Lisa looked at Draco's body in silence for a few seconds before walking away.

It wasn't that she was now attached to him or something. She was just saying goodbye to an unnecessarily troublesome part of her life.

"Leader... Why did you go through the trouble of using a bone instead of an earth spike?" A woman asked as they walked back to the fortress.

She didn't understand why Lisa added extra steps when they weren't necessary.

"Simple actually. Draco was an Earth element Evolver like me. For that reason, he's super sensitive to the earth element more than anything else. So there was a high chance that he would have dodged the attack if I had attacked him that way. And that could have led to his escape if he used the spell I suspect he was about to use..." Lisa explained clearly without being annoyed.

This really showed how much she had changed from back then. The old her would have probably cursed the woman for asking her pointless questions like that before telling her to figure it out herself.

"Is the spell the legendary earth escape?" The woman continued.

"Yes. While one can easily get overwhelmed with the dense earth elements underground and maybe die... Trying it at least gave him a chance to live... Anyway, that's enough questions for now. We must go and thank our saviour..." Lisa replied, then brought the conversation to a close as they reached the fortress.

They then quietly entered through the gate then climbed up the wall.

Sure, they could jump up. But it seemed disrespectful. So they chose to walk instead.

Of course, if Muku knew about this. He'd curse at them for wasting time because they thought that it would be disrespectful.

He actually thought that they were doing it the long way round for their own sake. As for what the reason for that was, he didn't know nor care. He had time to wait after all.

Soon enough Lisa and her group reached the place where they heard Muku from before.

They still couldn't see him because he hadn't exposed himself. For that reason, they could only awkwardly surround the area and bow...

"Thank you for your much-needed help once again My Liege. We don't know what we would have done without you" Lisa spoke as they bowed.

Her tone and posture showed utmost respect. Even the women who were sceptical of Muku's capabilities before the battle were now as reverent as Lisa.

It will always be a fact of life that results speak louder than words. And that's what had happened that day.

Muku had shown results before. But they had expired after Lisa showed more results. But now, Muku showed results way beyond anything Lisa would be able to show for a long time.

And this time they were certain that he would always be beyond their comprehension. So completely submitting to him was no problem at all. It was simply exchanging loyalty for protection.

Sure, they might have to fight some minor battles here and there. And maybe do some chores. But that was okay as long as they were protected from serious threats like now.

The world was getting more and more dangerous. So looking for a giant tree to shield you from all the heat wasn't bad...

"It's cool. And can you not call me that? It's so cringe. Anyway, let's continue this talk later. We've got a guest. And he doesn't look too happy..." Muku's voice was heard again.

And again, they still couldn't see anything. The women wanted to ask why he wasn't revealing himself or whether he was even present. But they decided against it.

It was best to let him do whatever he wanted to do. After all, they were piggybacking on his power. They weren't familiar enough with him to randomly ask questions as they did with Lisa...

"WHO DARES GET IN MY WAY? COME OUT RAT! OR DO YOU ONLY KNOW HOW TO HIDE IN THE SHADOWS?" A loud and angry voice shouting in the beast language was heard soon after Muku said that they had guests.

"Bold of you to say that when you were also hiding in the shadows until you were forced out..." Muku's voice was heard loudly in reply.

It was calm unlike the other party. Honestly, the way things were progressing, it kind of seemed like Lisa and Draco's script was being recreated with different actors...

Another difference was the language. That's right. Muku was also using the beast language. Which was something that surprised the women quite a bit.

They became even more reverent. After all, none of them knew how to speak it, even a little bit. And they were under the impression that no human could do it either. And yet, there Muku was speaking it fluently.

"WELL, I'M OUT NOW. WHY DON'T YOU SHOW YOURSELF! OR YOU ONLY KNOW HOW TO SPEAK?" The voice sounded again as a humanoid creature floated over from a distance.

It was a four-metre-tall werewolf-like creature. Just that it had spikes running down its spine and on its elbows. Its canines also extended out of its mouth.

"What do you mean by that? I'm also out aren't I?" Muku's voice was heard once again. But this time it sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

After all, he was now floating behind the Werewolf-like creature. And his voice had morphed into something creepy.

What made it even scarier was how he was now visible to everyone present. Which meant that they could all see his nightmare form.

Before, when he spoke, his face was uncovered. So his voice was clear. But now? He was completely covered by the armour.

Like always, the appearance scared every human who laid eyes on it for the first time.

Slash!

The werewolf slashed back at Muku in panic.

But of course, the slash was met by nothing but thin air.

The werewolf didn't stop there though. Like any smart creature when met with an unexpected and weird situation... It made a break for it!

No one present looked down on it for making such a move.

After all, if they weren't frozen in fear. They might have done the same.

But then again, they had heard Muku's voice in their ears one last time before the scary creature appeared. And it said "Don't run".

So even if they weren't frozen, they might not have run. Yeah, it was still a "might not" because Muku's form really was scary.

And it wasn't just the appearance. There was just something about it, which induced fear. Like even if one didn't see the scary face. Just the back was enough for them to feel fear.

Muku has long noticed this effect. But he could barely manipulate it at a basic level. So trying to look into that was beyond his means for the time being...

Anyway, the werewolf was only able to get a few metres away before it paused.

It wasn't that it wanted to pause. But it was forced to a halt by an unknown force which completely wrapped around its body.

"What's this?! Who are you? Why are you doing this to me? I have never wronged you before" The werewolf began speaking whatever came to mind as it tried struggling out of the invisible binds.

"What's your name?" Muku asked its name without caring about its questions.

He just appeared a metre away from it then asked. His appearance almost gave it a heart attack.

"I am Spikes" The werewolf replied as it feigned calming down while trying to assess the situation.

"Spikes huh? I don't know why I expected anything better. Anyway Spikes, I wouldn't try to transform if I were you. You'd be instantly squashed into mincemeat by the force around you since your body isn't strong enough to break through it..." Muku spoke calmly in his creepy voice.

"Ye... Yes. Can you please tell me your name please? I would be honoured to know who your esteemed self is so that I know how to properly treat you..." Spikes who had given up on taking on his true form after the warning asked as he tried to think of another plan.

"Me? I'm nobody special really. Just a rando named Nightmare..." Muku replied nonchalantly as his glowing grey hollow eyes studied Spikes.

"I don't think I've ever heard of that name before..." Spikes spoke in a low voice as he wasn't sure if it would offend the other party.

After all, there were assholes out there who got pissed off when someone didn't recognise them. It was almost like they thought that the whole world revolved around them... Then again, they probably did think that.

"Oh, well I'm not surprised. But you might know a friend of mine..." Muku replied in an unoffended tone.

"Yeah, maybe. Who is this friend if I may ask?" Spikes humoured Muku even though he highly doubted that he knew the friend he was talking about.

After all, there were way too many beasts out there. There were literally billions upon billions if not trillions of beasts just in the Beast World. And the beasts in the Human World were also in the billions.

Sure, stronger ones weren't so common. But still...

"His name is Scar... Do you know him?" Muku asked calmly. Even he wasn't optimistic as someone who had been to the Beast World.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Spikes shouted as his yellow eyes instantly turned red. Anger and hatred instantly consumed him...