Chapter 390: No Turning Back
"I want to report that there's a strange person here, he must be the crazy Beast Master you're looking for!" Before Celia could come up with a plan, the man eagerly shouted towards the Flower Falls Gorge staff.
Instantly, all the staff members nearby turned their attention towards him. They quickly ran over, using their communication equipment to relay information to each other as they moved.
In no time, four or five uniformed staff members from Flower Falls Gorge arrived on the scene.
They didn't approach directly, instead, they spread out, tightly gripping their weapons, and kept a watchful eye from a distance. One of them shouted:
"Where is he?"
The person making the report instantly raised a hand, pointing towards the bushes, and said emphatically, "Right there! I saw this woman hide that person in the flowers with my own eyes."
"Well done, just wait a moment. Higher-ranking personnel are on their way, and if what you say turns out to be true, the reward for you won't be small!" one of the staff members said slowly.
After speaking, he gave the reporter a knowing glance, then muttered softly to himself, "Provided you can live to collect that reward."
Celia looked at the Flower Falls Gorge staff members surrounding her, and her anxiety reached a peak!
Were the higher-ranking personnel advanced Beast Masters?
She didn't know how Charles had changed his appearance, and she certainly didn't know if such a disguise could be seen through by an advanced Beast Master. Her breathing grew increasingly rapid as she kept glancing back at her daughter, who was pressed closely against her.
"I'm sorry, this person is mistaken. The one behind me is my friend. He was injured in the recent attack and has fallen unconscious. I hid him for his safety." Celia kept explaining.
However, the Flower Falls Gorge staff merely looked at her coldly, with no one responding to her words.
Celia's anxiety intensified to the point of silence, she fell into a dead silence, tightly holding her daughter's small hand, waiting for others to arrive.
Charles is a hero of Genosha, not some crazed Beast Master. There must be a reason for his earlier battle. The Flower Falls Gorge staff in front of her looked at her with eyes full of ruthlessness and indifference, as if they were gazing at someone who was about to die.
"If I admit that Charles was the one who attacked the visitor center just now, will they let my daughter and me leave safely?" Celia thought instinctively.
She could sense the risk, and looking at her daughter behind her, she fell into an unprecedented struggle!
However, ordinary people faced with such a situation had no chance to choose.
Soon, several more Flower Falls Gorge staff members arrived, following a mysterious figure in a black cloak.
"Where's that damn enemy? He ruined our plans and thinks he can hide? Does he not take me seriously at all? How dare he mock me alongside Charles? I will make him wish he were dead!" a voice filled with venom rang out.
The other tourists present instantly felt an unprecedented pressure, it was the oppressive aura of an advanced Beast Master.
Celia's eyes were filled with despair. A bitter smile crossed her face as she gently patted her daughter Deer on the head and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Deer. Mommy will stay with you."
The words of this advanced Beast Master further confirmed Celia's thoughts: these people were all villains!
"Reporting, my lord, the person making the report says the attacker is hiding in the nearby bushes!" someone immediately replied.
The eighth-level Beast Master of the [Constellation] organization, upon hearing this response, glanced at the other members who stood far away, too afraid to approach, and his anger intensified.
Suddenly, dark energy erupted from his hand, striking the nearest member of the [Constellation] organization. The member was sent flying, coughing up blood and falling unconscious.
"Useless! You're so many, yet you don't dare to check? He's just one person!" the eighth-level Beast Master exclaimed sharply.
He didn't even look at the fallen member, who lay unconscious on the ground, but quickly advanced to stand in front of the bushes where Charles was hidden.
Celia and Deer were still blocking the way in front of the bushes.
"Get out of the way!" the eighth-level Beast Master frowned.
Celia took a deep breath and tried again, saying, "My lord, the person inside is my friend..."
Before she could finish her sentence, an intense pressure suddenly enveloped her, making it nearly impossible for her to breathe, and her face began to turn red.
At that moment, there was a sudden noise from the bushes.
