Chapter 117: Escaping the Forest    

"We're losing this fight, Seraphina!" Aria shouted, her voice cutting through the chaos. "We need to fall back and regroup. We can't hope to defeat that thing with just the five of us!"

"She's right," Dawnfire agreed, urgency lacing her tone. "We should seek out the other guilds and form an alliance. Together, we might stand a chance against that monstrosity."

Silence hung in the air as Seraphina processed their words. The pressure of the situation bore down on her like tons of weight.

They had less than ten days to find the exit, and every moment ticking by felt like an eternity. Retreating meant losing precious time—time they could barely afford.

If they pulled back now to search for allies, they'd risk wasting even more days, and with more players involved, the chance of complications would only increase.