Now that the risky plan was completely clear to everyone, the group moved with lethal synchrony.
Karol took a few steps back on the trampled snow and quickly positioned herself right behind Beatrice's back, using her as her defensive anchor point.
At that precise moment, the dragon roared and a new wave of attacks rained down on them. Hundreds of heavy rocks shaped like sharp spears shot out from the trembling ground.
But Alicia was no longer the same as before.
With her agility and strength doubled by the partial transformation, the wolf girl moved forward in a quick and unpredictable zigzag pattern.
Her claws shone under the light, and with simple but devastating movements of her arms, she slashed and destroyed absolutely all the rocks coming toward them, reducing them to simple stone dust.
But in addition to her strength, her bestial senses were pushed to the limit.
Amidst the rain of rubble, Alicia's nose caught a different scent in the cold air. A dirty, demonic trail.
