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!"

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

haaa... This

complained, running forward with all of her

at it for several hours, and despite the fact that they had a number of potions available to them, she found that her strength was

able to emerge from the

too, was starting to feel

the first wave of attacks, but they knew that more creatures were lurking in the shadows, waiting

all... What truly made the situation difficult for them was the strange scent that

reason, they found their breaths become heavier and heavier because

to keep

low so

is here, we have to

the dense forest, their feet pounding against the ground

use

think I'd

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

"Uh? Why are yo―"

ahead and

his lips, which had gone dry, he

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

at least a

"Yeah…"

the beasts that

and were a lot larger. They had sharp, long teeth and claws, and their fur was a dark, matted gray or black. Their eyes were yellow and glowing,

but…

"…We're totally fucked."

"You're fine."

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 widened in

pale faces, and

"Angelica!"

"Angelica!"

like the two of you have

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

had a lot of

finally letting his breath out as he did so. He wasn't quite able to sense Angelica's

unquestionably more powerful than the demons

"Young Matriarch?"

halt

"Young Matriarch?"

lot of questions in their minds at the moment, but they decided to voice them

no condition

"Stay back, you two."

and stopped them in their tracks by stepping

"Haa…"

a sigh, she extended

energy erupted from her entire body

"Young Matriarch?"

you

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 bowed

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