[: Daniel's POV :]
The forest stretched endlessly around us, its twisted canopy choking the moonlight, shadows shifting unnaturally as though the trees themselves were alive.
Every second, the air vibrated with the screeching cries of monsters, hundreds, maybe thousands, each drawn by the chaos of the Festival Hunt.
And I was still moving, still saving, still fighting.
Silvia and Fendrick followed closely, their hands on their weapons, their faces pale but resolute.
The students we'd saved clustered in safe clearings behind us, trembling, exhausted, but alive.
"Daniel… another group...up ahead!"
Fendrick shouted, pointing to a clearing where screams pierced the air.
I didn't hesitate. I folded the air between us.
[: Boundless Void: Void Step :]
In an instant, we were there.
The sight made my jaw tighten.
Ten students surrounded by a dozen hulking monstrosities mutated wolves with teeth like spears, claws tearing the earth.
