Claw Forest.
Returning to the forest where it had all begun, Liao Zixuan found that the surrounding scenery had undergone a complete transformation.
The vibrant green that symbolized life and vitality had vanished without a trace.
In its place was a lifeless, gloomy gray.
The trees and vegetation were visibly withering and rotting. The beasts and monsters that had lived in the forest had all disappeared, leaving behind only one Abyss Creature after another—polluted and corrupted, wandering about without consciousness.
This was the terror of the Abyssal Fall.
Wherever it went, it brought only desolation and silence, polluting and assimilating every living creature into its own minions, enslaved by the will of the Abyssal Fall.
Wolf Cub could feel Shirley's wolf body trembling more and more as they approached the location of the Great Silver Wolf pack.
Fear, terror, and...
Hatred.
Liao Zixuan vaguely remembered the scene when he had first met Shirley.
At that time, the Abyssal Fall had just erupted from Claw Nest and begun spreading its pollution throughout the entire forest. Shirley had escaped from her chaotic pack, only to be targeted by an even more powerful Abyss Creature. Fortunately, she had happened to run into Wolf Cub, who rescued her. After that, she had stayed by Liao Zixuan's side.
Now, a familiar scene that seemed to have happened before appeared once more. Shirley seemed to recall that terrible moment.
Members of the same kind biting and tearing at each other. Other monsters—even beasts—attacking one another everywhere as if they had gone mad. Shirley would never forget that even her mother had...
"All right, all right."
"It's okay."
"I'm here."
Wolf Cub gently stroked Shirley's silver-white fur with his chubby paw, helping her escape her painful memories.
Only after she felt Liao Zixuan's touch did Shirley's body