Chapter 9: Boss Fight
The moment they stepped inside, the heavy stone gates slammed shut behind them with a deep, echoing thud.
Zayn tensed, glancing over his shoulder. "Well, that's not ominous at all."
Tobias barely spared the sealed entrance a glance as he pushed up his glasses. "No turning back now. We either kill the boss or die trying."
Zayn groaned. "You really need to work on your motivational speeches."
But his joking came to an abrupt halt when his eyes landed on the creature standing at the edge of the enormous chamber.
A black wolf, massive enough to dwarf a warhorse, stood poised like a harbinger of death.
Its pitch-black fur shimmered like liquid shadow, and its glowing crimson eyes burned with an intensity that sent a chill down Zayn's spine.
Its long claws clicked against the stone floor as it shifted, watching them with predatory focus.
And then, with a guttural snarl, it roared.
The entire dungeon shook.
Zayn instinctively braced himself as the ground trembled beneath his boots. From the surrounding darkness, monsters surged forward.
