They were corrupted monsters, hundreds of them, moving in ranks, and every single one was heading west.
It took a long time for the stream bed to empty.
Alex counted rows until he lost his place, somewhere past sixty. Selina didn't lose hers. He could see her lips moving.
The last row had only one monster in it.
It was a bear. At least, it had started out as one. Its hide had gone grey and lumpy, like a road, and it dragged its back leg. It was falling behind the others, and it kept walking all the same.
Insight (Rank 2)
--Insight--
Target - Stonehide Bear (Race - Corrupted Monster)
Level: 9
Weakness: Left hind leg (torn)
Inside: Vermes Tenebris (1). Base of skull.
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A claw tapped Alex on the shoulder.
"Brother." Kanos was whispering, which for Kanos meant talking normally. "A red does not hunt weak things. That is not a weak thing."
"Kanos, no."
"It is at the back. Nobody will miss it. I have not eaten in two days."
"Whose fault is that?!"
