The earth trembled as something massive crashed through the undergrowth, snapping branches and shaking the ground with thunderous steps. The creature pursuing them was relentless, its growls deep and guttural, vibrating through the air like the roar of an approaching storm.
The figures running in front of it looked tiny—something it could crush with a single thought.
Suddenly, Clara, who had been assigned a tracker role but had joined Aiden and Mia in the attack, was running side by side with the beast when she was violently flung to the side. She crashed into a tree with a sickening thud, her body going limp as blood gushed from her mouth.
"Mia, shield Clara and try to administer some healing potions!" Aiden shouted, his voice cutting through the cacophony of noise.