"Come on, everyone!" the Commander shouted, snapping the survivors out of their thoughts.
They immediately followed him, rushing across the uneven terrain as he continued leading them away from the approaching monsters.
Even while running, however, the survivors couldn't resist glancing back at the slave they had just condemned.
In the distance, Lackey was soon surrounded by the creatures, their twisted bodies closing in from every direction.
Then, they saw him fighting back with his bare hands as the monsters attacked him from all sides.
"Arrrgh!"
"No!!"
"It hurts!!"
His desperate screams carried across the landscape, making several survivors flinch.
For a brief moment, something stirred in their chests, an unfamiliar sensation that made them uncomfortable.
They couldn't explain it.
Whatever the reason, his earlier words had somehow struck a chord within them.
Meanwhile, Lackey was having the time of his life.
