Chapter 36: Fok Grove Wards Darkest Day (1/2)

But just when he thought they were not going to bite him, one of them suddenly bit his leg.

”Aaaah!!!” Arion didn't feel any pain but remembering the horrendous state in which Ina ended up after getting bitten terrified him, thus making him shout in panic.

He didn't dare to imagine how much pain he would have really felt if he was not disabled. But not feeling pain didn't mean that nothing happened to his leg.

He saw his leg profusely bleeding as the strong jaws of the Dreadling drilled into his flesh.

But his nightmare did not end there when another Dreadling bit his other leg, sinking its fang into his leg.

Seeing blood gush out like a flood from his legs made Arion lightheaded and wondered if it was because he was losing blood so fast.

He could barely put together his thoughts, fearing how long before their venom takes effect and kills him slowly.

'God, just kill me already!' He screamed inwardly, hoping that these sadistic monsters would stop toying with him and kill him instantly.

But apparently, the Dreadlings had no intention of fulfilling his wish and instead began to drag him back using their fangs which were hooked onto his legs.

'What the fuck…' Arion was shocked, wondering why these Dreadlings were dragging him away back to where they came from instead of killing or eating him.

He also saw that the other Dreadlings were also retreating along with the two Dreadlings dragging him away. It was as if they no longer planned to chase Nena and Cayden or attack the Fok Grove Ward.

All the Dreadlings were retreating in an ordered manner while dragging Arion with them.

The earth suddenly started to dissolve like sand and caved in, making Arion hold his breath in shock, not knowing what was going on.

Even Ina's corpse went into the crumbling earth along with Arion and the Dreadlings dragging him away.

Soon enough, the daylight became dimmer and dimmer till Arion's surroundings became completely back and his consciousness dimmed along with his vision.

Cayden and Nena stopped running after noticing the abnormal situation happening behind them.

They saw the ground crumbling and caving in to swallow Arion and the Dreadlings. But after that, the earth restored itself, and it was as if nothing happened in the first place.

”What the hell just happened? Why did they retreat?” Cayden mumbled with a baffled expression.

”Arion...why did they drag him away? I don't understand...what are they planning to do to him...It's all my fault…” Nena couldn't hold back her tears and continued to let out sobs, feeling immense guilt and regret leaving Arion behind.

She couldn't help how much suffering he must have undergone under the onslaught of all those Dreadlings and how even his corpse was dragged away by those monsters for god knows what reason.

Hearing Nena's words, Cayden also felt bad for being so useless despite being the strongest and eldest. He had never felt so helpless and incapable in his life and had always thought that he could be

But he turned around and continued to run since Silvi needed immediate medical attention while Nena continued to look at the place where Arion had disappeared with a blank stare.