The moment Sally calmed down a bit, Tejasv commanded everyone to move while removing the traces of their camp. If Fred was after them, the traces would help him to narrow his search.Then Daemon whispered to Tejasv, watching the hustling, "The sun will set in a few hours. Do you think it's safe to search for Fred rather than forming our base to fend off the wolf pack that may attack tonight? "Tejasv hummed while rubbing his chin, "I know what you're worried about. Even though I'm concerned about the wolves, if we can find Fred's group, it would be beneficial in the long run.Wolves have powerful instincts with strong senses. They must have already pinned down our location by now, even including Fred's base.They’ll send separate packs after every team, so that's when my plan will be fruitful. If we find Fred and his group, it's easy to divert the wolf pack coming for us to Fred's camp.Our goal is to hide around his camp, and the wolves will go for them individually if they can't find
Gradually, the sun declined from the horizon, erasing its gleam from the environment. It was the dull atmosphere just before the pitch darkness of night.Tejasv and his crew were still sprinting their way towards an unknown location, guided by Salina. Keeping the pace from the start, Tejasv lifted Salina while Daemon carried Sally on his back.Their agitation intensified as time passed and darkness approached them.|How far do we have to travel to reach our destination? Where the heck did that bastard Fred set up his camp?|The adults swallowed as sweat wetted their brows. The more brightness disappeared from their vicinity, the more their fears were awakened.Almost everyone remembered the threat the wolves posed to their lives. Their howling still rang in their heads as if some claw would come from behind and gnash them.The bloodbath they faced, especially Sally, was nothing to scoff at. Yesterday, the wolves might have used their scouting forces to measure the humans, but today mig
An atmosphere of rumbling mixed with howls, growls, and many limbs stamping the floor with incredible agility filled the air.Tejasv and his team sprinted their way there in haste. The more these sounds chased them, the faster they ran. Their gear was soaked wet with sweat, and their mouths were dry.With frowned faces, they had to trudge through the thorny bushes, slicing thick branches out of their way. They should have reached their destination by now, but they were still a long way off.All Salina did was point her fingers in the same direction for a long time. Tejasv knew her skill was vague, but if it still pointed to the same place, then there must be something regarding Fred there.What would it take for them to escape the pursuit and reach Fred? Their legs were strained from running wild while carrying Salina and Sally.Catherine couldn't help them in that regard since she felt her stamina nearing its limit. Conversely, no one was willing to let go at the critical moment.What
Tejasv and his team now marched towards the camp Salina noticed a while ago. He suggested they should sneak on their toes while cloaked in thick shrubs. The group gradually got closer to the bright light and heard some rumbling around what seemed a camp. Hidden behind the bushes, Tejasv glanced at something unexpected. A four-walled structure, tall enough to resist any wolf's leap, stood a few meters away from them. Around a dozen wolves encircled the fortress to besiege it. That scene was out of the world. |The light must be coming from inside the fortress, someone must be enjoying a campfire within it.| Even though everyone had seen some weird fantasies lately, four walls stood in the middle of the forest, something that was bizarre. From the view, it was evident that the wall had been built by humans. Since the wolves were gathered around, they growled and howled at the walls, indicating their animosity. Baffled and bewildered, Tejasv and his team squinted and stared at the wal
Harold, panting and gasping from the confounded threat, sweated buckets due to the wolf's intimidating aura. His body shivered and quivered while he held the rod. It was a life-threatening and critical trade. Nobody could understand his plight, what he felt and how he was facing the outrageous circumstances imposed by Fred, no one felt his inner turmoil. The wolf once again leaped into the air to strike Harold and carve him with its claws. It's irritating for the wolf that its last attempt got derailed by Harold's defense. That must have been a slap on the wolf's pride. The howls of the onlooker wolf pack mocked the fighting wolf. Harold once again threw the wolf back and barely escaped from its claws. The wolf ground and gnawed its teeth. Gradually its rage rose through its head. Its eyes became blood red with animosity and frenzy. Harold was once again pounced upon by the wolf with an unsettling fury. Its robust and successive strikes on Harold were imminent. Conversely, Harold
The blood slowly dripped and gradually soaked the ground. Harold was bent on his knees, panting from exhaustion. A bit away from him was the wolf he had just slain.It was his fifth consecutive kill in succession. He continuously fought without any regard for his life. He miraculously released enormous strength from within his cells with a steeled resolve. However, even that stored strength and power had a limit.If he persisted in fighting even further, then the result could even cost him his life. Although his eyes had the will to keep going, that wasn't the case for his body. He was on the verge of breaking, physically and even mentally.The iron rod slipped from his hands as the muscles strained more than he could cope with. His body also fell on the floor with the weapon, and a slamming sound resounded in the surrounding area.The dust settled on the ground as everyone stared!Tejasv and Daemon kept their gaze fixed on the battle from the get-go. They had to gauge what next plan F
