Chapter 355

Later that evening, the emergency bell of the town tolled. It was loud, shrill, and urgent.

Vathar hadn't gone to see Eron in days and was among the many who rushed to the town square to hear the news but the scene that greeted them stole the breath from his lungs.

Five bodies were laid out before them, half-eaten, mangled, and torn. Their flesh hung in ribbons and their bones were shattered. Their faces were unrecognisable but judging by their clothes, they were townspeople who had gone to the neighboring towns for business. 

How did they end up like this? 

“Demons…” He heard some people whisper. “It's the work of demons.”

A lot of people began to retch from the sight and the stink. Most women fainted and others turned away, unable to bear the terrible sight of people they once knew like that. 

Vathar staggered back in horror, but it wasn’t the gore that made him do so. 

It was the scent.

He couldn't smell the usua