Their first instinct was to assess the strangers, but something was terribly wrong. Their scents were completely masked, making it impossible to identify their origins or even determine which pack they belonged to. Worse still, the aura radiating from them was so sinister and oppressive that it almost seemed to have taken physical form.
Their massive wolf bodies were enveloped in a thick, miasma-like black smoke that continuously coiled and swirled around them, almost like living shadows. The eerie substance obscured their physical features and made it even harder to distinguish their individual appearances.
Zion narrowed his eyes as he studied the strange black mist. It didn't take him long to realize that this wasn't ordinary smoke or some natural phenomenon. The black aura was deliberately concealing their scents, effectively masking their identities from anyone relying on their sense of smell.
