'The bastard's finally here.'
The monster would be coming through one of the many roads leading out of the city, then go around in a cycle hunting cadets still hiding in the outskirts before heading into the city.
It would take around a day to finish the job. This meant we had to be within the middle layers by tomorrow, no matter the cost.
I sighed before dismissing the notification, trying to focus on the darkness outside to distract myself. Thinking about it too much would only give me needless anxiety.
Yet as though it was trying to piss me off, not even ten minutes after I'd dismissed the notification, three new ones suddenly popped up, all in quick succession.
[A Cadet has been eliminated. Remaining Cadets: 105]
[A Cadet has been eliminated. Remaining Cadets: 104]
[A Cadet has been eliminated. Remaining Cadets: 103]
'Squad wipe.'
I clenched my teeth anxiously.
'That monster really doesn't waste any time, does it?'
