Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 318

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Nyx was startled, almost knocking over the clay pot. With just one glance, she recognized that this bear wasn't any of the tribe's Beastmen but a complete wild beast.

'How could a wild beast have come here?' she thought,

Even though it was the cold season, the tribe's outskirts were patrolled daily, and wild beasts knew the power of Beastmen, rarely daring to invade the tribe.

Logically, the tribe should be safe. But now, not only was there a bear in front of her, but outside, there were also the screams of females and the cries of cubs, mixed with the roars of beasts, creating chaos.

Nyx's heart sank, realizing the situation was bad. It seemed the wild beasts in the mountains had also been caught off guard by the sudden cold season, failing to prepare for winter. With their hunting abilities diminished in the icy conditions, they had turned their attention to the tribe.

They were even quite clever, waiting for the young male members to go out in groups before coming to find them.

Their eyes met, and a tense atmosphere spread. Nyx clenched her fists, too wary to make any sudden

moves.

This bear looked at her with a relatively innocent gaze; she felt that it didn't seem to have any intention to attack for now, but it appeared very hungry, and it was hard to say what it might do.

When well-fed, wild animals wouldn't harm her easily; even if they came close, it was usually for play. But when hungry, the situation was entirely different.

Searching for food and survival were a beast's top priorities. Even with her special physique protecting her, Nyx had never let her guard down around such highly aggressive beasts.

She stared at the brown bear across the fire, trying to keep her emotions stable as she quickly thought through her escape options. The burning fire made the brown bear somewhat cautious, but the scent of food continually tempted it.

Hesitating and pacing back and forth for a while, the bear's hunger finally overcame its fear, and it slowly moved forward. A sharp, cracking sound echoed through the cave. With a swipe of its paw, the clay pot was shattered into pieces, scattering everywhere.

Nyx watched it wreak havoc right under her nose, too afraid to stop it. It was just a clay pot-if it broke, it broke. It could always be remade later. Not a big deal.

Having dealt with many brown bears before, she understood their domineering nature. Stealing its food would make her its mortal enemy. Without enough strength, it was best not to confront it head-on.

and not sparing any of the wild

around, seized the moment, and shifted into beast form, quickly slipping into a bed gap to hide, all in one smooth motion.

head, sniffing the air. It easily located Nyx's hiding spot but didn't approach to grab her. Instead, it continued licking up

while. There were plenty of cured meats hanging in the cave, but it didn't touch any

not for the broken clay pot on the ground, the spilled soup, and the lingering scent of the bear in the air, she might have thought everything that just

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crawl out,

back into her hiding spot. The meat soup had already been consumed, and the tiger licked a few times laut found nothing. It came

in. It wasn't until the smell

however, had not yet ceased. One of the young male patrol members was injured, and another staggered, running frantically out of the tribe to inform

covered his body, and his wolf fur was matted and wet, looking utterly disheveled.

waste any time asking questions, grabbing their prey, and heading straight back to the tribe. Hearing the wolf pack's thunderous run, the beasts celebrating in the tribe seemed to sense the crisis and began

"Over here."

his leg

find another team member, Neo, while

about Nyx and felt anxious, but his duty as a shaman prevented him

check his injuries, confirming they weren't too severe, then instructed Joe, “Stay here with him, I'll go home to

caught and quickly ran towards his home. After a few steps, the large paw

paw prints leading all the way to his cave,

uneasy he felt. He burst through the animal skins and into the cave, only to find

branches in the fire pit were burning down to ashes, the flames nearly extinguished. The pottery was shattered on the

to hold his body up, and collapsed onto the ground, overwhelmed by despair,

bear paw prints. Stumbling to his feet, he staggered outside. He was going to kill that bear. Once

had to face this danger alone. Regret overwhelmed him, and

feeling a destructive urge he had never felt, not even in his hardest