CH493 Enlightenment
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Alex could scarcely believe his eyes.
His nonsensical words had actually brought enlightenment to Kavakan and Udara—two people who had been stuck on the cusp of breaking through into the Elite Rank.
Kavakan's heartbeat began to thump like war drums, so loud that even the expedition members around him could hear it clearly.
His breathing deepened and his pupils sharpened.
And inside his mind, a new truth settled into place.
'There is no need to overthink complicated things. Nature is neither good nor evil.'
'It simply is.'
'If you are strong, you survive.'
'If you are weak… you get swallowed as food for the strong.'
'It has nothing to do with righteousness or wickedness. It is simply the law that all life must adhere to.'
In that instant, Kavakan's [Call of the Wild] surged forward, breaking into the next level as his understanding of nature—and what it meant to be a predator—deepened.
Weretigers were 'beasts' wearing the skin of men.
