Kith transformed into a massive white tiger and hurled himself into the fray, claws and fangs flashing as he tore into the mutated beasts. Beside him, Nina summoned thick vines that lashed out at the creatures charging toward them.
Her power had reached the seventh tier, yet some of the higher-ranked beasts were still strong enough to snap her vines and press forward.
Kith and Finch were each locked in combat with two ninth-tier mutated beasts, unable to spare even a moment to help her.
Above, Odian and Aviel kept glancing downward, their hearts tightening as they saw Nina surrounded. They tried to break away to assist her, but Haron, Waor, and the flying mutated beasts blocked them relentlessly.
On the ground, Nina fought while shielding the cubs, already sustaining minor injuries.
She swallowed another breakthrough pill she had purchased from the system. The effect was weaker than before—only pushing her strength close to the eighth tier.
