Chapter 30: Escape
Beast Slayer was indifferent to the mental trauma that the two forced labour had endured thanks to his ruthless actions.
And so was Nick.
From afar, Nick was beginning to prepare himself for any situation that might occur. He overheard the information relayed by poor fellow number 1 before he had his throat cut, and so he knew that a battle was imminent.
A murderous glint could be seen in Beast Slayer’s and everyone of his group’s eyes as they closed in that 1 kilometre gap. Nick honestly couldn’t tell whether this murderous aura came from their desire to take down the Radiant Beast, or from the way they were planning to lure it out...
Deep down, he knew it was from the second reason.
The section of forest they reached upon finally closing the 1 kilometre gap was extremely dense, even more so than any forest Nick had seen before.
With the lack of sunlight filtering through from above, it was easier for him to hide his presence. But with advantages, came disadvantages.
Nick could hide much easier, but that meant that anything lurking in these parts could do the exact same.
And there was only one thing that would stick around in the territory of a Radiant Beast, and that was the Radiant Beast itself!
Nick heightened his caution to levels he didn’t even know he had in him, preparing to use his Speed Augmentation at a moment’s notice if he suspected that things were quickly going sideways for him.
And knowing his previous bouts with luck, he wasn’t optimistic that his plan would turn out well for him.