These beasts were dead set on eating them. Running was not a long-term solution; they would eventually have to fight.
As the sky began to lighten, Granny Gu gave the order. The ten males halted and turned to face the beasts behind them.
Granny Gu had Yu An and Yu Yun hide behind her. Whenever a beast broke past the males to attack them, she would release a handful of Gu Worms.
The Gu Worms looked like small flying insects, but they were exceptionally vicious. Swarms of them would surround a single beast and quickly suck it dry of blood.
It was a clear warning. Seeing this, the other beasts regained some of their sense.
But they soon discovered that the Gu Worms, now engorged with blood, wouldn't drink another drop. Their predatory gazes immediately returned to the three women.
Yu An was just about to secretly lend a hand. 'The Mist Forest is this dangerous,' she thought, 'I still need them to get out of here.'
