The forest path was filled with chaos as groups of cadets ran in every direction, trying to escape whatever was coming from behind.
Dust rose into the air with every step, and loose soil shifted under their feet, making it harder to keep balance, and many of them almost slipped as they pushed forward.
Some were shouting loudly, some were already panicking, and others were too tired to even speak properly, their breath coming out in broken gasps.
"Ahh… A beast!"
"I saw a hippo!"
"My arms…!"
"My body!"
Their voices overlapped in confusion and fear as they pushed past each other, not even sure what they had seen, and some of them kept looking back again and again with wide, terrified eyes.
Then,
Bang.
The ground shook violently, and a deep rumbling spread through the path.
A massive figure burst through the trail like a cannonball, tearing through rocks and dust. It did not slow down, and it did not hesitate even for a second.
