"I never thought we'd encounter something like this today. Honestly, I'm still feeling pretty down about it!"
"If the team leader hadn't been here today, we really would have died."
"I truly don't know how that monster appeared. Just thinking about it still sends shivers down my spine."
The three girls whispered, their brows furrowed.
These children, after all, had never been to battle or witnessed such a situation. This incident was truly a huge blow to them.
"Alright, alright, the best thing is that everyone's safe now. Let's head back to where we were. I believe that monster should be completely gone."
Uchiha Matsuzaki tidied his clothes and then smiled at them.
They quickly returned to the spot where they had been eating and sat down in a circle once more.
But now, it was completely different from before. They were still shaken and couldn't relax at all.
"I'm afraid things won't be as peaceful as before. Since such a monster has appeared, there will surely be more in the future."
"And you all saw it earlier. Even though my current strength is considerable, I still had no way to deal with that kind of monster."
"If it hadn't been for Koyuki today, we really might have all lost our lives here."
Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at them, his brow slightly furrowed, and spoke softly.
"Actually, I just happened to spot the monster's weakness by chance."
"But these monsters wouldn't appear for no reason. I believe someone must be behind it."
Koyuki glanced around at that moment and whispered.
Uchiha Matsuzaki now understood very clearly that this world was no longer the one he knew. Not only had these monsters appeared, but there were also many unknowns.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Monsters that have never appeared before showed up today, and they even have regenerative abilities. If our strength remains as weak as it is now, I'm afraid we really won't be able to deal with them."
"If it's truly as Koyuki just said, then these monsters will definitely evolve in the future."
Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at the blue sky, thinking silently to himself.
"Seriously, today was supposed to be a happy day, but with everything that happened, I'm not in a good mood now!"
Yamamoto Takeshi clenched his fist tightly at that moment and said.
Uchiha Matsuzaki saw his companions, one by one, looking dejected.
"Alright, alright, weren't you quite brave just now? Standing in front of the girls, you really didn't seem like it?"
"What's wrong? Are you scared now that you think about it?"
Uchiha Matsuzaki patted Yamamoto Takeshi's shoulder and said with a laugh.
"How could I be scared? I'm a man! How could such a small thing frighten me?"
Yamamoto Takeshi sounded a little guilty as he spoke.
"Yamamoto, a monster has appeared!"
Uchiha Matsuzaki suddenly shouted at Yamamoto Takeshi.
"Ah! Matsuzaki, help me!"
Yamamoto Takeshi instinctively hid behind Uchiha Matsuzaki, saying fearfully.
At that moment, all four of them burst out laughing.
"Just kidding! You actually fell for it! Haha!"
Uchiha Matsuzaki said, laughing, to Yamamoto Takeshi behind him.
Yamamoto Takeshi finally understood at that moment, then slowly returned to his seat and sat down.
"Damn it, Matsuzaki."
Yamamoto Takeshi muttered softly.
The others, seeing this, laughed again.