The air tingled nervously.
The atmosphere grew electric.
The mood was uncertain and fraught with danger.
The hybrid beings didn't make any threatening moves, they simply drew closer and closer to the Martial Sages in slow and non-threatening gestures.
They moved measuredly and carefully, aware that the other party was on the very edge of initiating hostilities.
Their inhuman pupils, no more than thin slits, were intelligent and aware nonetheless, and Bodhisattva Maitreyi didn't sense in them any of the common irrational or feral mannerisms that were common to beasts.
It meant that despite possessing beast-like physiology in their eyes, head, and other parts of their body, they were still capable of self-control, reason, and rationality.
Because their bodies were bare and ungarbed, it was easy to see to what extent they were inhuman, with many having fur across their limbs and some even having claws and paws for hands and fingers.
