Eternal Night City, at the entrance to Area Two.
Amid the dark, dilapidated city, hundreds of giant wolves quietly appeared on the distant horizon. Like a mass animal migration, they raced toward the area's exit, making the nearby ground tremble faintly.
"We're almost at Area Two. Everyone, watch your surroundings!"
At the head of the pack, Tyrant spoke, likewise in giant wolf form.
Their opponents had no map of Area Two. The best way for them to get through it quickly was to follow the wolves directly.
And Area Two was currently the only area where the wolves had an advantage. If they could capitalize on it and shake off their opponents here, they would have an excellent chance of turning defeat into victory afterward!
So their most important problem now was how to keep their opponents from following them!
At his words, the werewolves instinctively twitched their ears and sniffed. Hearing and smell were their most effective means of scouting, often much more useful than sight, especially in this darkness.
Snap!
Before the werewolves could locate their targets, a trap snapped shut beneath one of them. A steel Animal Trap clamped onto the werewolf's hind leg, sending blood pouring out.
Snap, snap, snap...
Before that werewolf could scream, more traps snapped shut all around them in rapid succession. Almost every werewolf had at least one trap clamped onto its legs.
Someone had actually turned this entire exit into a densely packed trap zone in advance!
Howls instantly filled the area. The traps weren't lethal, but their movement-restricting effects and the pain they inflicted were undiminished.
"Enemy attack! Watch out!"
One werewolf spotted something and instinctively shouted.
The instant it spoke, a snowball came rolling in from each side. They rolled faster and faster, growing larger and larger, until they