A tall young man, around twenty-five years old, crawled out, looking exhausted.
"What's going on? What happened?" the young man said, confusion etched on his face.
His expression was slightly pained, as if he had a headache, and he murmured, "I remember there was some commotion, then someone knocked me down. Hiss, my head hurts so much, I can't remember at all."
Celia froze in place, not expecting Charles to wake up at this moment!
However, the most critical issue now was whether this advanced Beast Master would notice Charles's disguise.
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If he found out, everything would be over!
"My lord, my friend was injured during the commotion, and I was afraid that those two crazy attackers would hurt him, so I hid him in the bushes." Celia suddenly realized what she needed to do.
Her face displayed just the right mix of a normal person's fear, worry, and a hint of relief upon seeing her friend was okay.
"Damn fools! You're completely wasting my time!" the figure in the black cloak cursed. He glanced at the member lying on the ground, unconscious, took a deep breath, then turned to the other members and said slowly:
"Don't let me see your fear of the enemy again. Thoroughly search for those two people!"
Quickly, the staff members who had surrounded Celia scattered in all directions.
Only the figure in the black cloak and the unfortunate member on the ground remained.
Celia let out a sigh of relief, thinking she had successfully concealed everything, the black-cloaked figure had not discovered Charles's identity.
However, the black-cloaked figure did not leave, he stood still, lost in thought.
The other tourists nearby all kept their mouths shut, afraid to speak. The aura of the black-cloaked figure, along with his ruthless actions earlier, instilled fear in them and gave rise to a sense of foreboding.
About a minute and a half later, just as the figure in the black cloak was about to step away, another Flower Falls Gorge staff member appeared not far away, quickly approaching with something in hand.
The recently awakened Charles looked at the dark fragment in the person's hand, and his pupils suddenly contracted!
That was the very thing he had just seen: a bizarre plant fragment from the Flower Falls Gorge visitor center!
When he was at the visitor center, Charles had watched everything turn pitch black, followed by scenes that were too strange to describe. His body had also been affected, as that eerie darkness infiltrated him.
At that moment, with his last bit of clarity, Charles had pulled out the orange-quality disguise item that Wesley had given him from his storage space, completed his disguise, and then left.
[Beast Transformation Flesh [orange-quality]]: A magical disguise item forged from the flesh of a special ferocious beast. It can only be used once and will transform the user into an exceptionally realistic human form based on their thoughts. Both appearance and voice will be remarkably authentic, making it difficult for anyone below a ninth-level Beast Master to discern. After prolonged use, even a ninth-level Beast Master, without direct contact, would be unlikely to detect any anomalies.
The information in his mind indicated that this orange-quality disguise item would not be detected by an eighth-level Beast Master, which was key to his blending in without being discovered.
"With the existence of the [Mysterious Fragment], I can resist this black contamination and lower my spiritual sensitivity, so there shouldn't be any unexpected issues." Charles thought to himself.
He was very curious about what had happened when the staff member approached with the black fragment.
"My lord, it's bad news! The [Body] has undergone a mutation, and it is now highly unstable, almost impossible to control!" the staff member reported as he reached the figure in the black cloak.
The black-cloaked figure frowned, visibly angry, as he looked around, trying to find the attacker's trace.
With Flower Falls Gorge being so large and the number of visitors so high, it would take considerable time to root out the attacker.
And what he lacked the most right now was time!
"Damn it! We don't have much time left. If it comes to it, let a few organization members sacrifice themselves to feed it!" the black-cloaked figure said in a low voice.
Their conversation was completely unguarded, happening right in front of the surrounding tourists.
As the tourists listened to their words and recalled what had happened in Flower Falls Gorge, their anxiety reached a peak.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "My lord, when can we leave?"
The black-cloaked figure sneered, glancing at the person who spoke, and replied, "You can't go back, you're all staying here!"
"What does that mean?"
"What has happened?"
"Why can't we go back?" The surrounding tourists began to speak up repeatedly.