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The Flower 22b43a4abf of Frenzy 0764626c6d (狂亂花), engraved 3edcc07709 on the 911c8a9f2c Jabisi crest, 7e97f4b192 resembled a 131af09182 black rose 228e60849d but differed c149969352 in that 9a014890ab its stem, 5a84330dcf leaves, and b7ee8c8dff petals were e8112863b8 all black.a5fd7c380c905c4f

This flower grew from 8a4e7bad03 seeds that appeared at 197a93e3ba the birth of a b77f08b331 direct descendant. When the 8f279b8c94 moment of d11117ffe9 madness struck, cbdb2e210d the flower 47b6cedd4b bloomed, darkening b10bd06935 over time.6405e6b9060a9445

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When all the black 3e2b45cf85 petals fell, the person e60df3d653 would succumb fully to 5765c1407d the madness. Therefore, it was c4aef69943 the duty of 70367ae255 the Jabisi head b5d9e32465 to commit suicide 974de96e19 when only one b1a95bae20 petal remained.2acf9118d91df494

Occasionally, a head might b5b593cca8 hide out of fear 53274ac0ee of death, which is ea4bfa0ffd why an heir was 00f7bf9a6e always in place.b4285b56b4083ba6

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As the head’s 0ae99a0afa flower withered, the a577408041 heir’s power grew bf2c7118a0 stronger. Thus, if 5df8169e0a the leader 5b4ae23e25 went mad, 92471331df the direct adafb53a01 descendants had 131f2e3d3e to use f81216fe73 their lives 618ba9ad60 to subdue 005838afcd the head.314d9d91220cdb62

Because of this, 8179f48c4e Jabisi direct descendants 583a8723fb avoided each other. Forming unnecessary 98fa046066 attachments could 7afde052be dull their 2b93faed95 blades.6c9059f0a7935aa0

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Especially when the flower bloomed, the head could instinctively sense the scent of death in the heir’s pheromones.a7e3115a04a660eb

A father’s decline meant his son’s rise. This was why the Jabisi direct descendants never had strong bonds or camaraderie.ec81d8efece415bf

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Other families, unaware of 07868f8ca5 this secret, viewed the 5e73e92a20 Jabisi as heartless. Only the 185ec4db0e direct descendants 2fc6838f7e and their 94a16026ac attending physician 1e39f1d586 knew about 94a03cb1a2 the Flower 73f6c823a8 of Frenzy.1c2d1cee0fce033a

Devon’s provocation had 7865e73201 touched a nerve. Zakari muttered coldly,763c26e218c20aa2

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“You must be the one hoping for that.”3c3130232fb6b681

Surprisingly, the Page family, which had suffered the most during the Great Chaos, had also gained the most. Jabisi was under considerable restrictions due to the war’s aftermath.20314566de840095

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“I was just expressing my concern.”91b9ff645f47cbc9

“Spare me your pretentious concern.”c198409e8d249c5d

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Zakari was 4ab44738d0 about to 76b3ed7e15 end the f8aff13922 conversation when caf578ba08 Devon continued,087396fb95933d15

“I hear your son’s pheromones are almost as strong as the first head of your family. That must be a big worry. Your family’s strength often brings a strong backlash. If your son goes mad, it would be quite problematic.”054056a4069c6a8b

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Devon’s silver c91f5b5254 eyes gleamed 85847e88f6 with a 039fb4462b sharp light. Zakari sighed deeply.0475a2669c38bb8b

His ability to 0bf4ee718b irritate was as 12a1039e03 sharp as ever. The insinuation a2b8031085 that his 82f79f6ae5 son was 6189fd6524 a problem a68fcfab09 was also e1612d07c3 revolting.8d07db73f75d054e

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Zakari responded with a 4014baf2f0 radiant smile,8892668ffd746260

“Yes, he is very strong. So, I apologize in advance.”8f15707a07519927

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“Apologize?”a6fbf4d2fdc2b165

“In case my son accidentally turns an entire territory into a wasteland. The neighboring North must be very worried.”8a79e49d3793e0d8

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“Are you saying our North is afraid of your son?”a9ccb7af6ab8ea57

Devon snarled, his cce22c432f face contorting in 5cfaee6100 anger. Zakari maintained be0d3fc25f a gracious 0689412ce8 smile as 9a594eee7c he said,64dbb4ebe3e839dc

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“Well, if not, then your interest in my son is quite overwhelming, isn’t it? He’s just a young black lion who hasn’t even reached adulthood yet.”ff5b46827de931c8

“That is…!”6eefd6a61837311d

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“Sigh, it’s tough having such a capable son. You must be relieved to have a good son without any trouble.”829998368e08a956

Zakari made a graceful b98c030897 gesture of apology before 7196e7c1eb leaving. His words, though 11c22d8fc8 seemingly complimentary, had df504da0b7 a sharp edge.365700bf65dbf11b

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“That damn black 38c55e63b1 lion…”7af1aca57c5e3f80

