Chapter 227 - Returning a sash (1/2)

After watching Monk get pulled into the deep Fog in replace for herself. Martha immediately started to head into the direction where Monk had been pulled. But as she stepped forward again, Dan grabbed her hand and pulled her back.

”No Martha, what are you doing?” Said Dan, ”We don't even know what's down there.”

”But Monk is, we have to save him!”

”Look all we can do right now is listen to what Monk said and go back to the city and get more help. The sooner we go the quicker we can go look for him.”

That's when the group realised that the fog was moving. The foggy area around them started to thin out until it eventually moved ahead in front of them like a type of cloud. Then when the fog continued to move, they could finally see where they were.

At first, the group thought they were at some type of cliff top. As it looked like they were over the edge of something. That's when they realised that It wasn't a cliff but a giant hole that was 30 meters wide and 30 meters long.

”Do you think he's down there?” Badger asked staring into the whole.

”Well, he did get pulled into there, what is this thing?” Sloth asked. ”It looks like the hole leads under the swamp. Not only that but it looks like it's been dugout.

”You don't mean that you think this is the beast do you?” Dan asked.

”Think about it, what else could be so strong to take out those beasts, it would have to at least be this big.”

Martha didn't say much. She was too busy stuck in her own thoughts. If only she hadn't moved forward at that time. Then she would have been the one to fall down instead of Monk. This was the second time in her life that Monk had saved her. And here she was hesitating about going inside.

The group held a vote deciding whether to head back or to look around the area. In the end, the only one that wanted to stay was Martha but they couldn't leave her on her own. Before heading back to the city, the group walked around the large circle but no traces of Monk or the beast were found.

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”Monk has gone missing!” Slyvia shouted, ”I thought you said they would be safe?”

Once the group had arrived back and made a report an emergency meeting was called between the elders and other master knights.

”I'm sorry.” Sir K replied, ”I had great confidence in Monk, no matter what came at them, even if it was a king Tier beast, I was sure that Monk would at least be able to escape with the group but it appears an unexpected fog clouded the group's vision.”

”Send out a search party immediately Sir K, I want you to go yourself this time.”

The second search party consisted of the same members as last time, only Kyle had been added as well. Although Slyvia insisted on a bigger search party the Knights were spread thin helping out the neighbouring cities. Even Kyle had just got back from completing a mission.