Their hearts froze when they saw it turn to them completely, its large mouth opening as it stared into the sky.
ROAAARRR!
"RUNNN!" Enok yelled, and the group of them dashed after him, following the narrow path he mapped out for them. He had been through this area a few times in the past and therefore he was familiar with a few pathways they could take.
This was his least favorite one, but what could they do? The rest of the paths would open them up for slaughter!
"Hurry! Hurry!"
The group sprinted as quickly as they could. They were relieved to see Helios keeping up pace with them and, if they weren’t so scared, they’d even be impressed.
ROAAAR!!!
They gasped when they heard the sound of heavy stamping rush towards them, getting closer and closer. The damned beast was really fast for its size and it would really be able to catch up to them in time!!
Slash!
Bang!
The sound of slashing and destruction followed behind them, each crash hitting their own hearts, and they couldn’t help but imagine themselves being in the middle of it!
Helios looked back to see how close it actually was and what they were dealing with. He regretted it immediately.
He almost fell when he saw that it was less than ten meters away from them! It was even more terrifying up close. Its matte black skin made it look like a lurching shadow—one that was aiming to maim them!
It also seared its claws as it ran after them, cutting the thick tree trunks—and perhaps a few monsters in the way—like they were cheese. Some blood and sinew from the smaller mobs even splattered in his direction!
"SHIT!" he cursed, whipping his attention back to what was ahead of him and not daring to look back again.
He also couldn’t afford to do so. The path they were taking was around the mountains and over the rock outcroppings. It required a lot of balance to traverse, otherwise, they’d fall down and they might as well accept their fates!
For a while, they were handling it well, and the odd terrain actually slowed down the beasts following them. Sadly, even the most experienced of men were vulnerable to even the littlest mistakes.
Shim, while defending against a weaker monster coming at him, waved his axe with so much force that he wasn’t able to control his own inertia in time. When the ground he stepped on wasn’t leveled, he immediately lost his balance.
"AHHH!" he screamed, and the stout guy tried to balance himself while he fell, but he only ended up facing above him because of the terrain.
"SHIM!!" Puto yelled, and Raz also paled. However, they were already too far ahead to do anything.
"NO!"
Senson had his bow and arrow out, but he couldn’t even help his teammate because he, too, was dealing with monsters trying to clobber him.
Shim could only watch as the large monster opened its mouth, no doubt about to eat him whole.
What he didn’t expect was the sound of a soft whistle slicing through the air next to him. This was followed by someone tugging on his shirt, pulling him up.
BOOM!
Shim’s eyes widened as he looked at the explosion that came out of nowhere, not even noticing he was being dragged backwards by someone.
He watched as the heat and force of the explosion caused the monster to straighten its back in its anger, holding its face in pain.
ROAAAR!!
Fortunately, they soon entered more difficult terrain. In some parts, it was a narrow cliff, and in some areas it was a tunnel. This was really a path less taken, and it was the only way they had right now. frёewebηovel.cѳm
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