Chapter 176: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (40)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (40) ༻

Cien’s mind was in absolute disarray.

Anyone would have been the same. A chain of explosions abruptly erupted and sent the entire area into pandemonium.

The pained cries of those sprawled on the ground tore through the previously festive atmosphere, and she was soon engulfed in an intensifying wave of negative emotions as more and more people became injured.

Gripped by a suffocating terror, her breath failed to escape her lungs.

Possessing eyes capable of seeing through all sorts of emotions, she was unaccustomed to unexpected, rapid shifts in emotions of this scale.

It wasn’t just limited to human emotions. She could even faintly grasp the intentions of all living creatures.

This included both their hostility and murderous intent.

As such, she should have been able to detect their emotions and notice the ambush. However, her eyes hadn’t captured even a fragment of an otherwise conspicuous emotion until the very moment the demonic cats exploded.

It was an inexplicable situation that bordered on impossibility.

No normal living being was capable of remaining so unfazed in front of death. It was as if the cats’ emotions were disconnected from their bodies.

Cien inadvertently trembled in the face of an unprecedented situation.

As the chain of explosions continued, her knights stepped forward one by one, offering themselves as shields against the blasts. Had she not bolstered the number of knights present, her safety would not have been guaranteed.

Picturing the grim possibility of what could have happened, her legs gave out, and she found herself on the ground.

Amidst her trembling, the figure of a man’s back flashed through her mind.

It was a man with black hair and golden eyes.