Chapter 270 An Obstacle (2/2)

Brightblade set a considerably faster pace than the previous day, and they traveled at a speed that was just short of a full run, bounding dangerously close to the mountains' steep cliffs on several occasions Yet treacherous though the terrain htblade was more worried about the creatures within the mountains

Unlike the previous day, they did not pause for a htblade unwilling to waste even ht, it was clear that it worried her

Still,no sign of any hed on hi closer to their destination with every passing hour They should already be halfway there, and with the before they left the htblade came to a sudden halt as they were about to cross into yet another valley

”Stop,” she said, her voice barely louder than a breath ”There's a Remnant ahead”

Arran had come to a halt behind her, but now, he very carefully stepped forward, his eyes searching the area ahead It only took him a moment to spot the monster, and when he did, his eyes ith awe

Half a mile into the valley, he could see a creature It was shaped like a wolf, but its shape was the only si he had ever seen before

The creature was vast — twenty feet at the shoulder, if not more But despite its size, its movements were fast and fluid, unnaturally so And as it h the valley, at tiround, barely iround despite its size

Yet that was only the start of it Because unlike a normal animal, this creature looked like it was so mass of fire and shadow, as if someone had forced a vast aiant wolf

To Arran's eyes, it al, but a spell that had inexplicably come to life And as he looked at the creature, he subconsciously shuddered Not froht the creature into being, the result was so that should not exist in this world

His thoughts were interrupted by Brightblade's voice

”Come,” she said in a whisper so soft it was only barely audible

At the sound of her voice, Arran tore his eyes away frohtblade as she slowly began tothe path, away from the monster

They htblade finally spoke

”That's an Essence Reo around it That will another day to our journey, but there's no other choice”

Arran nodded quietly Having witnessed the creature with his own eyes, he was in no rush to see just how strong it was Yet a frown crossed his face as he remembered it, and he asked, ”I couldn't Sense it Why?”

”It's a creature htblade replied ”And it controls its Essence alh escapes that even I can't Sense it at h Arran had ht now, all he wanted was to be far away frohtblade appeared to feel the same way

They followed the path back to the previous valley at a rapid pace, ignoring the risk ofinto the depths beloith the creature behind thenificant

Once they reached the valley, Brightblade quickly found another — even narrower — path that led in a different direction It barely resembled a path at all as it wound across the steep mountainside, but Arran did not complain — between this and the creature, he woulddown fro to fall when they finally reached a ss for several ht here,” she said ”It should be safe enough, provided we don't linger any longer than necessary”

They ate another small meal, after which Arran quickly wrapped himself in his blankets

Yet this time, no sleep came — the memory of the Essence Re about it that deeply unsettled hier it posed