When Luke rushed toward the source of the cry, what he found caught him completely off guard.
He didn't guess it wrong. The one who screamed was indeed Zuri. However, what surprised him was the situation unfolding itself.
"What...?"
He had expected some massive beast to be the cause of her desperate scream. Instead, it was only a bear dragging Zuri toward a nearby cave.
She lay completely unconscious, her body limp as the beast clamped its jaws around her leg. Blood streamed from the wound, leaving a crimson trail across the ground as it slowly pulled her away.
Without a second thought, Luke charged.
Activating
His body moved faster than ever, urgency burning in his eyes.
A flaming dagger materialized in his hand. He leaped onto a nearby branch, using it to propel himself higher before locking onto the bear below.