With that sound, everyone squinted at that arena again. A man, seemingly Rickey, pushed a new person into the arena. That new man had a broad sword in his hands, and his condition was even worse than Harold's in the beginning."Brother Isaac!" Sally blurted out something."So now it's Isaac after Harold!" Tejasv thought inwardly."Doesn't that mean if none of Sally's family members resisted, all of them could be alive at this moment?" Catherine said, with hope rising in the air.She smiled at Sally and gave her a deep hug. Even Salina tried to encourage her with a sweet smile. However, Tejasv and Daemon frowned at the sight of the arena."Still, you should have a look at the man, Isaac. His stomach and other body parts are patched up in hurry. His condition is no less than that of an already defeated soldier. " Tejasv said in a profound tone."Yes! That man is already a lost cause, and Fred is trying to suck as much as he can from these drained people," Daemon replied."Does that mean
Isaac lifted his broad sword with whatever strength he could gather in his weak and torn muscles. Even the enraged wolf grunted and roared. Its claws were ready to behead Isaac at any given moment.Their eyes peered at each other with those bloodshot pupils. In that confrontation, both felt their blood boil and pump heavily. As their gazes met with each other, it was now time for them to strike.Isaac boomed while the wolf leaped towards him. The wolf attempted to strike its sharp claws on Isaac's head and end his misery at once. Conversely, Isaac had to dodge narrowly since his sword was heavy and he was unable to strike effectively.His weapon required maximum output and energy to battle with a swift enemy. At that time, he had almost no strength to waste on deceptive attacks. He could strike only once with the tad-left energy he had.The wolf growled in a rage. It was again prepared to attack Isaac with its drooling jaws. However, its outbreak couldn't cross through the broad sword’
Tejasv and Daemon both had aloof and nonchalant expressions on their faces as if nothing of concern happened in those few fractions of seconds when some arrows took out those fearsome monsters with ease.Noticing the piercing gazes of the robed duo, Tejasv waved his hands to them smoothly with a soft yet incomprehensible smile. He steps forward towards the duo with his arms relaxed, to drop the tensions in the ambience.The robed duo unaware of the situation cautiously took a stance and firmly fixed their weapons to strike back if necessary to which Tejasv didn't respond either positively or rebelled. He knew his team may seem suspicious to an outsider in such a bloody and ruthless world.On the other hand, Tejasv considered the behaviour and comeback of the duo normal and even better than some blinded people, who would regard others as a saviour after only first glance. To be prepared and counter, these are the basics to survive in most circumstances.Tejasv reigned his steps a few
The robed duo kept an eye on Tejasv to see which direction he was pointing at the snipers. They had their eyes widening at Tejasv’s figure, who was standing still and peering at the robed duo themselves.His eyes weren’t wavering or watching somewhere else, as if his men were around everywhere, prepared to trample them at any moment. The robed duo were shocked by what was happening in front of them.When the robed duo couldn't notice any changes in the area and no one came out from anywhere, they began to be perplexed, and their inner turmoil heightened even more as the seconds passed.Suddenly, when the robed duo rolled their eyes to scrutinise their surroundings, they noticed two silhouettes walking toward them from afar. For starters, they mistook those two for members of another party rather than Tejasv and Daemon's snipers.The only reason for that could be the number of people approaching them and the distance they were from them. It was difficult for the robed duo to imagine th
Tejasv, after a momentary contemplation in his head, blurted out while scrutinising the robed duo. He said, "What is it, now, about that strange behaviour of the spider?"The robed duo stood silently and shook their heads without any word from their mouth. The one with the manly voice stepped up and conversed, "Not here!" He hinted about the surroundings and resumed, "This place is too open for us to talk about anything!"Tejasv’s eyes widen, and a taunting smirk gradually creeps onto his face. He realised the robed duo were wary of the snipers, whom they presumed to be guarding the safety of Tejasv and Daemon from somewhere hidden around the area.Tejasv, on the other hand, remained silent and only glanced at Daemon; both of them understood the robed duo's intentions and concerns. Because Tejasv and Daemon might kill both of the robed men once they have the information they require, they wanted to relocate to a safe and well-known location.Aside from these concerns, Tejasv also saw t
