Blood Assimilation

[Understood, Young Lord!] The subordinate solemnly replied. 

"Hm. But then again, those poor and pitiful students of the academy are just unlucky. Since they'll be caught up in this without even knowing what was going on. They can only blame their fellow classmate for getting on my last nerves." David Silvermoon muttered to himself afterward. 

A moment later, he then relayed his orders: "Remember, once they reach the Beast Forest's constructed path, have our people ready on standby on the other side with that thing. And after determining the right timing… In any case, just release it a few minutes before they approach your location and then get as far away as you can to prevent any casualties on our side. With the rampage of that thing, they can only assume that it was some mutated beast attack and nothing else."

He revealed a smile after saying this, and then said in a confident tone: "With this meticulous plan and the identity of that thing, they won't be able to trace it back to us anyway, don't you think so?" 

[Young Lord is right. The people of this district had barely recovered from losing so many strong people during that apocalyptic-class gate outbreak 19 years ago. Nowadays, even their technology is lacking compared to our western district] The subordinate stated. 

Then he continued in a solemn and an affirmed tone: [Please rest assured, Young Lord. I will follow your instructions and carry out your orders without fail] 

"Very well. Get to it right away. And make sure you confirm his death afterward no matter what, do you understand? Do not fail me like the others." David Silvermoon said to him. 

[…Understood, Young Lord] The subordinate paused for a bit and then responded in a respectful tone.

Soon, the line of communication was cut off. 

Right now, David Silvermoon was now by himself inside his hotel room.

"Too bad, I won't be able to personally witness the terror and despair on your face as you struggle to survive only to meet your inevitable end, Randy Smith!" He spat out these words one by one in resentment as his expression twisted, displaying a sinister wide grin.

…

On the other side. 

The buses that were taking the graduating students of Sky Rise Academy had just reached the east gate. 

After checking in with the city guards, they proceeded through the opened gate and through the barrier that only allowed those with identification cards.

But at that moment, the barrier was slightly split apart just enough to allow the three school buses that were carrying three different classes of students to pass through. 

And just like that, they made their way out of the protected city and into the wilderness where anything could happen if one happened to let down their guard. 

However, the institution and instructors were prepared for this, as they purposely used the reinforced vehicle provided by the military to conduct their trip this time. 

And also, the path that they would be taking does not have strong mutated beasts or other creatures within its proximity. 

That was because all the strong beasts and monsters were cleared out a long time ago by the military and the hunters.

And now, only the weak and low-leveled creatures roamed the place, so they had nothing to worry about most of the time. 

Even in the off chance that something does attack them, the instructors who were all C-Rank and B-Rank in combat power could easily deal with the creatures that dares to attack them. 

With that in mind, they made their way through the constructed path and then continued to make their way to their destination without any problems along the way. 

At this point, Randy was looking outside through the back window as he suddenly frowned out of nowhere without knowing the reason. 

But he could vaguely tell that something was wrong after they made their way through the constructed path for a while. 

According to what they had learned in the academy, although the beasts and monsters near the constructed path may indeed be weak creatures, however, that does not mean that they were not fierce and violent enough to attack any passersby taking the safe road through the forest. 

'So how come there aren't any sightings of a beast or monster throughout this journey?' He wondered. 

This does not make any sense if one deeply thought about it since mutated beasts and other creatures had developed mutated bodies and senses, and thus, they could easily sense when their preys were nearby.

So how come they are not even showing themselves even though the school bus had been traveling the road for so long?

After pondering some more, he then thought of a possibility.

Danger!

The one trait that all beasts and monsters share in common were their ability to sense danger ahead of time. 

Then perhaps, the reason why they have not shown themselves may be related to that; they were afraid of something.

After all, despite there being so many humans traveling through the Beast Forest, there was not a single creature in sight, as if they were afraid of something and decided to hide instead.

'Most likely, there is something quite troublesome in this forest, enough to ward off these weak mutated creatures within the vicinity around the constructed path. I need to inform the instructors about this discovery since it seems like they're not aware of this matter. With my current senses, I can definitely smell some trouble up ahead.'

'But would they believe me just because I say so? Especially teacher Liu, who would disregard my words to save his face or something? …Forget it, I don't have time to deal with another nonsense argument with someone who was clearly aiming for me a while ago for some reason.' 

With that thought in mind, Randy did not bother to share his thoughts and discovery but instead, remained vigilant and prepared himself for what is to come. 

After all, when it all comes down to it, he was nothing but a student and since the instructors could not discern that something was wrong, then it is their responsibility to bear the consequences afterward.

As long as he survives, then even if some students end up dying during this trip, it will not matter to him, as most of these people were trash humans who only know to bully the weak for their own benefit and ego.