Roar!!!
A beastlike roar erupted from the Ruins.
Dorothea started. Forgetting Maeve's strange behavior beside her, she let go.
She activated her Spirituality, and a series of mirrors appeared out of thin air, extending into the entrance of the Ruins.
Dorothea gently touched the Monocle over her right eye. After a moment's hesitation, she decided against sending it out.
Although she could see through the Monocle, it would also be easy for the enemy to attack it, which would be troublesome.
So Dorothea summoned only ordinary mirrors, frowning at their surfaces as she struggled to make out what was happening inside the cave.
"What happened? Why is everything inside turning red?"
"Hm?"
Dorothea vaguely glimpsed a being inside the cave.
Its enormous body stood several people tall, its knotted muscles covered in long fur as thick and heavy as a rug.
"What... is..."
Dorothea shuddered, feeling uncomfortable all over. Even from so far away, she could feel the pure malice emanating from the monster. Suddenly, it seemed to notice the scrutiny through the mirror and looked toward the distant glass.
Dorothea was about to adjust the angle for a clearer look when a scarlet eye suddenly filled the mirror's view. The next instant, cracks covered the mirror, and it shattered into pieces.
Dorothea stumbled back in horror and fell to the ground, instinctively pulling out her pistol.
"How is that possible?!"
In that single instant, the monster had charged from the depths of the Ruins right up to Dorothea's mirror?!
Dorothea had not even been able to see the monster move. What terrifying speed and explosive power was that?
Could humans really contend with a monster like that?
And Vanessa and the other two were still underground...
Dorothea stood up, trembling. "What kind of monster was that?! It's terrifying. Maeve,