The Beast

Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the country, Yusupov had managed to hold off the werewolves' initial attempt to breach the barrier he had cast along the borders of the Kaliningrad Oblast. However, he knew this reprieve was temporary; the werewolves would soon shatter the barrier, unleashing a deluge of Lycans upon the land.

As Yusupov strained to maintain the barrier, his body began to falter. He stumbled, vision blurring, and vomited blood as a nosebleed erupted. "I... can’t hold them off much longer," he gasped, desperation creeping into his voice. "Do we have any word on when our reinforcements will arrive? What are they doing?! Those council members are infuriatingly slow to act, damn them!"