Volume 5 Chapter 25 ACT.156 Tail of a Dragon (Ⅰ)
"Something feels off."
The two reached the deepest part of the beast's vault.
After seeing almost everything, Alfonso said this.
In the end, the dragon was not here.
Still, Alfonso felt an unshakeable sense of unease.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I can't really explain it well..."
He scratched the back of his head, showing a troubled face.
Alfonso turned his back to the wall at the end and looked around.
Cages and fierce beasts were set at equal distances, and there were few things around.
"Oh, wait a minute..."
Just then, a hard metallic sound echoed in the darkness several times.
"Can you tell me what you noticed?"
Suddenly, the situation became tense, and Belta asked Alfonso.
He stared carefully into the darkness, realizing his bad feeling was right.
Alfonso noticed 3 things that felt off.
First, the space between the cages and objects was wider than near the entrance.
Second, the beasts were strangely calm──like they had trained for unexpected visitors like them.
And finally, this was the innermost part of the beast's vault, surrounded by double walls.
"To put it simply, we are──"
From the darkness, countless eyes stared at Alfonso and the others.
Unlike before, these were clearly hostile gazes, recognizing them as enemies.
"──trapped!"
In an instant, a leopard with a color that blended into the darkness lunged at Alfonso.
He twisted his body to dodge the sharp claws and shouted.
"Four keys! And there's *one more person* who opened them!"
The metallic sound earlier was the sound of the cage keys being unlocked.
Four times meant 4 beasts were released to catch them──and one person who opened the keys.
"I can't believe I have to pretend to be the beast tamer instead of you."
Muttering to herself, Belta reached into his sleeve and pulled out a weapon in one swift motion.
With a sharp sound that split the air, something snapped and struck the black leopard.
The hit was light, but it easily sliced through the beast's skin, inflicting a serious wound.
"Well then, shall we get back into action?"
With a confident smile, Belta held his favorite weapon──a crimson whip.
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