The Demon Wolves' territory was located in the deeper parts of the area, and Ali and the others were engaged in a bloody battle with the Demon Wolves. Many of the Demon Wolves had died, but more were waiting to pounce at them.
Ali's group was not unscathed, of course. As they fought on, they were slowly making their retreat. However, it would only be a matter of time before the sheer number of Demon Wolves overwhelmed and killed them.
Nevertheless, the leader of the Demon Wolves did not seem keen to kill Ali's group that quickly. All the Demon Wolves did was surround them, forcing them to move further into the mountains.
If the Demon Wolves wanted Ali's group dead, they merely needed to lunge at them together. Yet, the leader of the Demon Wolves did not do that. It only sent two of its pack to attack Ali's group.
“I'm so sorry. I'm the reason you're in this situation. If we hadn't run here, we might have survived...”
Ali was devastated to see the rest of his party exhausted and covered in blood.
If he had not led them into the Demon Wolves' territory to avoid Cyan Village's villagers' chase, they would not have ended up in this state.
The villages from Cyan Village would likely not have killed them all, but the same could not be said about the Demon Wolves.
“Ali, we don't blame you for this. If this is our fate, we might as well go all out against these Demon Wolves!” one of the Rock Village's villagers declared.
“Ali, you've already done well. You were doing this for our sake, and none of us will blame you for this. I just feel bad that the people in Rock Village will have a tougher life after our deaths,” said one of the elderly villagers from Rock Village.
“I'm not scared of dying, but what will my grandma do after I die? Her eyes aren't cured yet...”
Emily was crestfallen. Death was not something she feared, but she was worried that no one would take care of Ira.
“Percy has gone back to the village. Maybe he'll come back with Mr. Antonio to save us,” said someone who was more optimistic than the others.
“That's impossible. We're far from Rock Village. Even if Mr. Antonio does lead the villagers here to save us, I'm afraid they won't be a match for these Demon Wolves either. I'd rather be killed by the Demon Wolves now than have more people die here with us in an attempt to save us!” an elderly villager from Rock Village uttered.
At that very moment, feelings of despair spread among the group.
“Let's do our best to fight them off. We can't keep moving further and further into the mountains. If they're trying to drive us into that area, that area might be their den. We can't retreat anymore. Charge!” Ali cried out, lifting his weapon.
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