The advance of the fire creatures continued for several more hours. No matter how much the raid used water or even physical attacks, the creatures continued to approach in ever greater numbers. Little by little, some of the fire monsters approached as the raid rampaged, causing the number of enemies to increase significantly.
Taking advantage of Aether's abilities, the Raid created several mana barricades. Enough for the creatures not to become a problem any time soon. While this was happening, a mysterious figure appeared on the outskirts of the forest.
"What's that?" Ryan asked, when he realized from his system that there was someone watching them.
Just above the portal, there was a single eagle flying overhead; even from a distance, it was visibly much larger than any other bird he had ever encountered. Not even Flint and the Obisidian birds rivaled it in size.