Chapter 566: Unexpected encounter
Chapter 566: Unexpected encounter
And then, Hope heard it too.A howl. It's dark, murderous. It was close, nearly there.
Afterward, Hope could see it, those red eyes and sharp teeth all molding into one, black mass. A mass of howling reverberating through the clearing and Hope's head.
The dark mass swirling around Hope and Carina, who became more and more tense. She reached a small thing from her hips and put it on her lips. Maybe it was a trumpet? Hope didn't know what it was, as she was too worried at the black mass around them.
As soon as Carina put that small thing on her lips, there was a melodious sound that could be heard, rung through the clearing for a few seconds before Carina put it down and stomped her hooves aggressively, as an attempt to scare them away.
It brought nothing but another failed attempt, as the massive black cloud-like started to break away into individual shadows with four legs, barbed tails, long fangs and red eyes.
"What are they?!" Hope asked Carina in panic mode. She took staggering steps backward, afraid she would be kicked by Carina, but not far enough from the female centaur, for the shadow to reach her.
"Demons," Carina answered her without averting her eyes from those wolves.
Those shadows slowly turned into wolves, with the size as a normal wolf, it was just that they had the barbed-like tails, which looked sharp enough to cut their skin.
There were around ten demon wolves there.
Hope's eyes widened in horror as one ran towards her direction with a vicious growl pulled from the creature's lips.
"KACE!" unconsciously, Hope called Kace, in her desperate situation, it was only his name that flashed in her mind. She held her hand up in front of her, as if that action could actually shield her to safety and stop the demon wolf from attacking.
It bared its fangs, its red eyes glowing under the sunlight as the talons on its feet sank into the ground. Stalked towards Hope, hunting her like a prey, which was true.
However, before that demon wolf could lunge onto Hope, Carina moved fast as she pulled Hope away and used her hind legs to kick the demon.
The demon wolf flew a few meters above their head before its body slammed into a tree nearby. That demon wolf whimpered before it disappeared like a smoke.
One down and there were nine more that circled them. It was the infamous deadly circle that most predatory creatures did to their prey.
"Ah!" Hope let out a loud, ear-splitting scream as another demon lunged towards her, its fang reflecting the light from the morning sun and its talon was poised to tear her body apart.
Hope threw herself to the ground, flung her arms over her head in some form of protection as she heard Carina did the same thing to the second attacker.
"They are after you," Carina spoke after a brief analysis. Those red eyes locked onto Hope's, who was currently curling her body on the ground. They didn't even spare Carina a glance, as their focus was only on the girl.
Carina could break free from their siege if she wanted to, especially if her assumption was right that their target was Hope, not her.
However, if she left the girl behind without protection, she would be torn into pieces in no time. Carina didn't know why those demon wolves were after Hope. But, she couldn't leave her here, right?
Slowly, Hope opened her eyes when she heard Carina's voice and stood up immediately, skimming her surroundings with her wary eyes.
She would like to have something to protect herself, but she didn't have anything, moreover, how could she stand against these demon wolves? Even though she was given a knife or sword? Or, maybe a gun would do?
Unfortunately, Hope didn't have anything with her now, except the female centaur.
"What do you mean they are after me?! I don't even know them!" This was the first time for Hope to see those vicious creatures.
"No," Carina shook her head, trying to concentrate with those wolves' next move. "They are not supposed to be here too."
Those demon wolves wouldn't go astray to the centaurs' territory. However, these ten were actually here and put a threat to them.
Hope was not sure that she understood what Carina was saying as she was too worried with their own safety.
However, before there was another attack, there was a loud, vicious growl from behind those demon wolves, Hope recognized this howl as a smile graced her lips.
They are safe!
Hope turned her head towards the direction of that earth-shattering sound, just in time to see a demon wolf flew over her head and slammed into the other demon, only inches away from Carina's shoulder.
A white lycan ripped viciously into the demon, sending the black wisp-like smoke to every direction. The white beast was massive and even more terrifying than the last time Hope saw it.
When those demon wolves had disappeared, the beast let out a loud, vicious, snarl towards Carina, treating her as an enemy.
"No," Hope jumped in between the white beast, which was ready to lunge onto the female centaur, and then Carina, whose expression had turned unsightly. "No, you can't hurt her! She saved me!" She said hastily.
The white beast didn't listen to her as her body was shaking in absolute anger. Those red eyes glowed in fury as he continued to growl, demanding Hope to move away from Carina, so he could claw the centaur.
"Kace! She saved me!" Hope shouted at the beast in desperation. The enemy had gone, but with Kace acting like this, they were not safe yet, Carina was not safe yet.
"Kace…" Hope's voice softened and as their gazes locked, she slowly reached her hand out onto him, asking him to come to her. "Kace, I am fine."
Those red eyes were hard, furious as they flickered over every inch of Hope's feature, before he slowly lowered his head and took a step towards his mate.