Chapter 2: Family and Friends (Part 5)

Episode 294

(I'll never think about it anymore)

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"Huff* Are you sure they are here?"

Lorenzo gasped, struggling to catch his breath.

"Yeah. We have been searching for them for hours."

Drake added, wiping the monster's blood off of his face.

"And the number of monsters seems to be decreasing, despite their strength increasing as we progress."

Samuel frowned as he surveyed the slain mid-level monster before them.

"That's because we are nearing the red zone."

Leonus said in a grim voice, looking ahead where the forest grew deeper and darker.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Drake inquired, puzzled.

"The red zone is infested with high-grade monsters. The aura they emit scares off mid or low-grade monsters from going near it."

Leonus explained with a calm demeanor.

"That means… the further we go, the higher the chance of encountering a high-grade monster gets…"