Chapter 174: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (38)

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Ravaged by explosions, the city was in ruins.

Craters, born at the epicenter of the blasts, marred the landscape, and the groans and screams of dozens of people sprawled on the ground filled the air.

The Homecoming Festival was an event that involved not only academy students but also a huge number of civilians.

Considering that multiple explosions had gone off in the middle of such a big event, the devastation they wrought was unimaginable.

I hadn’t expected, even in my wildest imaginations, that there would be self-destructing demonic beasts.

All living creatures typically adhered to their survival instincts. A creature, regardless of whether it was demonic or not, sacrificing itself to cause an explosion contradicted all norms.

It seemed more plausible that these creatures were purposely engineered for malevolent purposes, and they successfully brought down pandemonium.

The masses were in a frenzy as they screamed and hastily attempted to flee. It was utter chaos.

It was understandable. If I was feeling this bewildered despite having anticipated an attack, it was obvious how panicked everyone else was feeling.

However, fleeing was the worst response. The attack wouldn’t stop merely because they were running away.

Just like I expected, more cats began growling and swelling, their bodies grotesquely deforming as their flesh expanded into abnormal lumps.

At a glance, there appeared to be dozens of them.

On paper, we had enough force to withstand hundreds of demonic beasts with proper coordination. Although we were just a ragtag group of students, each and every member of the Knight Division and the Magic Department was a student of the prestigious Academy whose individual talents had been recognized.

Yet, the lack of practical combat experience and the ghastly sight of blood and gore splattering everywhere posed a serious problem.