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!"

It was a relentless pursuit, and despite their best efforts, Ava and Hein were struggling to keep

haaa... This is

with all

and despite the fact that they had a number of potions available to them, she found that her strength was waning

not they'd be able to emerge from the

feel the weight

to fend off the first wave of attacks, but they knew

wasn't all... What truly made the situation difficult for them

reason, they found their breaths become heavier and

have to

voice low so as

to get away from it. We're fucked if we don't get out

pushed on through the dense forest,

can you not use your

I'd here

middle of her sentence, and her feet began to gradually slow down until they came

"Uh? Why are yo―"

was true for Hein, who looked ahead and found

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

"Yeah…"

the beasts that the demons were sitting

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

wolves, but… they sure as hell looked menacing

"…We're totally fucked."

"You're fine."

a soft voice reached their ears, and the two of them froze on the spot. Upon recognizing to whom the voice belonged, both of their heads jerked abruptly to the side, and their eyes

pale faces, and the expressions on their faces

"Angelica!"

"Angelica!"

like the two of you

two of them. It had been a

had a lot

so. He wasn't quite able to sense Angelica's strength, but he could tell that she was stronger than the last time he had

importantly, she was unquestionably more powerful than the demons that were pursuing

"Young Matriarch?"

an abrupt halt and looked

"Young Matriarch?"

hearing Angelica's title. They had a lot of questions in their minds at

in no condition to

"Stay back, you two."

fight, Angelica quickly intervened and stopped them in their tracks by stepping forward. She stared at the demons that

"Haa…"

out a sigh, she

energy erupted from her entire body

"Young Matriarch?"

you doing, Young

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

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