Varkos is a leopard beastman, one of Sylas' most capable subordinates. He was clearly stunned the moment he saw Celeste. Skin whiter than winter snow, golden hair cascaded down like the morning sun, glowing softly in the play of light and shadow; a pair of deep blue eyes, clear as the ocean, inviting one to drown in them…
He looked greedily on Celeste, as though the clothes covering her body did not exist at all.
The little female is so beautiful… so never saw a female so beautiful…
Celeste felt extremely uncomfortable under his repulsive gaze and clutched Sylas' fur even tighter. Silas sensed her fear and snarled at Varkos:
"How dare you lay your eyes on her! She is my mate!" Sylas warned him.
Varkos lowered his head and said, "My lord, this is my fault. I didn't know she was your female. Please punish me."
"Get lost!"
"Yes, my lord!" Varkos turned and walked away, not daring to put an eye on Celeste again.
It seems like this wolf beastman possesses an extraordinary level of authority among these beastmen, Celeste thought to herself.
The system suddenly appeared again:
[Host, these are all 'rogue beastmen'. I counted a total of 103 beastmen, including Sylas.]
I knew this was gonna be the case, Celesta thought hopelessly. The system is totally useless; I can only pray that Lucien can find me. At least being together with a snake is much better than being surrounded by a bunch of 'rogue beastmen'.
After warning the surrounding beastmen, Sylas brought her into the cave.
He placed her on a large stone at the center of the cave, where beast hides had been spread beneath.
"What… What do you want? I'm warning you... Don't come any closer!" Celeste recoiled in fear.
In the pitch-black cave, Sylas's teeth pressed against Celeste's neck. His wolfish tongue swept across, and his emerald-green eyes narrowed.
She smells so sweet… different from the other females.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! LET GO OF ME!" Celeste struggled.
But that didn't do anything. She wants to cry now. Her first kiss is given to a snake, and now she's gonna lose her virginity to a wolf?
Her tears finally dropped.
Before she could react, a paw pressed against her chest, and a furry head nudged forward, sending a sharp, tingling pain through her chest.
At that moment, Sylas felt something cold drip onto his wolf's head. He looked up and saw Celeste silently weeping.
Sylas had never cared about a female's feelings before. But for some reason, seeing Celeste cry this time made him feel a little uncomfortable.
As if he was letting her off the hook, he let go of her, turned around, and walked out of the cave, clicking his tongue impatiently, "Females are so annoying."
She clutched at her clothes and saw the red marks on her collarbone where it had been licked. "He went too far!"
Then, Sylas came in again, carrying some herbs in his hand.
Celeste watched him cautiously, but Sylas didn't pressure her as he had before. A flash of white light streaked through, and a man with short, black hair appeared in front of her.
He stood there quietly, his posture casual, though his presence was impossible to ignore. Short black hair fell slightly tousled, as though he couldn't be bothered to tame it, only accentuating the sharp lines of his face and his unrestrained, defiant air. A pair of emerald-green eyes shone bright and keen, carrying a hint of careless amusement.
He knelt on one knee and held on to Celeste's injured arm, and then applied herbal medicine to the wound.
"Sss—!"
It hurts.
Celeste didn't expect him to come back because of her injuries. She thought he would just force himself on her. But he didn't seem so bad after all.
[Host, your heart rate is elevating! ദ്ദി◝ ⩊ ◜.ᐟ]
"...Shut up!"
"Get some good rest, I'll come back later," Sylas said, his tone somewhat abrupt.
After Sylas left, she began to feel tired. She had experienced so much today—suddenly being transported to this world, being entangled by a snake, almost being killed by a spider, and then being claimed by a wolf—she was utterly exhausted. She lay down and fell asleep, pulling a piece of animal hide from beneath her to cover herself.
With Silas watching over things, there shouldn't be any danger, right? Those were some of her last thoughts before she lost consciousness.
When she woke up, it was already the evening of the next day. The moon was high up in the sky, as beautiful as ever.
[Warning! Host, I sense someone coming in, and that beastman is hostile towards you.]
[System Warning! Hostility Level: 5 (10 is the highest)]
Level 5? That's way too high. I don't remember offending anyone in this place, except for Sylas.
She heard footsteps and saw a female who looked somewhat delicate walking inside the cave.
Lyra was finally able to meet the female who had captured Sylas' heart.
She was filled with indignation. Why was it that, though they both are precious females and have both been claimed, Celeste was being protected well by Sylas, while she couldn't win his favor…
Why does she have to rely on these lowly 'rogue beastmen' to survive?
What right did she have to be so beautiful? Sylas must be attracted to her face; if she is able to ruin her face, then Celeste will be nothing in the eyes of Sylas.
She'll be the one who claims Sylas' heart.
[System Warning! Hostility Level: 6]
[System Warning! Hostility Level: 7]
Celeste looked completely confused. What did she even do to her?
She whispered under her breath, "System, have I seen her before? (,,•᷄ࡇ•᷅ ,,)?"
[Nope. But I guess hatred is sometimes without reason. (¬_¬")]
Lyra put on a friendly facade and walked up to Celeste. "Hi, my name is Lyra, you can just call me by my name."
Celeste, wondering what the other person wanted from her, replied, "My name is Celeste. Have you also been claimed by those 'rogue beastmen'?"
"Yes. I am a female from the Peacock tribe. Later, these 'rogue beastmen' invaded my tribe, killed my people, and claimed me." After saying this, she even pretended to cry.
Well… her words are half true.
She was once a female from the Peacock tribe, but there's nothing such as them invading her tribe; she was just kicked out of the tribe for hurting other females in the tribe because of jealousy.
Although all the beastmen in the land of Vorgrathen are very protective of females, they cannot tolerate females harming other females, as this might lead to a decrease in the number of females, and every female is incredibly precious.