Chapter 283
“The Golden Dragon lives here, you say.”
Roina’s voice trembled at the unexpected story.
Lutan of a thousand years ago. What kind of person is he now?
“Could he be related to the fragment of primordial magic?”
“Hmm.”
Jason put down the empty stew bowl with a clatter. He also made a tchet sound, as if something displeased him.
“Probably.”
“Then we should go find him. Even if not, we might be able to get some help.”
“…Okay.”
She sensed his reluctant reply, but Roina looked away from him. It was probably a feeling he couldn’t answer, so it was better to pretend she didn’t see it.
The two headed towards the interior of the island.
The interior of the island was lush with thickets and trees, and there was no trace of people. She recalled the beast people who had strongly dissuaded them from going into the island’s interior.
“Do people not come here?”
“It doesn’t look like people have been here for at least a few months.”
He said, cutting down the obstructing bushes with his sword. It was a scene that was convincing enough, so Roina simply nodded.
At that moment, a strange scream came from somewhere.
Euaaaah!!
“What is it?”
“It sounds like a child in danger…”
Jason and Roina made eye contact at the same time and nodded. Both of them wanted to go to where the scream had come from.
The reality of the scream, which they confirmed up close, was…
“What on earth is this…”
It was a scene of a group of beast people lynching a child.
As if it was a lie that he had screamed earlier, the child couldn’t even make an euk sound and was being tossed around by kicks while crouched down.
“What are you doing!”
Roina reflexively shouted and rushed out. Jason stepped forward as if to protect her, but he didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping them.
“What is it? Why are you interfering?”
“It’s those humans from yesterday!”
“Hey, be careful. The guy is a high-ranking beast person.”
Roina frowned at the whispering voices.
“Is considering the other party’s status the most important thing right now?”
“No, miss, you’re mistaken. This bastard was trying to run away despite being a mixed-blood.”
“Huh?”
“Mixed-blood. A hybrid, I mean. A slave to be sacrificed to the Dragon Lord.”
Jason’s face contorted at those words. Roina’s expression wasn’t good either.
“A slave, a sacrifice??”
“Hey, how can you not even know this? We’ll be in big trouble if we don’t offer sacrifices.”
“The world will turn upside down.”
“But this guy tried to run away, so it’s like he’s saying we should all die together.”
“He should be grateful for being able to live by the grace of the Dragon Lord and for getting the chance to be a sacrifice.”
Roina unknowingly opened her mouth in surprise. The wild dog beast people, whether they knew Roina’s feelings or not, continued to talk back and forth.
“Tie this guy up. We let him be because he was obedient, but look at him now.”
“This has become troublesome.”
They moved busily, preparing a rope, and grabbing the boy’s shoulders. Even with his body in a mess, the boy made a rebellious growling sound, and got hit once more. A keng! sound was heard.
At that moment, Jason, who had been in a foul mood since earlier, finally burst out and kicked the beast person who had hit the boy. Bang! With a burst of air, that beast person flew far away and crashed his back against a large tree.
“F*****g hell, what is this? What grace? A chance to be a sacrifice?? You crazy bastards, you’re just cowardly trying to survive with this kid’s life, why are you pretending to be so noble about it?”
The surroundings became silent at those words. No one could refute Jason’s words.
“But mixed-bloods don’t live long anyway, so they should be a sacrifice…”
“Are you crazy fuckers’ heads just for decoration? Are they filled with udon noodles? Think, you f***ing bastards. Doesn’t a mixed-blood have a personality? They can’t choose their own life and have to die, how is a short lifespan a big deal? How could that possibly be good?”
The beast people who heard those words directly, hesitated, and took a step back with fearful eyes.
“You guys, didn’t you say you were going inside anyway?”
At that moment, one beast person shouted. When they didn’t deny it, he seemed to gain courage and slightly raised his ears, which he had lowered in fear, and continued speaking.
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