Chapter 137: No Sound

Kori raised his arms sideward, and the air around them shifted. A thick, eerie aura settled into the night like a haunting veil. The very earth seemed to hold its breath.

"Witness the power of the abomination of the supernatural entities," Kori declared, his voice hollow and alien.

His skin tore and fell away like paper, revealing a grotesque transformation. What stood in his place was not Kori, but The Lurker—a nightmarish creature born of Quas blood at its fourth level - the True Form.

The Lurker screeched, a sound so high-pitched and primal it rattled the bones. It had no eyes—only a massive, gaping maw filled with jagged, serrated teeth. Two holes on each side of its head acted as ears. Its elongated, humanoid body twitched unnaturally, covered in blood-soaked, gory flesh. Long, sinewy limbs ended in claws, and though humanoid, it crouched and sprinted on all fours like a beast.

Wulf and Kaiser exchanged looks.

"Run?" Wulf asked.