Before this, the salvation squad had considered countless possibilities. They had speculated that the King of Aberrant Beasts could be a tiger, a lion, an elephant, or some amalgamation of various animals, so they had devised battle plans for every conceivable scenario. But never in their wildest imaginations had they expected the King of Aberrant Beasts to take a human form!

How does it do that? Mimicry? Or some ability that has yet to be discovered?

A chill shot up from the soles of their feet to their crowns. It was the primal fear of the unknown. Would our guns, cannons, sabers, and swords really be effective?

The squad leader signaled for them to launch a sneak attack as planned. Panicking is useless now. The only way forward is to fight with our lives on the line and carve out a brighter future for humanity! At the very...