Chapter 366: Alwyns Killing Intent (1/2)

Beasts as strong as a Transcendent. If that was before, it would've been terrifying for me.

Apparently, the beasts these Transcendent Beastmasters rear were all evolved from native beasts that could be found in this world. Because they're the only tribe who utilized beasts in their Pathway, they could be said as the unique lots.

Take that giraffe-like beast that could be seen even from afar, long neck, gigantic body. It serves as a sentry for the managing Transcendents of the Portal.

According to Alwyn, that giraffe-like beast wasn't originally like that. The Basste Tribe's Pathway allowed them to enhance their personal beasts and let them evolve the way they wanted every time they would go up in realm starting from their Mortal Pathway.

In their Pathway, they can only have one Soul-bound Beast to them and it must be raised by them from childhood to get the maximum evolution effect of their Pathways. Unlike the other Pathways existing in this world, the Spirit Beastmaster Pathway they're treading on would divide their stat gains, half to the Beastmaster and half to the Soul-bound beasts. In a sense, they're weaker than most Transcendents when alone but with the addition of their beast, they could go toe to toe against another Transcendent.

That's why that Dark Beastmaster at the World of Elements became that angry when his beast died. Well, that's his fault when he used his Soul-bound beast as a shield.

Although it's possible for him to revive his Soul-bound beast given that the two of them became connected through his Pathway, it would take him too long to do that.

Moreover, they also had some skills that could forcefully tame other beasts. For example, the skill they're using to make the wild beasts at the World of Barbarian bend to their will.

They also had Transformation Skill which will let them merge with their Soul-bound beast. However, it was an erratic skill that also merged their minds. More often than not, their minds will clash and the Transformed beastmaster will have lost his reason and it's possible for him to attack an ally so only those who Rank 3 Transcendent and up would use that skill.

At that point, that Transformation Skill would be upgraded with the assimilation of another Pathway type's properties.

”Halt! What's your business in here?”

One we reached the vicinity of the camp near the glaring crack in space that looks like a tunnel burrowed from one space to another.

I already counted all those I could detect with my Transcendent Senses and Adaptability. There were at least 10 Transcendents in there and numerous Mortal Ranks doing their odd jobs.

Alwyn probably detected more given that none of these guys were Rank 2 Transcendent. If they made it hard for us, then the only problem is the clean-up and making sure that no one would be able to record the scene. With the existence of that crystal, I'm guessing that there might also be another type of it that was solely for recording a video or scene.

If there's none then it's great but if there is, we had to make sure Alwyn wasn't caught in it.

The giraffe-like beast naturally saw us and the one that shouted was probably the manager or the owner of the beast.

Upon hearing that, Irja and I took a step back while Alwyn floated down but not to the point that she would be flying face to face with the guy who shouted. She placed herself above him as she looked down on him.

”Ah! I'm unaware that you're an Exalted, please forgive my voice from earlier. What can this lowly one do for you?” Although his words sounded polite, that facial expression and the way he refused to bow down or bent his back in front of her were enough to confirm what Alwyn said about them.

The crimson garb of the Dafirae Tribe was probably like an eyesore in their eyes.

However, looking at him… he's a big fool. He's leaning on the might of his tribe whereas Alwyn was here representing her tribe as well as Illiana.

In any case, that guy didn't know that.

The other nine Transcendents around the camp that were doing whatever they're doing earlier also became alerted as they all looked at Alwyn unfavorably.

Perhaps the tribes under Illiana were being looked down upon by the tribes under those three Great Ones. Who knows?

But it's really stupid for them to do this. Are they that confident that someone stronger than them wouldn't flip out upon seeing their undisguised hostility?

”Prepare your Portal. These two will descend.” Alwyn answered, not putting any of them in her gaze.

Upon hearing that, the one looking up at Alwyn switched and put us in his eyes.

Of course, because of the crimson garb we're wearing… he still has the same expression in his eyes.

I guess I can admire that ball of his to do this. I'm still mostly unaware of the political dynamics of this world but one thing I realized upon seeing this was… Unbridled arrogance.

Someone or all three of those Great Ones set that kind of mindset to their subjects. Being the Portals opened by them, they all monopolized it. None of the tribes under Illiana was currently participating in this conquest of the 30 Mortal Worlds.

”I apologize but I haven't heard of someone from your tribe being allowed to descend. These worlds are exclusively for the tribes under the three Great Ones to conquer.”

”Oh? So why are you all so incompetent that two of the Portals were closed recently? Aren't you just showing your incompetence?”