Chapter 9

The lion’s vertical pupils stared at Nyx, its gaze surprisingly develd of any malice but only pure friendliness.

Nyx was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She’d mentally prepared herself for a bloody showdown, and it actually ended up so peaceful.

She was pissed but also kinda amused. Tossing her fork aside, she plopped back down into her chair with a heavy sigh

“She thought, ‘No doubt, this is the same lion from last night.

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So last night wasn’t some crazy dream after all.”

The lion acted like it owned the place, sidling up to her, rubbing against her side, and eyeing the leftover soup like it was a five–star meal.

“Hey, you can’t eat this,” Nyx warned, using one hand to move the bowl away while she tried to push the lion’s face back with

the other.

And then, the lion licked her hand again.

This time, Nyx was a little more chill about it. Without skipping a beat, she used the lion’s fur like a towel and wiped her hand on it.

Last night, she only saw a shadowy outline of the lion due to the light, but now she could see it clearly. Its golden fur shimmered, its thick mane was straight–up majestic, and it oozed wild, untamed charisma. It was like a young and beautiful king of the jungle.

But then, Nyx blinked and shook her head.

On closer inspection, there seemed to be a swirling cloud of black mist wrapped around the lion, writhing and twitching in a way that didn’t look friendly at all.

She reached out to touch it, but her hand passed straight through.

She tried a couple more times, but the mist just stayed out of reach. The lion, looking increasingly annoyed, finally let out a low growl and snapped at her hand.

It came fast and vicious, showing its sharp teeth and violent expression. However, the lion just gently rested its teeth on her hand but didn’t actually bite her. It was just a bluff.

Nyx yelped in mock pain, exaggerating her reaction. “Ah!!”

its face wearing a look of shock

burst out laughing, but that only

comfortable with this lion, she slapped it right on

but didn’t push too hard. They ended up running in circles until they hit the bedroom,

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crushed her with just a fraction of its strength, but somehow it managed to keep its power in check, ensuring

she used to play with Dollar, she gave the lion some good massage. The lion completely into it, rumbled

while, Nyx’s attention shifted back to

couldn’t touch it, but she could see it. And it just didn’t sit right with her. Something about it

with the mist. Suddenly, she felt a shift. A small section of the

kept pushing, trying to break it apart. The mist seemed to burn away, like a cloud of bugs being roasted by flames. The hole in the mist widened, and the dark

her. She had to stop and rubbed her temples, feeling the pressure building

heavy fatigue wash over her not physical, but mental,

thought of the stories she’d heard about the “mental power” of female beastmen.

power too? And what about that black mist? Is it related

were flooding her mind. She thought she needed to ask Zayne about this. He seemed like

of dozing off. Taking advantage of the moment, she quietly pulled up her Intelligent Brain and sent Zayne a message: [How’s work going? We’ve got a lion in the

had just left not too long ago, and medical rescue wasn’t

Zayne replied almost instantly: [A lion? In

right after, and Nyx clicked to answer. She saw Zayne’s anxious face on the screen.

is it? Don’t be scared. Just hide now. There’s a safe door next to your wardrobe, hurry!” Zayne barked,

sounded way more panicked than she felt. She quickly said to calm him down, “It’s a

then, the lion, who’d been napping behind Nyx, made its presence known.

the massive lion on the screen, his face went pale. It was clear that the lion could easily smash

wasn’t just any ordinary lion. This was Theon’s beast form,

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a 100% wild animal. Right now it looked

enough, as Zayne was thinking this, the lion’s eyes suddenly turned sharp.

steps back, crouched low, and

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