Success, The Power in Her Blood

When the beasts fell, they melted into the sand, not allowing her to study the bodies, and with regret, she sighed.

"It's a pity I can't dissect them. How can such creatures exist?"

The Guardian listened to her speechlessly.

"But... But... To all this... Where am I?" Looking around, she realized her outlook has not changed. 

"... How do I get out of here?" Feeling exasperated, something in her instinct told her to get out of that place as soon as possible, but she doesn't know-how.

Just as she was about to move forward, on the horizon, a figure calmly approached.

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"Did you find her?" Gael asked nervously.

"N... No..." John, with his heart in his throat, answered.

"The last time we felt her presence was here..." said Alicia, while pointing to the monolith.

But the strange thing is that the monolith differs from when little Mara approached it before.

Alicia, John, Gael, Luka, and Vivian approached the monolith.