章 772: Ambush (4)

Panic filled the atmosphere as Erik and June made their way through the labyrinth of city streets.

The people's faces were masks of terror. They didn't know what happened with the Blackguards, but seeing a flying Thaid into the city's sky was enough to alarm everyone.

"A flying Thaid," they said, their voices echoing off the towering buildings around them.

The very mention of the creature set hearts racing and sent a chill down the spine of everyone inside the city.

Erik observed as mothers clutched their children a little closer, their eyes wide and darting.

Men frantically tapped at their phones, their fingers a blur as they tried to reach out to loved ones.

The incessant ringing of unanswered calls formed a dissonant soundtrack to the unfolding chaos.

With trembling hands, the shopkeepers flipped their signs to 'closed' and hastily bolted their doors.