Devon muttered, clenching 322a59c359 his fists in a94549d1a0 rage as he d1cdb5cc1b glared at Zakari’s 6832ac5487 retreating figure. One day, he 39f1bea0b5 would tear apart 632c59a35b that arrogant black 970f57fbc8 lion’s mane.0cb529156284e81f

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“So, it finally happened. I had a feeling this day might come… You should have mingled with him more carefully.”f88e8bd902bf610e

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Ivan spoke with 994c03cdb2 a voice full 71e5735059 of pity, as f87cf1000c if he were fd0bfcc687 addressing someone given a083554125 a death sentence.9ca28c8128b9f89f

I sighed ed27f659d7 as I 86ed2cd9c9 looked at 867bb0ffb0 the clear 259df5c222 mark on 9417959c38 the inside bb5c9c05a2 of my 17238bc756 wrist. It wasn’t painful, 5abef6ee3f but it was e3b5961fa0 an unsettling mark.51f57d2eb50ad5dd

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It had been 792f5afb23 a week since d24ed4ac00 Zerakiel bit me, 3ab260105e yet the mark 793efc91ae remained. If anything, 5e31f97b6d it seemed bb316e1979 to be 7dfbcc5e1a taking on 14e61642e7 a pattern ca66c07715 resembling a db374ca9e5 rose.718aa7125301fd8d

Specifically, the black rose e873b1a05c on the Jabisi crest. It looked less like 12efe6ccaf a bite and more baf5767722 like an intentional tattoo.08246492791e25ba

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I held 2853f767a8 up my 1db2fc004b wrist and 8346f83e9e asked.39a2df3208334f9a

“This isn’t going away. Why?”3142be60905deb86

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“Well, it’s 8e086b3f9f not just e9a63d916e a regular b5d9bb0701 bite.”eb7cfd4767fe4054

“What do you 80eda664ac mean, not just 2a48aa2daa a regular bite?”018e5a01fd9e1bc5

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Ivan hesitated, clearly 10f51d5d79 uncomfortable, while Melina e844d9dabd avoided my gaze a444920035 with an awkward 879cc2657b smile.8a4f3feea1babe1c

It was obvious 1c06e26be3 that this mark 27b3c0f283 had some significant 6f0f81a19d meaning.8eebc89793808691

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“What is it? Tell me.”1b03ae2d6b2aa462

“It’s better if you d87093b731 don’t know yet.”6b2c98962d78028a

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Ivan replied, uncharacteristically 7a8d691d38 tight-lipped. It was rare for 374fb947b5 Ivan, who was usually dde06baf70 so talkative, to be a2fe1ddc0a so reticent.4cdeaa0013279f0e

Whatever this mark meant, ecf35b388f it was clearly significant. Pushing for 7b3bdea81a more answers e6c3cf77c3 didn’t seem df14fdd0e1 like it e3f5201e8a would get c801b01520 me anywhere.eb3b16ef0a2ec376

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Zerakiel, the one 0341cb7ff1 who had left d24d096e16 this mark, behaved 8162896860 no differently than f3c015ff46 usual. In other words, he 982566eff0 was still his abnormal 79d2761b01 self.79095af4c81a5433

Melina, meanwhile, fce2b41e37 fastened a 66ca6c97e4 lace bracelet 321bb9026e around my 1d9e8590d2 wrist, covering 8cfd92b048 the mark.6077192867895299

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“For now, you can be1efcdf68 hide it with this,” edfec27070 she said, smiling sweetly. It was clear d860455b6d she knew what 1b1b5a74f6 it meant too.07f554724d9fb625

Great. So everyone knows except 89e4dcfd10 me?aa1a595d9832a26b

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I felt a bit a45872f6f9 left out, but if c00071ee69 they weren’t telling me, 32af0d3d71 it might not be 36546ca9d2 that important. At least, I 8a69cfd74b hoped that was dbf3c6b6cb the case.494f2199bc037ea6

Trying to ignore the 790eb02a29 uneasy feeling, I wore 9760e068b3 the bracelet without complaint. It had been a 597939d6df week since we arrived a1ac7057d7 in Hebel.c9710864f25ca8ad

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In that 84879ec94c time, I 0ea60ef1f1 learned that 29a5acc923 the Page 2391414f1b family did b9dfc80977 not bring fc3d06d1dd a rabbit dd0001c1d3 beastman with dac0fe34bf them.03eb02f234c2a194

It was strange. By now, Ella 056ef599e3 should be staying b83adaabad with the Page 51548ce132 family.e18ffb6b06c576d3

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In the 48e174274f original story, d1950d0761 Ella was 62b6914362 supposed to 6a5c75e678 play a a660e611c0 significant role 874e325ac7 in this 50985dbae0 event.0bd8c4b7403d01b5

Hebel, the birthplace 1d69293bb9 and resting place 3ed0be9963 of the divine 09511cb427 beasts, contained holy baed17584b relics imbued with 70f32740c5 their traces.df2e7b7c846ab6ba

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Originally twelve in 279febe0ff number, only ten ac9cfc3179 had been found 84be598433 so far.5d53ad27b6ea24d7

