Chapter song: PIXELATED KISSES - Joji
The ground crunched beneath his boots, gray and lifeless like a midwestern drought. And Kenneth could hear them before he could see them as he cleared the path laid between the two mountains.
An entire horde was waiting for him—for them.
Kenneth counted dozens.
All ranging from different shapes and sizes. He recognized a few of them from his lessons with Instructor Stein. Monsters of level two and up. They pounced as soon as they saw them, and Kenneth didn't hesitate as he lifted his rifle, aimed, and pulled the trigger. The unlucky beasts at the front were shot dead on sight, while those who were in the back were able to dodge and evade his bullets. With Kenneth at the front and the five others behind him, he took charge.
