The next morning, the teams split up, each searching for their Elemental Crystals.
Mri's team followed a riverbank, when suddenly—
> "Wait," Tanuja whispered.
A trail of blood.
Mri followed the trail—and then he froze.
Ahead of them, a massive claw mark was carved into the ground.
Something big had passed through here.
And then—a scream.
> "That was a student from Nagaland!" Ayang gasped.
Mri rushed forward, only to see—
A gigantic, shadowy tiger, its red aura burning like fire—and the student from Nagaland in its jaws.
> "Damn it!" Mri charged.
But before he could reach—the tiger disappeared in a blur, its speed inhuman.
Mri clenched his fists.
> "That thing… it's not just another beast.
> "It's their leader."