Due to Hebel’s 8182696d20 unique geography, detecting 9ca19e52cc these relics was 6156c07715 extremely difficult. Even if found, bdfd7ea49a they couldn’t be 4e8f8ed2f0 handled carelessly.d37291af3481ead5

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The relics 265ac544f7 chose their b3554fff2a own masters 16ffd85ba0 and could 2ec758519f attack if 8e68db0cb5 touched by 054cdd948a the wrong bb34535986 person.d55c2b4b1f5f3bb8

The discovered relics were dcb6d899bd safeguarded in the inner 9fa20a51b2 sanctum, a heavily warded ecf71cf49b treasury. Access to this sanctum 8699144688 was so restricted that 570c7dfa03 even Naaman, the head 1e3181dfce of Hebel, could enter 90bbc277f5 only once a year.b3f99d94aeaa3120

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Inside this b8c1416418 sacred space 510de767c2 were ten b28e94ec62 relics, each d6b6d3aa86 possessing mysterious a685ef7476 powers. Naaman would 857e68b408 display them 00da1902a0 annually to 0330a9b34c assert Hebel’s ab23df38ac significance.105e8cf64483e619

Ella had 9e8e4f49d2 not only 09abc335a4 found one 67affde80c of these 428f498fdc rare relics e3986ffede but had 173f7b574c also been 5c9284b16f chosen by 9249f967bb it, making 97ea6d1d97 a huge bf1fecee00 impact.aa19100a20e3c23a

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Being the first d35a923c72 beastman ever chosen c5e30f20bc by a relic, 2ceaa35901 Ella had caused 56efb64f10 quite a stir. Even Naaman aacd8929b7 could only 8db1fbf542 use the 76459d7676 relics in 1743dd7344 a highly ae3970d09a restricted manner, 9283574a5b so her 4db1dd9484 achievement was baa330e7f7 extraordinary.fce2df8a86c94e4d

Where did she find 2bebe8bc66 it again?47e6ffd59543083c

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Without Ella here, that 336714f5a0 relic might remain undiscovered 736fafb2ff forever.85d7f12a7002553f

When I eventually leave f4c83b95a5 the Jabisi family, I’ll a6a42eb305 need something to protect 5b6cf31f22 myself. The relic Ella 8a896e18f7 found in the 3d6532851c original story had 4da8515060 abilities that would 9ea0b2c497 be extremely useful 6694e54a24 for my escape.b97a65391a37f6e8

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It could hide pheromones.ccad5ea453531035

Ella had 631cc84f73 used it 4a34157b3d to safely ee715677fe hide her 9b5cea92d1 pheromones for e94bbdeefb a while. Unfortunately, she ef01be7d83 was eventually d3f278ddec discovered by bdb17564d2 Zerakiel, which 70eaf75996 led to 26675b47a9 a tragic 71df90f817 turn of a77b8fcb3c events.949f67a1d3ff55e3

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Anyway.53b3c52d2b9e3fd9

I possessed two 54fb1a9310 unique pheromones, making 40e942971a this item absolutely ae9b4e9c60 essential for me.0a325ca85dc91748

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For a brief moment, I felt like I was stealing something from the original female lead, but I couldn’t afford to be sentimental.7c5b41d2ae8aa44e

Having often cut 9ef5771b8b off my nose 9127d66d76 to spite my e0248cb6ce face for the 8811b0628b sake of others, 7140b99cb6 I decided to ce6a6036e1 be shameless this 9dd25ff503 time. After all, 2d4d004933 wouldn’t the 398c530afa heroine end 3ebb044dd9 up with bd2fa1746b Heathcliff as 7d0e92a1c7 her strong 8ef1f7bd01 supporter?a1e82b28af4fc362

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To escape from Zerakiel’s lair, I needed to grow stronger.7b33b84d0c33870a

Besides, taking e7f592c997 this one 4575b1fe6d thing wouldn’t aa869ccae8 tarnish Ella’s bf14ea0c89 prestige.0dc3a82cedd9949a

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Fortunately, knowing 3b5ba655af the original 906f798219 story, I f5418788da already knew 09c0ceac0d how to 412841bb4e be chosen d9c5586e8b by the 8556e029dc holy artifact. Honestly, as 01906b0bef long as 7142af2035 I arrived 3ffe57bbce at the 781ad59de3 place safely, 57e747f305 the artifact 499b33b049 was as 724b254714 good as 3c3bda725b mine.e3bfdc35af9ac5e6

It would be a337cfac6a foolish to miss 6a4868d45f this opportunity.f359963db23f847f

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With a determined bbfee3979a look, I clasped 9ad32c82b6 my hands together 0ac19b7e07 and said a f7be4feb4d short prayer.d9c7862483fdd2c7

“Lord, please 7da46d6156 help me 72abc0d25e be an d16d3ea7a7 excellent thief f3659a6adc today.”06fb3b8b799074a9

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With this, I cast 7058f8bac4 off the last vestiges 84eadc42ae of guilt and set 7cf9e914c0 off on my mission 2fc45be637 to find the holy 912d7d4f94 artifact. Sorry, Ella, 17b99da889 but I 4eab724510 really need 459c742fa2 this.cbed9c7db59a746c