"Over here! I found them!!"
Chai's voice rang out from above,
bringing with it the first truly hopeful news
since the hunters had endured that brutal battle.
"Really? Where?!"
Firing his grappling hook,
Ethan immediately launched himself upward toward Chai's position.
The younger boy pointed toward the correct direction—
toward a distant area swallowed beneath a colossal cloud of smoke.
Following the trail while enhancing his vision through the Eyes of the Crow,
Ethan finally managed to see what Chai had spotted.
Far away, raging flames burned through hordes of monsters.
He also saw flickers of Aura Armor—
red, blue, and countless other colors—
making him instantly realize
those lights belonged to the other hunters.
They were fighting their own desperate battle
on the opposite side of the district,
separated from Ethan's group
by a massive stretch of ruined streets and buildings.
"They're not doing well…" Ethan muttered grimly.
