“Pathetic beasts!” Ember spat out as she heard the ground shaking violently immediately after Darian’s warning as if the beasts wanted to prove he was right that they were coming as said.Alden did not relax to even look around despite the terrifying sound of beasts coming closer with each passing second, his eyes were on the wolf he and Ember were attacking to kill.‘At this point! We need to quickly deal with these two beasts before the real threat arrives,’ there was a hidden panicked look on his face which he refused to allow to reflect on his face.From the earthquake-like sound that was coming from afar, this time around the beasts were not small. Getting surrounded here when they are still battling against these wolves will put them at a big disadvantage and the risk of being overwhelmed by the enemy's strikes.‘So this is what the main characters in novels always face. And now it’s me. This is crazy!’Alden thought as he silently took in a deep breath as he admitted thoughtful

Darian, Zara, and Storm, with calm and focused looks on their faces, stood in a perfect triangle formation. Each of them already had their weapons drawn, ready to clash with any beast that dared to make a single wrong move against them.In their middle, Ember knelt beside Alden, her hands glowing faintly with white light. Her fingers trembled as she pressed them over his wound, pouring out her healing energy as fast as she could. Sweat ran down her forehead from both fear and exhaustion.Alden’s body was slowly recovering thanks to her help and his own healing ability working together, but it wasn’t fast enough. Ember bit her lower lip, praying silently that he would be able to stand soon.They were already surrounded.The beasts were already here, standing only a few distances away from them.From a quick rough count, there were more than thirty. But this time, it wasn’t just Scor-Eye Wolves. There were Fang Rabbits, black-skinned leopards, different types of wolves, and many other s