After saying that, his body swayed involuntarily, and he collapsed onto the ground. Itachi frowned and immediately supported him, but he quickly sensed that the man's condition was terrible. Though there were no visible wounds on the surface, his internal organs had been damaged to varying degrees. If he did not stop now, he would probably die after running another five or six hundred meters.
Of the people running at the front, the fastest one appeared to be the least injured. Without even looking at the companions behind him, he charged straight into the forest.
The remaining two, however, seemed quite loyal. They both turned back, intending to carry their companion away.
But after struggling for a moment, they simply could not drag him up. His internal organs had already reached their limit; they had likely been ruptured by a powerful external blow. Looking at him, Itachi sighed. "Actually, you don't need to run. Stay here, and you'll be fine."
Seeing that Itachi was merely a child, how could they possibly listen to him?
But suddenly, a roar that seemed impossible for any living creature to make rang out from the direction they had just come from. Itachi frowned and saw trees being smashed aside by something.
The man who no longer had the strength to flee gave a bitter smile. "I'm really sorry. I actually got you dragged into this because of me. Little brother, run while you can. We'll hold it back here. Maybe you'll still have a chance to survive."
Before long, a strange thing appeared before Itachi. He took one look at it, and his expression changed slightly, because the monster standing before him was something he truly could never have imagined.
It was a monster covered in green, yet everything on its body looked like