Clara wiped the blood off her knuckles and stretched her arms lazily.
"Man," she said with a grin, "second realm beasts aren't that scary anymore, huh?"
Eliza stood beside her, breathing steady, eyes calm. "…They're slower than before."
The corpse of a second realm demonic beast collapsed behind them with a heavy thud.
A junior nearby stared in disbelief.
"Senior Sisters… you killed it so easily…"
Clara waved her hand. "That's what training does to you. Suffer enough, and everything starts looking manageable."
Eliza nodded slightly. "…And your body learns."
Clara kicked another fallen beast aside and laughed. "See? If that's all Demon Gate Island has, this hunt's gonna be..."
CRACK!
The ground trembled.
Clara's smile froze.
"…Huh?"
The forest went quiet for half a second.
Then...
BOOM!
Two massive figures pushed through the trees.
One was a horned demonic ape, its arms thick like pillars, eyes glowing with deep red light.
