Chapter 400: Scary Pale One
The bronze-skinned girl, already squarely planted on her behind, crawled back a few more steps with her breath catching in her throat. Her hand lifted to her mouth, trembling. The sound of Kaiden’s fists meeting flesh echoed in her head, each dull thud feeling heavier than the last. She had thought the strange catwoman with tanned skin was the only monster among them.
But now...
Her eyes darted to Kaiden. His arms looked carved from iron, his veins dark with that living red glow of the Gauntlet. The stench of monster blood clung to him. He looked like something born from the same nightmare as the beasts they were fighting.
’Another monster...!!’
Were they all monsters?
Her chest tightened. The edges of her vision blurred. She didn’t know if she wanted to scream or cry or simply wake up somewhere else. Her heart pounded so hard she could feel it in her throat.
Then another roar split through the battlefield. Kaiden and the others turned as one, moving toward the last Ravager.
The girl could only watch as they finished the job.
By the time the last Ravager hit the dirt, her face had gone ghostly pale. She didn’t dare move.
...
Kaiden turned toward the sound of movement. The bronze-skinned girl yelped all of a sudden, releasing a small, startled sound that broke through the now quiet battlefield.
Her wide eyes darted up at him before she tried to crawl backward again, only to bump into a broken root and fall flat.