The monsters hid on the edge of the forest, waiting for Kaiden and co to emerge from the trees. After doing so, the pack sneaked behind them, blocking their path leading back to the forest.
None of them understood the reason behind the monsters' strategy of not ambushing them in the forest, but neither did they have time to theorize.
*Awoooooooo!* the largest dire wolf who was level 6 howled. The rest of the pack immediately rushed at them, obeying the order of their leader.
"[Fiery Burst]!" Kaiden quickly put Luna down, grabbed his axe from his back, and used his free hand to burn a few wolves who were in the range of his spell. He received no kill notification—it was too weak to one-shot the monsters, but it did have a strong effect on them. The ones who were caught on fire started rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames, becoming non-threats for a bit.
Aria and Nyx also immediately started slinging their projectiles at the many beasts.
