Chapter 117: Stampede

The forest was bathed in the soft glow of the afternoon sun as Kain and his team made their way back to the meetup location.

Despite their fatigue, the mood was buoyant in both groups. Especially since the successful completion of his mission Kain had handed the badge needed for their task to Dwayne.

As they walked, the path was clear, although they took care to bypass the lake that they had seen many spiritual creatures around.

Suddenly the jubilant chatter between groups was interrupted by a loud mix of crashes, roars, and screeches.

"What the hell is that?" Addison exclaimed, her eyes scanning the horizon for the source of the commotion.

Before Kain or anyone else could answer a black cloud was observed in the distance slowly approaching their location. Then came the loud rumbling noise, getting higher in volume with each second, and the vibrating ground.