"Run!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ailin turned and ran in the opposite direction.
She knew full well how powerful these Forbidden Zone Creatures were. Without the precious battle armor passed down from the Golden Age, she was no match for these monsters.
Rumble!
The Blood-colored Lion stood over two meters tall, radiating terrifying pressure from head to toe.
It let out an enraged roar.
Its paw slammed heavily into the ground, and the entire forest seemed to tremble faintly.
"Damn it!"
Hearing the dense sounds of trees snapping behind her, Ailin found time to glance back. Even as a battle-hardened special operations captain, the sight before her sent a chill through her.
One grotesquely twisted Forbidden Zone Creature after another emerged from the shadowy depths of the forest. A single glance was enough to show that there were far too many to count.
In this situation, she could only flee forward in blind panic.
As she ran, Ailin's muscles began to ache, and the wounds that had only been roughly bandaged earlier started to split open again under the intense exertion.
The loss of blood left her limbs cold and weak.
Yet the unique anatomy of the Forbidden Zone Creatures made it difficult for them to feel fatigue.
Even though Ailin was already running with all her strength, the distance between them continued to slowly close.
If there was anything in this world crueler than death, it was surely being given hope, only to have it completely stripped away, forced to struggle bit by bit while waiting for a miserable fate to arrive.
Splat!
A stream of dark green venom exploded beside her.
Though she had dodged with all her strength, some of the splattered venom still landed on her calf.
Sizzle!
Piercing pain shot into her brain, accompanied by