Everyone lowered their heads and nodded in understanding as Elaine spoke.
They could feel the urgency in her words and they instinctively knew that the monsters heading their way might be unlike any other.
Besides, since Ray had been the one who observed the beasts' movement, they knew it had to be true even though some had initially thought that it was impossible for a monster tide to appear at a time like this.
Ray's reputation as a hardworking young farmer in the village had made almost everyone in the village respect him, but now that he had Awakened his abilities, they regarded him with even more respect than ever before.
And so, without further delay, Elaine instructed them on what to do.
She knew that there was no way to stop the monsters from attacking the village because there were too many of them, and the forest didn't offer the villagers any form of barrier that could protect them from the stampede.
