章 133: All men down...

Ellie approached where she had left the gang before. As she got nearer, her heart sank and her footsteps became gentle, and her fists folded with frail hope.

She noticed none of the gang was insight so her one other option was the base.

"I don't see any member of the Geckos about. Maybe they retreated?" Ellie thought as she rushed towards the base to look for the others. But the entire time, she couldn't get something out of her head.

"The howls...the scent lingering. Please, let it not be true..." Ellie prayed as she ran.

Ellie approached her base, slowing down as she saw the new scene in front of her.

The sight that met Ellie's eyes was a tableau of devastation. Her steps slowed involuntarily, her breath hitching in her throat as she took in the grim tableau before her.