章 42: Jungle, IV

"Kgh!" I closed my eyes, waiting for the impact to blow me dozens of meters away… which never came.

I slowly creaked my eyes open, "Huh?" And the monster—the Grendel was nowhere to be seen.

"Hah… I thought I was going to die…" I slumped to the ground, relieved.

I was lucky, the Grendel's activation time seemed to be over at that very moment.

***

After that, I went back to the base. Soobin was awaiting me.

"What happened to make you look so pale?" She asked.

"I don't know, just the middle of the night, and then I met a Grendel…"

"Really? Did you kill it?" She raised her brow.

"No… I didn't. Its speed was immense, I couldn't follow it with my eyes. The moment he took notice of my presence, he was face-to-face with me."

***

I told her of the happenings that occurred earlier.

One hour later, it was our turn to get a blink of sleep after informing Sean and Mai.

***

The sun was rising and the birds were making their morning calls again.