Chapter 55: The Knights’ Hunt
Name: [Unnamed]
Race: [Blood Knotted]
Danger Level: [Reaver]
Corruption Rank: [Twisted]
’What is a Reaver monster doing in a Rift meant for the Marked?’ Azrael cursed bitterly.
If someone was proficient in combat and able to employ varied strategies, there was a way to defeat a being of a higher level... but two?
Impossible. Unheard of.
’Only those at the Proven Level would have a fighting chance, and even they would struggle.’ His mind raced, weighing his options.
Truthfully, there was always a chance to meet such people. After all, Rifts were portals to other worlds—corrupted planets—and planets were vast. In theory, others could have entered the cursed lands long ago, pursuing different goals and hunting different beings. It wasn’t something that occurred often, but there had been reports about such things happening before. Two Rifts leading to the same area.
Azrael grimaced. ’But that only makes survival harder. If humans at the Proven Ascension Level could be sent to this place, then that means there will be monsters at the Reaver Danger Level to challenge them. That’s a death sentence for any Marked that enters the crossfire.’
He could be overthinking it... But deep down, he suspected he was right.
It was the only way to explain the presence of a Reaver monster in a Rift meant for Marked.