บท 144: Strange noises

Black Forest, Moonshadow Valley 

While Orion was leading his forces on a rapid march, Lilith had climbed to the eastern ridge of Moonshadow Valley. 

"Thundar, what's the situation?" 

Lilith stood atop the stone wall, her expression heavy as she looked down the slope at her tribesmen gathered near the edge of the underground fissure. 

"Chieftainess, none of the horde members who went down to investigate the fissure have returned!" 

Hearing this grim news, Lilith's delicate brows furrowed slightly for the first time. 

"And the strange noises? Have they stopped over the past few days?" 

Elder of Combat Thundar shook his head, his face equally grim. The ones sent down were his most trusted warriors. 

Now, with no one returning to deliver news, there was only one possibility—they had all perished below.