[Donaldâs Perspective]
This wasnât the first time I was in Armstrongâs office, but we usually had a lot of people here to discuss matters. This was the first time we were alone.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Armstrong sat back down at his table, a little exhausted, but he poured me a glass of water.
The recent chain of events had been a major blow to him and his pack, and we both knew that this was only the beginning. There were no casualties tonight, but what would happen next? When would this end? I knew the questions weighed heavily on our minds, but we couldnât back down because everyoneâs safety depended on us.
âWhat did His Majesty want to tell me?â Armstrong said.
âThis attack is more complicated than we thought,â I said. âI thought it was just an ordinary pack fight, with at most some defected Lycans involved. But it looks like itâs far more complicated than that.â
Armstrongâs expression turned serious. âWhy do you say that?â he asked.
âAs I said previously, the attacker might have special wolf claws. At that time, I believed that there were some Lycan mutations in the attackerâs body. However, such mutations are not likely to exist on a large scale. Thatâs what we discussed last time.â
âThatâs right. Although these attacks donât have a pattern, they arenât random. Theyâre very organized. They canât be just one or two mutated Lycans. Someone secretly planned all of this. We just donât know what the other partyâs goal is yet.â
âIf they are organized, it should be a rather tight system. Think about it. Since he could launch such a successful attack, he must not be mediocre. How can he allow all his subordinates to be mutated Lycans? Letâs not talk about the possibility of him finding so many mutated Lycans. In terms of attack power alone, the combat power of a mutated Lycan is shocking even to our people. How can he ensure that he can completely control his subordinates?â
âWhat if heâs a mutant himself?â Armstrong said.
I shook my head and said, âIâm more inclined to think that thereâs another possibility. That heâs controlling his subordinates in some way, and this is definitely a way they canât resist. The most likely possibility is drugs. However, werewolves with strong physiques are also very resistant to various drugs. Iâve never been able to think of a way to completely control them before, but what happened tonight gave me a new idea.â
I looked at Armstrong and changed the subject. âDid you notice the unconscious man tonight?â
âOf course.â
âWhat was your impression of him?â
Armstrong frowned and thought for a moment. âHeâs not very tall. Heâs not even as good as some of our patrolmen, let alone your royal Lycans. Thatâs why we suspected at first that our own people were attacked and went to investigate the villagers in the surroundings.â
âThatâs right,â I said. âHeâs a very weak type of Lycan. Someone like him could end up as the lowest Omega in the pack.â
âThen could he be from a pack in the surroundings? Should I send someone to ask around?â
âNo. I think heâs the man who attacked us.â
I closed my eyes for a moment and glanced over sharply. This was the conclusion I had come to after a night of thinking.
âIf heâs the attacker, why would he be unconscious in our territory?â Armstrong frowned and asked. âYour people didnât catch up to him at all. His superficial wounds are nothing.â
âDo you remember what Karl said?â I asked in a low voice. âHe said he only lost the other partyâs aura after following him here.â
âBut he also confirmed that this personâs aura didnât belong to the person who attacked him,â Armstrong said.
âWhat if, somehow, he changed his aura?â
I saw Armstrongâs extremely surprised expression.
âCan this be done?â
âAssuming he changed his wolf-claw form and aura in some way at the same time, and it did a lot of damage to his body. Karl chased him a long way. Itâs entirely possible that after some time, he became weak and fainted there,â I deduced.
âThis is unbelievable,â Armstrong said.
âI know.â How could I not know that this statement was so bizarre that I didnât dare to rashly say my deduction in front of everyone? Instead, I discussed it with Armstrong in his office. As the current Alpha of the Silver Moon Tribe, at least the two of us should have the same pace and direction.
âIf thatâs the caseâ¦â Armstrong muttered.
âThen the power behind it must be far beyond our imagination,â I continued.