The Evolving Trio

Leo looked at Ves who was unconscious in his hand. His body tense as he watched the energy envelop her.

The battle against the Evolved Rank monster had pushed her to the very limit of her strength. But she had won, completed her evolution requirements and now, she was evolving.

The soft glow from the energy surrounding her body radiated power, shifting and coiling around her as if it was reshaping her existence itself.

Leo exhaled and took a step back from the monster's corpse.

The moment Ves had collapsed, he knew that staying wasn't an option.

The forest was far from silent and the noise and disturbance of Ves' battle against the monster, had been carried through the trees, and Leo knew exactly what that meant.

Other monsters would come.

Some drawn by the scent of blood, others by the territory left unclaimed after Ves had slain its ruler.