Alfred shook his head. "No. Because they can drop soul bones. Humanity is the greediest species of all. Soul beasts are disappearing not because they threaten us, but because killing them benefits us too much."
Ray was shaken. For the first time, he truly understood the imbalance between humans and soul beasts. Even though the creatures in the spirit ascension platform were illusory, the bitterness lingered.
*
"Big brother, please don't be angry," Violetta Fireheart whispered timidly.
Veyron Fireheart's face was twisted with rage. Their clan had paid a heavy price for those rebellion spirit ascension platform entry cards, yet both of them had been eliminated because of his carelessness.
The memory of being swallowed by elemental devastation still haunted him. It had taken a full day just to recover.
