The journey from Zone C to Zone B was like stepping from twilight into harsh daylight..
This was a warrior's land. No time for the beauty of previous zones. It was a place of open battlefields and clear sight lines.
Their first encounter came within an hour.
A pack of creatures Edgar identified as Granite-Hide Minotaurs. Were hulking, B-rank beasts with skin like stone and had massive crude axes.
In Zone C, a single one would have been a major threat.
Here, ten of them charged across an open plain. Their roars were echoing off the cliffs.
"Contact!" Jin shouted. His hand going to his sword.
"I see them," Dante said calmly. "Eric, hold the center. Masha, ice the ground. Erica, Lana—take the flanks. Jin, Talia—with me on the leader."
'Ten B-rank monsters. In the past, this would have been a desperate fight. Now? This is a test to see how well my investments have paid off.'
They not only cleared the Zone C but also got some items that Dante our generous leader gave away.
