The Gift

The thick scent of blood overpowered every other scent in the air, causing waves of fear to spread among the people people that were on the beach.

"What is it?" one of the elders asked in a hurry, walking forward to check on the chest. Even as he did so, Liang Shufen had already opened the chest fully, revealing the contents for everyone to see.

Multiple gasps of horror ran through the small group when they saw the content. Liang Shufen stepped back in both stunned horror and anger. She turned around to say something but stopped as Alex walked up to the chest.

Alex stood before the wooden box, looking into it. Inside the chest were cut-off heads of about 2 dozen individuals. 

He struggled to keep his anger in check and trembled where he stood, his hand wanting to find the Dragon Emperor and kill him right then.

"Who are they?" Zhou Linfan asked after coming to the front. He looked inside the chest and shook his head.