"Help!"
"Rocky, don't leave me!"
In the forest, a young man and woman, their upper bodies almost bare, were running for their lives. Behind them were three monsters nearly two meters tall, resembling brown bears.
Driven by overwhelming fear, they kept running. Soon, Gilda began to run out of strength. Seeing her boyfriend getting farther and farther ahead, she could only plead helplessly.
Behind her, the three Bear Wesen that had been pursuing them at a leisurely pace suddenly sped up, seemingly having finally lost interest in toying with their prey.
Running ahead, Rocky glanced back at his girlfriend, conflict showing in his eyes. But after a moment's hesitation, he ultimately kept running.
After crossing a fallen dead tree, he ducked into a patch of bushes behind it and disappeared.
Terrified, Gilda collapsed beneath the dead trunk and curled up in despair. Just as she closed her eyes and waited for death to come, a foot suddenly stepped over the trunk and landed beside her.
"Roar!" With a bestial roar, the Bear Wesen leading the chase lunged at Nick, who had suddenly appeared, only to be sent flying by a solid Iron Mountain Lean.
"Stay still and close your eyes." Nick rubbed his numb shoulder and moved to meet the second Bear Wesen. The instant they made contact, he bent low into a crouch, driving his right elbow beneath his opponent's ribs at an unexpected angle.
The Bear Wesen's bloodcurdling roar was cut off halfway, caught in his throat without another sound escaping. Only when a solid back throw slammed him into the ground did it turn into a distorted scream.
Nick pinned him down with his left foot and used his right hand to take the crowbar hanging from his belt. As he rotated his wrist, the heavy crowbar