This brand-new arrangement attracted more customers to the bar—even someone like Ben Carter, who usually didn’t care much about the environment, felt much more comfortable after seeing it. It was also from that time that he began to slowly learn how to appreciate fine liquor.

While observing the various people in front of him, Ben Carter was also lost in his own thoughts. Three years ago, when he was wandering, he was taken in by the leader of the Seven Eagles Hall, Black Eagle. Unexpectedly, they were all espers as well, and he was accepted as the youngest, Little Eagle. At last, he was able to live a year of stable life.

But two years ago, a great battle broke out in the Seven Eagles Hall. Because he intervened, it triggered the disaster that led to the destruction of the Seven Eagles Hall. It was only then that he learned his strange ability was called Devour, and that this power was actually a taboo in the world of espers.

What is a taboo? It’s a power so strong that it terrifies everyone, and at the same time, it’s something everyone desires.

At that time, in a moment of desperation, he somehow absorbed the energy of several espers from the Mighty Eagle Alliance who had come to annex them. Those people died mysteriously on the spot, and the rest of the invaders were wiped out by the Seven Eagles. Afterwards, because the energy within him was fluctuating violently, he was sent away to prepare for advancement. There are no secrets that can be kept forever; unexpectedly, the news still leaked out, triggering that disaster.

Ethan Eagle, who barely managed to escape with his life, immediately took him far away from Yanping, evading the pursuit of various forces. Although no one ever found them, they kept moving from place to place, hiding in all sorts of remote locations, always on guard against threats from all sides.

When he learned that it was because of him that six of his brothers had died, he became dazed and muddled all day, sinking into deep self-blame. He hadn’t been much of a drinker before, but now he drowned his sorrows in alcohol every day, which made Ethan Eagle extremely anxious. But they were facing too many enemies now, and their enemies were too powerful. Ethan Eagle was constantly preoccupied with their escape, and simply had no time to comfort him.

One day, Ethan Eagle finally made up his mind and said this to him: since they were brothers, there should be no distinction between them—his problems were everyone’s problems. Although the deaths of Black Eagle and the others were somewhat related to him, the Mighty Eagle Alliance had always intended to annex the Seven Eagles Hall. If he hadn’t intervened, the brothers might not have survived the first battle. In fact, he had actually saved their lives.

Besides, the Mighty Eagle Alliance was already a powerful force, far beyond what their small hall could withstand. To be honest, if the brothers hadn’t left, they would never have been able to defeat the Mighty Eagle Alliance. With their refusal to surrender, they would have all died in the end anyway, and his actions were just a catalyst. But no matter how powerful their enemies were, this grudge had to be avenged.

Ethan Eagle truly lived up to his name—eloquent and persuasive. Although these words still couldn’t relieve Ben Carter’s guilt, his mood did improve a little, and his spirits were lifted. At the same time, he engraved the belief in revenge deep in his heart.

Seeing that he was feeling a bit better, Ethan Eagle told him the plan he had come up with after days of deep thought for their future actions. The two of them together were too conspicuous and easily discovered by their enemies, so separating was inevitable. Ethan Eagle would go to find the eighth brother, who was hiding in the shadows. He had funds and some trained personnel, and Ethan Eagle needed to manage these as the foundation for future revenge.

This brings up the fact that the Seven Eagles Hall actually had not just seven, but eight eagles. The eighth, Dark Eagle, was an ordinary businessman who, on the surface, had nothing to do with the Seven Eagles, but secretly provided ample funds and trained many people for the Seven Eagles Hall. Apart from the brothers themselves, no one else knew of Dark Eagle’s existence. Now that the Seven Eagles Hall had been destroyed, revenge could only rely on Dark Eagle’s strength. But since Dark Eagle was just a regular businessman, some matters still had to be handled by Ethan Eagle.

Although Little Eagle had been taken in by Black Eagle and was a brother to them, he was rarely involved in the hall’s affairs, and he wasn’t able to handle these matters for now. However, in the future, revenge would definitely require his abilities. There was a reason why the Devour ability was so feared. For now, what he needed to do was to research more information and better understand his own powers.

At first, he was unwilling and wanted to follow Ethan Eagle to prepare for revenge. But thinking about it, he realized he didn’t have much real knowledge, and he was the main target. If he was exposed, even Dark Eagle and the others might be exposed as well. Besides, he really didn’t understand his own chaotic abilities and needed to figure them out. Under these circumstances, staying with Ethan Eagle was not a wise move.

To research this kind of information, most of it was material left over from before and after the Cataclysmic War, and much of it had been sealed away by the Bureau. The rest could only be found in those ancient libraries, and people his age were usually in college. So, the best place for him was a university. And with its many old libraries and excellent universities, Xinghai was the place to go. So he reverted to his original name, Ben Carter, and Little Eagle disappeared from the world.