Chapter 42: Entering the Crimson Zone

At midnight, the students were once again air-dropped into the Dibang Forest.

Unlike before, the entire jungle felt... wrong.

> "Do you feel that?" Jasmine whispered.

Mri nodded. The air was thick with something unnatural.

Aura.

The red mist covering the deeper parts of the forest wasn't just mist—it was the residual energy of the beasts.

Suddenly—a deafening roar shattered the silence.

From the treetops, a massive shadow leaped down at inhuman speed.

> "MOVE!"

The team barely dodged as a monstrous gorilla crashed into the earth, shaking the ground.

Its blood-red eyes locked onto them. Muscles rippling, veins glowing with red aura, its mere presence crushed the air around them.

> "That's one of Luwanto's beasts," Shahid muttered.

The gorilla charged.

Mri gritted his teeth.

> "Then let's show it what we're made of!"