Episode 294
(I'll burn it all down)
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"Huff... Are you sure they came this way?"
Lorenzo panted, his breaths uneven, sweat glistening down his temple.
"We've been searching for hours…"
Drake muttered, flicking blood from his blade. The stain wasn't fresh—it had dried long ago.
"And the monsters… They're fewer now. But stronger."
Samuel crouched beside a freshly slain mid-tier monster, its twisted form still twitching.
"That's because we're getting close to the red zone."
Leonus said quietly, his voice devoid of emotion as his sapphire eyes stared into the dense, dark woods ahead.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Drake glanced at him, brows furrowed.
"The red zone is home to high-grade monsters. The aura they give off repels weaker monsters. It's why it feels... empty."
Leonus's voice remained steady, but his grip on his sword tightened.
"So… the deeper we go, the higher the chance we run into something deadly."
