"Alaric, Hayden, what did you put in the food?" Aveline was still conscious, but too weak to even move a finger.
She also could not use magic to heal herself because she felt like something inside her was suppressing her mana.
Alaric's lips curled up into a grin. "Soul-Tether potion."
"Don't worry, village head. That potion isn't dangerous. It only makes your body weak and prevents you from using magic for thirty minutes." Ren and Aveline had fallen into their trap, so Hayden didn't mind revealing the use of the potion.
"Why did you do that?" her gaze turned cold as fury enveloped her heart.
"Because we want to taste your sexy, flawless body." Alaric gave an honest answer without feeling afraid.
"Village head, being alone all this time must have made you feel lonely, so let us give you the pleasure you've been missing." Hayden licked his lips as his lustful gaze fell on Aveline's seductive body. "Don't worry. We are amazing in bed. I guarantee you will feel pleasure you've never felt before. Haha."
"That's right." Alaric added. "Maybe, you will ask for it again, later. Haha."
"I've been treating you well all this time, so why are you doing this to us?" she had been treating her people nicely since she took over her late husband's role as the leader.
She even always put them first, so the pain and anger in her heart was so deep.
Alaric and Hayden exchanged a glance with each other before finally bursting into waves of laughter.
"Village head, do you still think we are your people? You are so gullible. Haha." Alaric held his stomach as he laughed.
"Village head, you are such a failure as a leader because you don't even know your own people." Hayden mocked her.
After insulting her, their appearance changed completely.
Hayden went bald and his body became fat, while Alaric's brown hair turned white and a scar appeared on his left cheek.
Transformation Magic!
Alaric used magic to change their appearance so that their trap would not fail.
No!
Alaric and Hayden were their fake identities because their real names were Alex and Kai.
Even though she was still in danger, Aveline felt relieved because they were not the real Alaric and Hayden.
"Brother Kai, how about we taste her tempting body now?" Alex could no longer suppress the lust within him because Aveline was so beautiful and sexy.
Kai shifted his gaze to Ren and asked, "What should we do to him?"
At this moment, Ren remained silent and only stared at them coldly.
"Get lost, kid!" Alex grabbed Ren's hair and threw him to the boulder in front of the wooden gazebo. "Done! No one will disturb us now."
He didn't kill Ren immediately because he wanted to taste Aveline's tempting body as quickly as possible.
"Hehe. Beauty, I will give you happiness now." Alex took off his T-shirt and approached Aveline slowly, revealing his fat belly.
When he saw her gritting her teeth, Kai grinned lewdly. "Don't be angry, beauty. We won't bite you. We only want to take you to paradise."
"Haha." Both Alex and Kai laughed happily.
Just as they were about to rape Aveline, Ren grabbed the knife he had hidden and prepared to kill them.
Unlike Aveline, he could still move his body normally.
He was still fine because he kept the food in his mouth, and when his body fell to the ground, he took the opportunity to spit it out.
This was the reason why he hadn't said a single word because he didn't want them to realize it.
Actually, he had no idea about their evil plans.
He began to feel uneasy when Kai and Alex suddenly sat with them and insisted they eat together with them.
His discomfort grew bigger after he felt that they looked at Aveline lustfully as if they were picturing her naked in their eyes.
As someone who had awakened a White Tiger beast, his instincts were strong and his sense of smell was sharp.
He felt something was wrong with the meal as soon as he chewed it. It was just he was too late to warn Aveline.
The reason why he didn't save her immediately was that he was waiting for the right time to strike.
His instincts told him that they were 2-star awakeners, so he needed to act carefully.
Of course, he was furious, but he suppressed his anger because one mistake would completely ruin his plan to save her.
'Now!'
He shifted into his partial transformation and launched surprise attacks.
*Pierce…pierce…slice…
He stabbed Alex's back three times before finally slicing his neck.
As soon as he eliminated Alex, Ren tried to kill Kai, but it was too late because Kai jumped backwards the moment Alex's blood sprayed into the air.
"HOW DARE YOU KILL MY BROTHER!" Kai roared angrily as he changed into his partial transformation.
Six eyes appeared on his forehead, and eight spider legs emerged from his back.
Ren rushed toward Kai and attacked him continuously, but he could not defeat him because Kai was 2-star shifter.
Since Aveline's safety was more important, he decided to take her away from that place.
"Where are you going?" Kai chased them immediately.
*Roar…
When Kai was about to strike him, Ren unleashed his Roar of Dominance skill.
The moment Kai was stunned, Ren used Lightning Chain magic to immobilize him.
"Aaahhhh!" Kai released his full strength to break the chain. "I will kill you! I WILL KILL YOU!"
He shot web from his hands and swung from one tree to another like Spider-Man. But even so, he could not catch up to Ren right away because tigers were fast animal.
"Ren, go west. There are lots of bushes there. It's a good place to hide." She was familiar with that area, so she knew which route would give them the highest chance of escape.
Ren nodded his head and followed her suggestion right away.
Rustle! Rustle! Drip!
Thorny plants scratched his face as he ran through them.
Some of the blood dripped down his cheeks, while a few fell onto her face and hands. He didn't cry out or show any sign of pain.
He even kept running despite seeing thorny plants ahead of him because one second could determine their lives.
'Ren…'
He was the one who got injured, but she was the one who felt the pain.
'If only…'
Her expression turned sad as she saw his blood dripping down his cheek.
When Ren noticed her expression, he immediately smiled and said softly. "Don't worry. I will protect you and won't let him lay a hand on you."
Her eyes widened for a moment before her expression turned soft.
'What's wrong with me?'
She didn't know why, but for some reason, her heart beat fast at the sight of his soft smile.
She knew he was an attractive young man, but at that moment, she felt like he was an angel who had descended from the highest heaven to protect her forever.
'This is dangerous!'
She tried to suppress her feelings, but instead of getting weaker, they only grew stronger.
She even could not take her eyes off his handsome face as if there were a powerful magnet between them.
'Elara, please help your mother.'