Both looked grim. Before they could even catch their breath, Fors forced herself to use Door Opening again, leaving the scene.
But it was still too late.
The revolver's roar and the stench of the monster's blood had attracted all the monsters nearby. Roaring and howling, they gathered together, looking like a "beast tide" beneath the hazy moonlight.
Everything in their path, whether houses or anything else, was razed to the ground.
"Charge straight through!"
Klein made an immediate decision, seized Fors by the wrist, and sprinted toward the church with all his strength.
The beast tide surged close behind them.
Five hundred meters.
Four hundred meters.
Three hundred meters.
Two hundred meters.
The church drew closer, and so did the beast tide.
Fors could even feel blasts of hot, foul breath from behind lifting her hair and brushing her skin.
That meant the monsters were right on their heels.
We're done for!
She could almost imagine them being torn to pieces in the next second. She said quickly, "Forget about me! Use Flaming Jump and get away!"
Klein said nothing. He took out the Sun Brooch, gripped it tightly, and poured Spirituality into it. A holy light descended from the sky into the beast tide, but unfortunately, it had little effect.
Just then, someone's prayer reached Klein's ears.
Fuck, I can barely save myself! What the hell are you praying for?
"Dong, dong, dong, dong."
The church bells suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the Small Town.
The beast tide stopped.
All the monsters seemed to feel an intense dread. They stopped in place, agitated and restless, as though wary of something.
"Hurry over here!"
In the church's bell tower, a girl wearing a grayish-brown trench coat and a hood waved vigorously at them and shouted.
"Go!"
Summoning their last