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!"

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

This

running forward with

despite the fact that they had a

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

was starting to feel the weight

of attacks, but they knew that more creatures were lurking

truly made the situation difficult for them was

reason, they found their breaths become heavier and heavier because

to keep

voice low so as not to attract

get out of the forest. Whatever is here, we have to get

her face. Together, they pushed on through the dense forest,

not use your

think I'd

halted herself in the middle of her sentence, and her feet began to gradually slow down until they came to a

"Uh? Why are yo―"

Hein, who looked ahead and found that his already pale

which had gone dry, he turned to look at

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

head as she looked up ahead, where there were at least a dozen and possibly even more demons. She then covertly

"Yeah…"

wandering over the beasts that the

larger. They had sharp, long teeth and claws, and their fur was

weren't exactly the best looking wolves, but… they sure as hell looked menacing to

"…We're totally fucked."

"You're fine."

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

to their previously pale faces, and

"Angelica!"

"Angelica!"

looks like the two of you have improved

them. It had been a

lot of

did so. He wasn't quite able to sense Angelica's strength, but he could tell that she was

more powerful than the demons that

"Young Matriarch?"

halt and looked at Angelica with bewildered expressions on their

"Young Matriarch?"

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

no condition to

"Stay back, you two."

tracks by stepping forward. She stared at the demons that were in front

"Haa…"

out a sigh, she extended

body and engulfed

"Young Matriarch?"

are you doing,

shock as a result of Angelica's actions, and just as they

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