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!"

forest. It was a relentless pursuit, and despite their best efforts, Ava and Hein

haaa... This

with all of her

had been at it for several hours, and despite the fact that they had a number

worry about whether or not they'd be able to emerge from

feel the weight of their

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

made the situation difficult for them was the strange scent that

reason, they found their breaths become heavier and heavier because of

have to

his voice low so

forest. Whatever is here, we have to get away from it. We're fucked if we don't get out of

Together, they pushed on through the dense forest, their feet pounding against the ground

use your

I'd

and her feet began to gradually

"Uh? Why are yo―"

ahead and found that his already pale face had

which had gone dry, he

"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 swallowed

"Yeah…"

eyes wandering over the beasts that the demons

They had sharp, long teeth and claws, and

but… they

"…We're totally fucked."

"You're fine."

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

returned to their previously pale faces, and the expressions

"Angelica!"

"Angelica!"

looks like the two of you have improved

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

a lot of

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

powerful than the demons that were pursuing

"Young Matriarch?"

surrounded them came to an abrupt halt and looked at Angelica with bewildered expressions on their

"Young Matriarch?"

They had a lot of questions in their minds

no

"Stay back, you two."

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

"Haa…"

she extended her

her entire body and engulfed

"Young Matriarch?"

you

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

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