that. We need to take him down in the only language he understands now."
Lord Vale and Ash didn’t protest. They nodded as Lord Ash stepped backward. Lord Vale stepped forward, standing close to Lord Zark who was shedding his skin to transform.
Horns grew from Zark’s hair as his red hair gave way for sharp dragon horns to surface. His eyes went bloodshed red as dragon wings spread from behind. His skin shed red dragon skin as his size tripled, towering Lord Vale and Ash.
The dragon now charged towards the cat without any hesitation. Slamming it back with its huge tail that stuck out from behind.
The wild cat staggered backwards but immediately charged forward. And so the two wild beasts within the same gigantic size stood there, clashing in a bloody fight. The dragon slammed its fist towards the cat, trying to hit it down.
But the cat was rather alert and flexible. Dodging Zark’s attacks with his hands, tail and wings. The cat strategically charged with immense speed as it tore its claws at the dragon’s chest in a flash.
Blood spilled from the mark it left, sending the dragon staggering backwards with a loud groan, fire exploding from its mouth.
Lord Vale had taken the form of a snake. A huge silver snake with glowing light purple eyes. The snake charged from behind, circling the dragon by the feet.
The cat let out a sharp sound as the snake grabbed it by the legs, holding it down firmly and pulling it backwards.
The cat fell on its back from the impact of the pull, but immediately sat up. Its ferocious hands gripped the snake and its sharp claws tore into its skin.
The snake let out a sharp hiss that filled the air as the cat dug deep into its skin. Blood dripped as the cat pulled the snake at the side and tossed it to the side.
The dragon charged from behind, pulling the cat from the back and swinging it into the air. The huge dragon had the control, pulling the cat hard while pounding it to the floor. Zark held it by the neck as the cat struggled to free itself from his grip.
The cat sent its claws flying into his skin, tearing the dragon into bloody pieces while screaming to be set free. But he persistently held him down.
The snake also struggled from the side, holding it down.
But this cat was wilder than they thought. To their surprise, it slipped off their hands, rolling and jumping right at them. The cat slashed its claws at the snake, sending it rolling off in blood and hisses.
It pounced on the dragon, holding him firmly by the neck and digging its fingers into him. The dragon lord didn’t wish to beat him up with his strength, they didn’t plan on doing so. They only wanted to hold it down.
And even if they wanted to, this wild beast was stronger and more unpredictable than they knew.