Lucas noticed Kaelira walking toward him, raised an eyebrow, and shot Xavier a smug look. What was the use of reaching out so early? In the end, wasn’t he the one Sora had chosen? She had even praised how comfortable his wings were to sit on today, so she must really like him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be walking closer.

With a smile on his face, Lucas was about to greet Sora, but she walked right past him and continued forward.

His smile instantly froze.

Xavier looked at Lucas’s stiff expression and let out a quiet snort.

"What are you so proud of? She didn’t choose you either."

Ace watched as Sora passed the first two without stopping, and joy surged through him.

The three of them were standing side by side.

Since Sora hadn’t chosen the first two, that only left him.

His eyes lit up as he stepped forward, ready to embrace her.

However, Sora still didn’t stop.

She walked straight past him as well.

Ace’s expression immediately stiffened.

What exactly did Sora want?

If she wasn’t choosing any of the three of them, where was she planning to sleep tonight?

Lucas and Xavier were equally confused.

There were only four of them here, yet she hadn’t chosen Xavier, nor either of the other three.

Then who did she want?

The four of them exchanged puzzled looks before simultaneously turning toward Sora’s retreating figure.

Ryan, who had already walked ahead, noticed Sora leaving and hurried after her.

The other three watched him with disdain.

What was the point of him following?

Sora hadn’t chosen him either.

But in the very next moment, the three of them immediately chased after him as well.

What if Ryan actually succeeded?

The direction Sora was heading was toward the tribe’s residential area.

Lukan was there too.

Could she be going to find Lukan?

The moment that possibility crossed their minds, none of them could remain calm.

They immediately gave chase.

Several figures shot across the tribe like gusts of wind, one after another.

The surrounding beastmen stared at the scene in confusion.

"What are they doing?"

"Why did they suddenly start running?"

One beastman scratched his head in bewilderment.

"Weren’t they just discussing where Kaelira should sleep tonight?"

"Why did everyone suddenly run toward the residential area?"

Someone quickly replied,

"Isn’t Lukan over there?"

"Maybe Kaelira chose Lukan."

"If she chose Lukan, then why are the others chasing after her?"

"What else could it be?"

"They’re obviously trying to steal her back."

"Do you think they’d suddenly start running without a fight about to break out?"

"That’s possible."

"Come on, let’s go watch!"

The gossip-loving beastmen instantly became excited.

One after another, they rushed after the group.

Such entertainment was rare.

Who would have imagined that one day Sora’s beast husbands would actually fight over her?

Meanwhile, the unmated females watching the scene wore expressions that could no longer be described as mere surprise.

They simply couldn’t understand.

Why did Kaelira deserve this?

What exactly had she done to make so many handsome beastmen compete for her?

If the same thing had happened to the tribe’s acknowledged beauty, Serena, none of them would have found it strange.

After all, Serena was beautiful enough to deserve it.

But Kaelira...

She had once been the fat and unattractive female everyone looked down upon.

None of them could accept this reality.

Had Kaelira secretly used some strange medicine?

Otherwise, how could these beastmen suddenly become so obsessed with her?

No.

They had to follow and expose her.

One of the females suddenly looked around.

"By the way... where has Serena been lately?"

"I haven’t seen her for several days."

The others also searched the crowd with puzzled expressions but found no sign of her.

Naturally, Sora had no idea what everyone behind her was thinking.

She hurried toward her small house, hoping she could still salvage some of her belongings.

However, the moment she saw it, her vision darkened.

The house had burned far too thoroughly.

Nothing remained.

Only blackened charcoal and ashes covered the ground.

The place had become nothing but ruins.

What kind of lightning struck with such terrifying accuracy that it destroyed every single thing she owned?

Sora silently stared at the remains before glancing toward the neighboring houses.

Every other wooden house in the tribe remained perfectly intact.

It seemed she was the only unlucky one.

Lukan had followed closely behind her.

Arriving almost at the same time, he noticed her looking toward the surrounding houses and sighed sympathetically.

"Kaelira..."

"It really was only your house that got struck by lightning."

Already feeling miserable, Sora became even more frustrated.

What kind of ridiculous lightning only targeted her house?

Did the heavens have a grudge against her?

Honestly...

If several houses had been struck together, she might have felt a little better.

Instead, she alone had become the victim.

Looking at the ruins before her, Sora fell silent.

She had even sworn off bad luck recently.

So how had lightning suddenly chosen her house?

At one point, she even began wondering whether this strangely precise lightning had been arranged by the system.

Otherwise...

How could it have been so perfectly timed?

Thinking of that possibility, she turned toward the people beside her.

"When exactly did the lightning strike?"

"The ground isn’t even wet."

"It doesn’t look like it rained."

A bolt of lightning appearing from nowhere on a perfectly sunny day was simply too suspicious.

"Not long after you left that day, there was suddenly a thunderstorm," someone explained.

Sora frowned.

Had the timing really been that perfect?

"The thunder was incredibly loud."

"Fortunately, you weren’t inside."

"Otherwise, with a fire that large..."

"It would have been very difficult."

"The Beast God was still watching over you."

Watching over her?

Sora wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry.

The lightning had conveniently struck only after she left.

She truly couldn’t decide whether it had simply been an unbelievable coincidence... or something deliberately arranged.

With that thought, Sora stepped into the ruins.

If the lightning had been man-made, there should be traces left behind.

She wanted to determine whether this disaster had truly been an act of heaven... or the handiwork of the system.

But...

Why would that broken system even do something like this?

Sora couldn’t understand.

If her suspicion was correct, asking the system directly would be pointless anyway.

The ruins were exactly that—ruins.

Apart from black soot, white ash, and scorched earth, there was nothing left to examine.

Everything was burned black.

No useful clues remained.

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