Silent Fury

She took a turn around and went into the woods. She jumped up a tree to rest while digesting the news she had heard earlier.

What in the world was this place? With her eyebrows furrowed, she contemplated this truly perplexing problem.

At first, she thought that Black Mountain City was an inhabited town, but now this city should be a place similar to a mountain bandits' stronghold. This place was simply not accessible at all!

While she was thinking, she suddenly heard the roar of ferocious beasts. She looked back quickly and saw that a pack of beasts that looked like dogs, pitch-black, and about half a man tall ran towards her and kept barking. A black dog running ahead of the pack kicked its hind legs and pounced at her. She was frightened and instinctively screamed. When she scooted her body back, she fell down from the tree.

"Damn it! What kind of dog is this?"