Chapter 296
The first to move was the kelpie, with its fish-and-horse body.
The kelpie was a monster known for drowning people and, on occasion, calling up storms and floods. Rare, yes, but spotted often enough that its general profile and the standard strategies for dealing with it were widely known.
But the kelpie Milited had summoned bore almost no resemblance to the one the world knew.
The kelpie people talked about was a thing that could drown a handful of unlucky humans, and that was the extent of it.
The kelpie tearing toward Yu Ji-hyeok's group at a sprint, a storm coiling around it as it moved, carried enough power to sink an entire city if it had a mind to.
"Wait."
Just as Yu Ji-hyeok was about to hurl his spear straight between its eyes, Jin Ye-seul stepped in front of him.
"You don't need to step in for this, Ji-hyeok."
She had on the armor he'd given her, head to toe, and combined with her black hair the all-black look made her stand out from the rest of the group in a way that felt almost otherworldly.