A terror-filled scream startled everyone. Even though only an echo reached them, it was piercing enough in the dead of night!
Marcus Monroe frowned. The sound had come from directly ahead of them... He immediately sent two people to scout, then led the others forward at a normal pace.
Paige Summers picked up Sweetie, ignoring its eagerness, and pressed it firmly onto her shoulder. "Be quiet. With the situation up ahead, you'll be no use in the air."
Since they reached the mountainside, the switchback road had been severely damaged. The fissures were so wide they couldn't be crossed even with her homemade climbing gear. Faced with this unexpected situation, Marcus Monroe had no choice but to change his original plan, abandon their vehicles, and head for the summit on foot. And now, they were already on the other side of the mountain's flank.
Ahead was a mountain hollow thick with shrubs, making it impossible to see anything from above.
