Wilderness

The old man continued to observe the place. He didn’t feel the probing gaze now. Then, he started walking towards the ridge.

The members behind him saw the scene as well. Their team leader was walking again.

They started following from behind. Unlike the old man, they were not vigilant. The Tier-6 Beast Tamers were chatting among themselves.

This carelessness came from the fact that they knew about the deadly ridge.

They had been here before. If their target was here, he would likely die from the unknown plants rather than by their hands.

Shortly afterwards,

They reached the foot of the ridge. From there, they could see the hilltop. The field was covered in unknown plants.

Most of them were black plants of different shapes and types.

Upon arriving at the place, the old man stopped in his tracks. He saw the hilltop. The members behind him stopped as well. They were looking at the field too.

This sight took them down memory lane. The place held both good and bad memories for them.

Many of the beast tamers had suffered in this place. Some casualties had occurred due to poisoning.

Meanwhile,

The three elders were watching the movements of these Beast Tamers. Up ahead, Melinda and Jeremy Night were moving. They were shielded by the overgrown bushes and vegetation.

Melinda was careful to clear the path by cutting down the small plants.

She was not making any large movements. On the other hand, Jeremy Night was not saying anything.

He was observing the place. It didn’t take long for him to find the people at the foot of the hill.

Jeremy’s eyes turned icy cold. He saw six people at the bottom. He recognized their uniforms; they belonged to the Dark Shade Organization.

He didn’t expect these people to come here so soon.

Jeremy then tried to observe their strength. He found that the old man standing in front was unfathomable.

He didn’t know why, but his heart skipped a beat. He shifted his gaze toward the other members.

He found that the strength of the members seemed familiar. He thought they were Tier-6 Beast Tamers because he was getting uneasy as well. The sense of crisis was still there.

But it was weaker than the threat from the old man. Jeremy himself was following behind Sister Melinda.

He was not getting any sense of crisis from her at all. So, he knew the difference between Tier-5, Tier-6, and Tier-7 Beast Tamers.

Jeremy tried to calm his heart. He knew that killers were after his life. If he were alone, he could have done something. But he was with Sister Melinda.

If a fight were to occur, they would have a slim chance of escaping alive. How could they fight against a Tier-7 Beast Tamer? Not only that, there were five Tier-6 Beast Tamers.

Jeremy didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to fight them. He had been careless. He had killed a Tier-6 Beast Tamer before, but it doesn’t mean he could take down this entire group.

He didn’t expect a killer organization like Dark Shade would send a team led by a Tier-7 Beast Tamer. It was overkill for right now.

Suddenly, he felt an intense gaze on him. He was taken aback because the intense gaze was not coming from the Tier-7 Beast Tamer or the others behind him. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

He felt the gaze from another direction. He used his eye power and saw three people in his zoomed-in vision. He saw their uniforms and recognized them completely.

He was stunned. The elders were wearing the uniform of the Red Moon Chamber. He had only seen the Elders wearing that uniform, so he knew they were on his side.

He wondered what they were doing here. Then, he immediately thought of Head Harold.

He thought it must be the backup plan of Head Harold. He calmed his heart. Now that they were here, he was not afraid of the old man and the others anymore.

On the other hand, Melinda had been keeping an eye on Jeremy Night. She found him zoning out from time to time.

She wanted to ask why but stayed silent. She then thought of something and said, "It’s time to teach you about the dangerous plants."

"The one with thorns near you is one of the poisonous plants. It’s called Black Thorn. It can kill Tier-4 Beast Tamers and Corrupted Beasts," she added.

Hearing that, Jeremy paused his footsteps. His gaze fell on the thorn plant a few inches away from him. He didn’t expect a normal-looking plant to be this dangerous.

Meanwhile

The old man located the target. He saw a young man and woman getting close to the uphill path. He saw through their strength.

One of them was a Tier-3 Beast Tamer and the other was a Tier-5 Beast Tamer.

The old man was convinced that he had located the target. He then informed the members behind him. Hearing that, they were silent. The members then started looking towards the uphill.

With the help of their lifeline beasts, they easily located the target. He was walking behind and exploring the field with his team members.

But these people didn’t know that someone else was watching them. The three elders were watching and listening to the conversation.

They were shocked. They didn’t expect a group of Beast Tamers to be here to kill Jeremy Night and Melinda.

The three elders were not going to let that happen.

On the other hand, Jeremy Night noticed the situation down below. He didn’t expect the elders to find the killers.

At the same time, Melinda noticed the situation as well. Her lifeline beasts reminded her of the Beast Tamers down below.

She could only see figures at the bottom, and she didn’t know their strength level, but she felt something was off.

She said, "Jeremy Night, follow me. The place is not safe anymore."

Hearing that, Jeremy Night recovered his thoughts and started following her. He thought that the elders would take care of the enemies. Both of them had to stay quiet until the end.

Then, both of them moved uphill. They moved at a slow speed; otherwise, they would be poisoned by the plants.