Re-Birth of a Genius. Creator/Destroyer

2151  Shadows Attacked

The young master of the Thalassa family. He is neither from the main family line, nor was he the heir for his branch family line.

He is just one of the many offspring and he happened to be born to a relatively powerful man. He knew that he couldn't do shit in his family's fight for power, so he decided to take the easy way out. He picked a remote city, at the very edge of his family's influence and became its city lord.

This city doesn't have much significance for the Thalassa family.

They occupied it just because they could. The tax that comes from them, the resources they could gain from it, none of these factors are special compared to other cities. It is manifestation of mediocrity.

He picked that place and used his father's authority to make some sick changes.

The old staff was fired or transferred. New staff was assigned and all of them were women. He just enjoyed his life in debauchery and wanted to do that until the end of his life.

And for the first time, he started running around. The scout captain took him to the research center where the beasts are being analyzed.

An ape like creature is currently in a transparent energy cage, whimpering and groaning in pain and agony.

There are several rashes on its skin. Most of its fur was gone and several spots around those rashes were shrivelled. It is bleeding from its orifices.

"How long is the incubation period?"

The scout captain asked with a frown. Because she has see the ape when it was captured. It was definitely weak and odd, but it was nowhere near the current state. The difference is like night and day.

"Not very long. We used all kinds of medicines, but we only managed to slow it down a little bit. The rest of the beasts that were caught along with it are on the verge of death. Their organs are failing as we speak and it wouldn't take long before their brain or heart stops."

The captain's expression grew serious.

She looked at her deputy who stood far away.

The deputy ran forward and bowed. "Yes, Captain." She greed the captain.

"How is the activity in the woods? What is the status there? Is the pack still on the move?"

"Yes, Captain. At first, they were moving in a linear direction. They weren't turning or anything. They walked as if they didn't have a destination in mind. But the beasts in the forest along with the city guard squad that went in… they provoked them and now they are all over the place.

They are trying to consume everything and if by any chance some creature escaped, they all turned out like this.

We found several corpses, all of them are in the similar state. But from the traces, we realized that they killed a lot more beasts than the corpses we saw."

"Then what happened to the rest?"

"They were eaten. These beasts are showing an unnatural level of hunger. They are eating and eating constantly. And when they are about to be full, some weird glow is appearing on their bodies, their physical bodies are getting stronger even though their cultivation level is not increasing.

It is almost like their muscles are being reborn.

Be quick please."

With that, she left.

The young master came out of his daze and clumsily ran out. The city is thrown into Chaos as the sunset and the night arrived.

Back in the Olympian region.

Icarus is still looking at the screens trying to figure out from where would the attack come from. Meanwhile, he already informed Sam's friends and other managers about the possible threat.

The managers wanted to come and help, but Icarus refused. Even if the Hub is destroyed, Sam told him not to move the people from the other hubs here. Because, once the battle starts and they are noticed, the chain reaction will start. Other hubs will be targeted.

And he once again assured that there would be no need as long as the threats exceed the threshold he mentioned.

Sam's friends came to the Hub and stayed in. To Icarus' surprise, the trio even brought Snacks as they sat along with him.

"You are not nervous?" Icarus asked.

"You already said that their strength threshold should be less than what mentioned, then why should we be nervous?"

Philip replied.

And soon Icarus understood why they were so carefree, in fact they are even excited. Which is initially weird on so many levels.

At midnight.

Christos sighed in his office.

As if that sigh was the cue, at the same moment, a flock of shadows rose from that black patch in the woods. *THUD THUD* *THUD THUD*

The rhythmic sounds of the horses enveloped the woods and it is reverberating to the city. Many people who were doing various activities across the city were all surprised. It is not odd to listen to the sounds of the beasts.

But these hooves, they were different.

The rhythm to it was loud. Louder than any horse they have ever seen.

And there is a tone of death assigned to that rhythm.

Soon, someone spotted the black shadows that are moving towards the city. In fact, it is not hidden at all.

The signal was given by the vast vegetation that was dying as these shadows passed. No one could figure out the exact shape of the creatures that are coming.

But they could all sense the trepidation. Trepidation of death knocking on the doors of the Olympian city.