Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

The castle was shaking violently due to the assault of the elite forces of the Crimson Sun Empire.

It wasn't confirmed how they got here in the first place; the only theory that made sense was that rather than reaching the capital by land, they crossed by the ocean instead. Once they reached shore, they managed to stealthily reach the capital of the empire without being seen.

But then came the contradiction: if somehow this indeed happened, how did they manage to enter in the first place?

The security around the capital is the most structured out of the whole empire. There isn't a way that they would be able to overlook close to a thousand men by the enemy empire!

'The only way to explain is if they already had a spy inside the empire,' Elysia thought.

But if that was the case, then how would the spy know when to come out and help the enemy army? It wasn't like the Crimson Sun soldiers could signal that they had somehow reached the capital.

"Fuck!" Elysia cursed, as there was chaos all around her, making it hard to orientate what was going on.

Most of the family heads had gone out already, battling the enemy soldiers. But what worried Elysia was that the enemy general was nowhere to be seen.

This would either mean that they had attacked with their best forces without their general—which was unlikely—or that their general had already entered the castle and the men outside were just the sacrifices.

"And just when!" Elysia shouted as she shifted her gaze to the emperor. Finally, she managed to corner him—only for something like this to happen.

Her eyes widened a moment later as she realized that Draconis was nowhere to be seen.

"The coward left?!" Elysia shouted in pure disbelief. She knew that the man didn't really have a spine, but to leave when his own castle was under attack was another matter.

"Not to mention that he even left his wives!" Elysia muttered as she gazed at the confused women. They too were looking scared all around, searching for their husband, only to realize in horror that he was gone.

The only person that seemed to be gone, other than the emperor, was Amara, his favoured daughter.

At this moment in time, Elysia hesitated.

Should she join the family heads and help them stop the attack, resulting in fewer casualties? Or should she go after Draconis?

In normal circumstances, stopping the enemy was the first priority as they could endanger the lives of civilians…

But something deep in Elysia told her that she couldn't leave Draconis no matter what—like she was going to regret it deeply if she did.

In this moment, her priority shifted. Draconis represented more danger than the enemy attack.

After all, just a few moments ago he had been cornered, and most knew a man was most dangerous when he had nothing to lose. Considering that after the attack he would still have to answer to the family heads—resulting in him losing his position and most likely getting executed—It wasn't far-fetched to believe that whatever trump card he had left, he was about to play it.

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As such, she gazed at Alexander, who was about to join the fight.

"I am going after Draconis! I hope that the heads will be able to deal with the situation!"

Alexander spared her a glance, only to scoff and wave off with his hand—this was his way of saying that everything was under control.

Not wishing to waste more time, Elysia shot through the castle corridors, hunting for Draconis.

Thankfully, it wasn't hard to orient herself, and soon she reached an old door that seemed to lead downward.

Without stopping, she burst it down as she began to descend.

'Is this supposed to be his hidden lair?' she wondered.

There was no doubt in her mind that whatever he had as a trump card was here, and he was most likely going to use it.

She quickly reached the first floor and once she did, her eyes widened.

The stench of blood hit her instantly—thick, overwhelming. She had never been struck by a scent so vile.

"Gods!" she couldn't help but mutter as she saw hundreds… thousands of human bodies that had been twisted beyond recognition.

Some had more than two arms, some had more than one head. Others had their entire structure changed, like it was some kind of nightmare creature.

Others had their skin either gone or replaced by some kind of other material.

Dozens of eyes, fingers growing in places that they shouldn't.

At this moment, Elysia had no doubt that she was looking at thousands of human experiments.

Most of the subjects were dead, but some managed to move slightly despite their horrific state.

The surroundings weren't much better, as most of it was hidden by the scent and layer of blood.

Looking closely, it was clear that the blood was still fresh, meaning these experiments had been performed recently and quickly—almost as if there was no time remaining.

Elysia gritted her teeth as she headed down to the next level.

At this moment in time, she cursed at herself. She regretted that she tried to make things the right way.

She was going to accuse Draconis of his constant failures and crimes to the heads of the families, uniting them with her to bring him down.

She could have gotten rid of the man herself, but doing so would have created the grounds for civil war and accusations toward her.

"I am so fucking stupid!" she cursed again as she reached the next level. This one was even in a more horrific state.

There were so many bodies that were tucked together that it made it impossible to proceed forward.

It was just an estimate, but it wouldn't be surprising if there were tens of thousands of humans that had been experimented on.

And all this had happened because Elysia didn't take down the emperor sooner. If she had, even a civil war wouldn't have caused so many dead civilians.

Elysia had run out of curses at this point as she began to head down and reached the last floor.

She didn't pay any attention to the giant open door as she entered. Draconis was going to be here, no doubt.

"Where are you, where are you," Elysia repeated endlessly to herself.

At this point, she paid no attention to the twisted humans surrounding her, her focus entirely on chasing Draconis.

The layout of the place was confusing, as there were numerous turns and twists.

But following her instinct, Elysia moved lightning fast and finally, turning the closest corner, she saw him.

A man with golden hair and eyes, running away fast, clearly with a destination in his mind.

"Found you," Elysia spoke coldly, as the world around her seemed to shudder from her powers.

There was no doubt that the man was planning to do something drastic at this point in time, and Elysia wasn't going to let him do it.

So she took a deep breath as the world around her seemed to become more and more distorted… and then she attacked full force.