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Chapter 220 - Bite, or Be Bitten

The night had finally passed.

A veil of pearl-gray draped the camp, pierced by the dying embers of the fire. Around them, the shadows of beasts still prowled, furtive silhouettes in the darkness, their eyes glowing like cursed lanterns. Yet none had crossed that invisible threshold which divided their hunger from death.

Maggie knew why.

It wasn't the fire, nor the weapons, nor even the fragile order maintained by the soldiers. No, it was that invisible pressure, heavy as an anvil, emanating from the Awakened. A muted force that seeped into the air, almost animal, almost dominative. For weaker creatures, it was a siren of doom — a promise of instant death. For those of equal strength, it was a tempting balance, like an arena calling them. And for the stronger… ah, for those, it was an irresistible temptation, a promised feast.

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