The entire forest seemed to tremble. Alex took a step forward, keeping his eyes fixed on the monstrous creatures. The two Knights of the Round Table remained behind him.
The female knight with white hair wore black armor crackling with white lightning, while she held two short swords.
Beside her, the blue-haired male knight firmly held a spear, a layer of cold mist spreading from his black armor across the ground around his feet.
Alex did not look away. There were dozens of creatures before him, and more continued to emerge. More yellow eyes appeared between the trees, along with red eyes, while crawling bodies moved across the roots and quadrupedal creatures forced their way through, breaking bushes and small trees.
The monsters did not seem like the ones from the dungeons. These creatures were larger, more aggressive, and, above all, seemed much more coordinated. Alex tightened his grip on Excalibur as he observed every movement between the trees.
