Under the Veil of Night

Tamari Clan's Headquarters

The leader of Tamari Clan was working in his room with a solemn expression. In front of him, a letter was placed neatly on his desk. An ordinary letter wouldn't make him troubled, but this one was completely different. This one was clearly a death omen.

Those from the government have started to make their move. It was not an ordinary move at that. And they hoped that everyone would follow their words and decision.

"Boss, is there anything wrong?" his closest attendant asked carefully.

Tamari Clan Head glanced up and shook his head slightly. "Have you prepared everything that I asked you to?"

"Everything is ready, Boss."

"That's good."

Leaning back in his chair, his aged hands hung over the armrests. His eyes looked at the ceiling as complicated feelings brewed inside them. "If I ask you to leave me alone, will you leave?"

"I'll never leave you alone, Boss," the man frowned.

Tamari Clan Head smiled slightly when he heard his subordinate's vow. "I already guessed that you would say that. Don't worry. I won't ask you to leave if you don't want to. It's just, I feel that it's such a shame for you to die so young."

His closest subordinate shook his head. "If you're going to fight to death, I'll follow after you, Boss. Forever and ever, Tamari Clan is going to be where I will stay."

Tamari Clan Head nodded. He silently sat deep in thought when he suddenly heard the screams of his members. His attendant frowned deeply at the sudden sound and looked outside the windows. He saw something beyond his wildest dreams.

"Clan Head, they're not human, are they?" he asked with a trembling voice.

Tamari Clan Head smiled wryly. "They're human, but you will never be able to associate them with normal humans."

"What do you mean, Clan Head?"

Standing up, Tamari Clan Head sighed. "Do you know how the five big clans were originally created?"

His subordinate stared back at him with widened eyes. Tamari Clan Head knew that this would surely happen, but he didn't have any choice. His old age wouldn't last long to support his real power that he gained through awakening.

"Boss, do you mean…?"

"Their leaders are all awakened people with great power. That is why the clan head can only come from our bloodline is because the power is inherited through our lineage."

As soon as he finished, Tamari Clan Head clenched his hand and smoke appeared from within his fist. This shall be his last battle, so he would stake his all on this one. His ability was to be able to move at an insane speed, but his old body would only last a few minutes if he forced it to move at that level.

Ignoring his worries, he dashed out of the room with sword in hand. His subordinate couldn't follow his speed at all.

Outside, Tamari Clan Head could see three people leading the group of intruders. They stopped in their tracks, but one of them raised his arm, and Tamari Clan Head could see a large boulder was heading in his direction.

Peng!

He avoided the boulder, but a tree was already heading his way. Rolling to the side, he evaded the attack once more.

"Hey, Pen, don't play with him alone," a man with a bulging body complained.

The man called Pen, a tall man with dark brown hair, looked at the complaining man. He lowered his hand and the tree no longer followed after Tamari Clan Head.

"He's all yours," the third man said calmly.

"My pleasure," the big man answered before charging at Tamari Clan Head.

On the other side, Tamari Clan Head sensed the man coming too. He zipped to the side directly at a speed that the other party couldn't follow. The big man blocked his counterattack, not caring that the sword in Tamari Clan Head's hand pierced his arm.

"You're too weak!" the big man laughed. He punched forward and grazed Tamari Clan Head's arm.

Forced to move back, Tamari Clan Head felt his hand already going numb. It was clear that the man before him has extreme brute strength. Somehow, he recalled Patrick when he realized that. Of course, Patrick still fell behind because that man awakened his power too late.

On the side, Pen looked at the third man. "Finish them quickly."

"I'm already controlling them," the third man replied. He looked at the men from the Tamari Clan with derision. "Attack the friend beside you."

In that moment, the people he looked at turned around and stabbed their friends.

"Hey!"

"What?"

"No!"

Chaos ensued as they tried their best to not follow the order. However, no matter what they did, their bodies would follow every order from the third man no matter what.

A man charged forward out of the mob. The third man frowned. "Pen, protect me."

Pen didn't answer. He lifted his hand and a rock crashed into the man at a high speed. The man flew sideways, bleeding badly from the impact.

At this time, Tamari Clan Head forced himself to circle around the big man. The big man leaped forward and punched his fist. Tamari Clan Head shifted to the side and his hand reached the big man's neck, cutting open a large wound.

As blood gushed out, the big man roared. He punched to the side and Tamari Clan Head blocked it, which sent him back a few meters.

"You!" the big man tried to stop the bleeding, but blood flowed out like a flood. He turned around to the other two.

"Pen, let's include in our report that he didn't follow orders," the third man said coldly.

Pen nodded quietly.

"You bastard!" the big man charged towards his teammates. He was angry because he knew that they wouldn't bother helping him treat his wounds. In mere seconds, he would surely pass out because of heavy blood loss.

The third man frowned. "Stop him."

Dozens of men stood between the big man and the third man. Although their strength was not on par as the big man sent them flying in a matter of seconds, they still managed to slow him down. Before he could reach the third man, his feet gave in and he fell to the ground.

"You're too stupid, you know?" the third man mocked. "You're nothing more than an animal with that brute strength of yours."

"He won't let you go for killing me!" the big man glared.

"I didn't kill you," the third man smiled. "Tamari Clan Head killed you because you can't follow his speed."

"You!"

Ignoring the nearly dead big man, the third man looked at the struggling Tamari Clan Head. The fight just now had drained his strength almost completely. The third man waved his hand slightly.

"Pen, finish them all."

"Yes," Pen replied curtly and raised his hand. Numerous objects rose up from the ground, heading down towards every single person who was still alive.

Tamari Clan Head looked up at the objects coming down at him with a pair of lifeless eyes. Today, the name of the Tamari Clan was going to be erased from the record. He looked out to the distance as a sad smile appeared on his lips.

'It's up to you now, brats.'

A heavy rain of objects fell, sending them all to their graves.