"You humans are Truly foolish." The dragon spoke.
Its voice was not a sound carried by the wind, but a dense, abyssal resonance that bypassed the students' eardrums and vibrated directly against their souls. The four mutated horns upon its crown pulsed with a sickening violet light.
The Next Moment:
BOOOOM!!
The spatial coordinates of the plaza violently shifted. All the monsters in the surroundings shot out from their hiding places in the ruined skyscrapers and shattered subways, all rushing towards the gateway, instantly blocking the students' escape route. It wasn't a mindless stampede; it was a highly coordinated maneuver executed by a gatekeeper. A suffocating wall of flesh, fangs, and chaotic energy sealed the perimeter.
".....?!"
The twenty were stunned, moving their gazes on the monsters, which has easily surrounded them from all angles. Their advantage had evaporated in a fraction of a second.
