บท 233: The elusive apex predator

Abigail stopped his horse and made a fist with his left hand, instructing the others to pull up close. He had never seen anything like this in all his trekking expeditions.

"So many predatory animals...slaughtered like cattle." Leena gasped at the sight. She wasn't expecting to run into such a gruesome sight even before they reached the pass.

"I have no idea who or what could have done such a thing," Abigail whispered in a cold voice. He then slowly turned to look at Xander. "Do you think this was also the work of your cultist friends?"

Xander shook his head. "No. This was something else. These bodies have been chewed on. You can see the half-gnawed bones sticking out of their limbs. This definitely wasn't a human's doing."

"And whatever did this could still be prowling nearby, waiting for its next prey," Master Arwin cautioned from behind, his gaze lingering over the fresh carcasses strewn in the distance.