The Author's POV

Chapter 808

"Haaa… Haa…"

Within the confines of a large forest, the echo of two rough breaths could be heard. They belonged to none other than Hein and Ava, and they had been running for what seemed like an eternity at that point.

Their lungs burned, their legs ached, and their hearts pounded so loudly that it was a wonder the creatures chasing them hadn't heard.

"Over here!"

They found themselves in the middle of a thick forest, with the trees towering high above them and their leaves obscuring the majority of the sunlight. They had a hard time seeing where they were going, but they dared not slow down.

"This wa-no, shit! This way!"

The intense fight that they had only moments before evaded left visible damage on Hein's armor in the form of cracks and dents.

Ava's clothes were torn and bloodied, her hair a tangled mess. They were both exhausted, but they knew they couldn't stop yet.

"Shit... there's too many..."

Hein muttered, his breath coming out in ragged gasps.

"Where the fuck are we?"

Ava cursed under her breath, her legs feeling like they were made of lead.

Rustle! Rustle!

The sound of leaves rustling in the wind froze them in their tracks. They turned to see more than a dozen creatures emerging from the underbrush, their eyes blazing with an insatiable hunger. Ava and Hein's expressions crumbled at that moment.

"Shit, they're already here. Hurry and run; I'll hold back their first attack!"

Hein shouted, his voice laced with desperation.

Clank―! Clank―! Clank―!

In spite of his anxiety, he took a step forward, and as he did so, his shield broke up into nine separate pieces and floated in front of him.

A translucent green field connected each individual section of the shield, and the result was the formation of a rectangular barrier that covered a large portion of the land in front of him.

Boom―! Boom―!

"Urkghh!"

When the creatures first began their assault, the shield shook violently. Hein could taste something sweet at the very back of his throat, but he gritted his teeth and retracted his shield away.

The pieces found their way back to him and pieced themselves together again.

"Let's go."

Hein immediately changed course and made a beeline for the woods without wasting a single second of time. Although Ava was already quite a ways ahead, he was able to catch up to her in no time at all.

"Rooar!"

"Huarrr!"

"Khiek!"

them, their snarls and roars echoing through the forest. It was a relentless pursuit, and despite their best efforts, Ava and Hein were struggling to keep

haaa... This is too

with all of

several hours, and despite the fact that they had a number

be able to emerge from the forest alive. The creatures

starting to feel

of attacks, but they knew that more creatures were lurking in the

truly made the situation difficult for them was the strange scent that

breaths

have to keep

voice low so as not to attract

we have to get away from

all over her face. Together, they pushed on through the

use your flute

think I'd here

her feet began to gradually

"Uh? Why are yo―"

same was true for Hein, who looked ahead and found that his

which had gone dry, he

"We're fucked, aren't we?"

she looked up ahead, where there were at least a

"Yeah…"

wandering over the beasts that the demons were

them, they looked far more menacing and were a lot larger. They had sharp, long teeth and claws, and their fur was a dark, matted gray or black. Their

exactly the best looking wolves, but… they sure as

"…We're totally fucked."

"You're fine."

and the two of them froze on the spot. Upon recognizing to whom the voice belonged, both of their heads jerked

faces,

"Angelica!"

"Angelica!"

looks like the two of you have improved

had been a while since she had last seen them, and the two of them looked stronger than the last time

had a lot

did so. He wasn't quite able

was unquestionably more powerful than the demons that were pursuing

"Young Matriarch?"

to an abrupt halt and looked

"Young Matriarch?"

one another after hearing Angelica's title. They had a lot of questions in their minds at the moment, but they decided to voice them out

were in no condition

"Stay back, you two."

by stepping forward. She stared at the

"Haa…"

sigh, she extended

body and engulfed the space that

"Young Matriarch?"

are you

result of Angelica's actions, and just as they were beginning

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