Chapter 73: Dale
The golem was already upon them.
Dale knew it—without the slightest doubt—that he couldn't deal with it. And if he couldn't withstand it… then Lyss certainly wouldn't even last a moment.
Dale was born into a low noble house, one that had long since lost its former strength and became negligible.
Their founder, the first patriarch, had once been a powerful Beast Master, strong enough to carve out a name but not distinguished enough to be granted a surname by the Emperor.
And as if fate had decided to mock them, after the patriarch, no one in the bloodline awakened a Beast Taming ability again.
The house didn't fall overnight; it simply… stagnated. Sustaining solely by the lingering prestige and strength of its founder, it continued to exist, waiting for a successor. With humanity's extended lifespans, people believed the family would endure until another successor emerged.
It didn't.