In the end, Daemon finally ended the misery of the spider with his wild and broad muscles. He gradually stood back on his feet and relaxed his breathing while calming his drained state from this sudden, extensive labour.Then he looked to the front and saw Tejasv standing there with a slight distance and a wide gaze fixed on him. Tejasv was peering at him, while the former responded similarly and paused in those moments.Tejasv even had his eyes slightly wet from the last state he remembered Daemon lying before him. He appeared to be dying at any moment because the spider was about to go into a complete frenzy to eliminate him.However, his friend appeared in front of him after counter-eliminating the monster in a frenzy for him. Daemon also had similar feelings leaking from his eyes because he knew what he experienced, and Tejasv just saved him in the nick of time.Both had enough to say, but not even a word was coming out of their mouths. Tejasv and Daemon both nod and step towards
As the battle between Tejasv and the spider continued with Salina’s backing of arrows, the pressure on the monster intensified from the number game played by Team Tejasv with their vigorous strength.Gradually, Tejasv and Salina’s attacks withered the exoskeleton of the spider. It even fell to the floor with no chance to retaliate against those two. When the spider realises it has no choice but to overthrow this situation, it lashes out in a frenzy.The spider swings the rest of its limbs with ferocity and abruptness while thrashing them all over. Its intentions were clear: to land some heavy blows on Tejasv since it had no other plan but to dash away from this situation.Another cause behind such trancelike behaviour could be defending itself from the incoming barrage of arrows. The spider must have thought that by moving around in unpredictable ways, it could avoid the arrows and prevent the archer from marking the spider.However, the spider had no clue about the skill of the arche
Tejasv and Salina had a short conversation when Salina enhanced her skill to a better one, which was able to use the features of both [search] and [chaser strike].That was the moment to mechanise the way Salina may use the skill, which should handle the use of this skill more appropriately and better than Sally. As a result, Tejasv and Salina talked things out, and Tejasv then suggested a method to her, which elevated her talent as a sniper to new heights.Tejasv suggested to Salina that she may aim for a target and mark him with her skills. Then he asked her to act differently than Sally. Tejasv instructed her to strike her arrow in a different direction rather than releasing it to the target she had targeted with her skills.Because her ability would direct and hover the arrow on its own, it will take a curve and strike the target with a different path after releasing the arrow. Even if someone tried to find the location of Salina, these events would lead to a different origin poin
As the spider began to repeatedly attack Tejasv, Catherine and Salina were rather a in relief since Daemon was now out of danger for a few moments, but when they realised Tejasv had no weapons in his arms, they were frightened.Whether the spider was in his straight head or not, its attacks were enough to paste a human with a single blow on the right mark. Tejasv was in definite danger because he had nothing to fend off the strikes of the spider.Not only that the spider was somewhat in a hurry to end Tejasv, and because of these reasons, it used every ounce of strength within him to stomp him on the floor when facing no resistance from him.The spider gradually realised that Tejasv had nothing with him that could threaten or halt its aggression toward him; therefore, the spider was now on a killing spree for Tejasv. It cackled in rage and resumed attacking Tejasv.However here, Catherine, and Salina, along with the robed men, could see Tejasv wisely moving in Daemon's opposite direct
Salina, when she got a permit from Catherine, aimed for the spider’s front legs since its head and the rest of its body was covered by a tough armoured exoskeleton. She intended to put an end to the spider's frenzy of pursuing Daemon.She shot another arrow for the next limb of the spider as soon as she marked it and invoked her skill while releasing the arrow to definitely stop it in that position and give Tejasv more time in that strenuous task.When those arrows struck the spider, it became stuck in that position because two of its limbs, which had previously allowed it to crawl toward the Daemon, were rendered useless by the arrows, which appeared out of nowhere and attached to the floor.Tejasv sighed with relief and smirked slightly. He was drenched in sweat from the intense and laborious task he had taken over. He had to pull a monster whose mouth had been salivating over a certain target.Tejasv tensed every muscle in his body in an attempt to stop the spider from moving any f
The agitated and perplexed ones were not only team Tejasv but also the robed duo. Though they had no dismay for the spider’s strange actions, they had more concern for Tejasv and his companion, Daemon, who was in a hopeless state.When Dameon fell and faced a sudden attack from the spider, they lost all hope of him surviving, regardless of whether Tejasv intervened or someone else struck the spider, because the monster was intent on eating Daemon whether anyone approached him or not.When they least expected it, Tejasv not only disturbed the spider’s balance but also leapt before it to rescue his friend from the spider’s clutches. Tejasv threw Daemon back and stood in his position in these circumstances.Anyone with such a trained body and mind could assess the situation and its severity. The robed duo agreed that the spider's fangs on Daemon would inevitably bite Tejasv instead and that Tejasv could've known about it before jumbling into the fray.Even then, Tejasv leapt to rescue hi