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!"

roars echoing through the forest. It was a relentless pursuit, and despite their best efforts,

This is

running forward with all of

that they had a number of potions available to them, she found that her strength

about whether or not they'd be able to emerge from the forest alive. The creatures did

was starting to feel the weight of their

fend off the first wave of attacks, but they

the situation difficult for them was the strange scent that

they found their breaths

to

so as not

have to

they pushed on through the dense forest, their feet

you not use your flute

think I'd here

feet began to gradually slow down until they came to a complete

"Uh? Why are yo―"

and found that his already pale face

dry,

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

at least a dozen and possibly even

"Yeah…"

her eyes wandering over the beasts that the

and claws, and their fur was a dark, matted gray or black. Their eyes

best looking wolves, but… they sure as

"…We're totally fucked."

"You're fine."

spot. Upon recognizing to whom the voice belonged, both of their heads jerked abruptly

returned to their previously pale faces, and the expressions on

"Angelica!"

"Angelica!"

looks like the two of you

with a thin smile on her face, Angelica gazed at the two of them. It had been a while since she had last seen them, and the two of them looked stronger

lot of

wasn't quite able to sense Angelica's strength, but he could tell that she was stronger than the

unquestionably more powerful

"Young Matriarch?"

halt and

"Young Matriarch?"

and Hein exchanged looks with one another after hearing Angelica's title. They had a lot of questions in

in no condition

"Stay back, you two."

in their tracks by stepping forward. She

"Haa…"

sigh, she

erupted from her entire body and engulfed the space that they were

"Young Matriarch?"

you doing, Young

demons were left in a state of shock as a result of Angelica's actions, and just as they were beginning to understand what had just taken place, Angelica

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