Kapitel 182: Facade

Leonidas' piercing blue eyes locked onto Nyx. He didn't move for a moment, but the air around him seemed to grow heavier.

Then, slowly, he stood, his presence towering as he began to pace around the table.

"Why am I so certain?" His voice was low, almost a growl, but it carried with it a chilling authority. "Do you think I waste my time on fantasies, Nyx? That I send my best into the wild on whims?"

Nyx began trembling on her chair, convinced that his pace would conclude with a punch on her face.

But Leonidas was eerily calm.

He stopped, turning to face her, his golden hair catching the light like a crown.

"There has been an outburst of mutated beasts, normal creatures stronger than ever before. Coincidentally," he continued, his voice growing colder, "some abnormalities began at the exact same time as the sightings of the unique beasts we hunt. Devastation of nature, more natural catastrophe..."