The monsters immediately shifted their attention toward Shin. The pressure he released alone was enough to make several beasts hesitate instinctively.
Zoe didn't waste the opportunity.
"Move!" she shouted at the girls while grabbing Arlo more firmly over her shoulder. "Run to the castle now!"
The group immediately obeyed.
The girls sprinted desperately through the forest path while battle sounds echoed behind them. Even without looking back, Zoe could tell Shin was massacring them.
Her ears twitched constantly, catching every distant scream. A monster howled in pain. Another roar suddenly cut off halfway through.
"He's… absurd… I can't believe he is being tested just like us," one of the girls muttered while running.
Zoe silently agreed.
She had already seen Shin fight before, but every single time it felt even more ridiculous than the last. The monsters that had pushed her into despair moments ago were nothing more than fodder in front of him.
