44 He's Going To Die Anyway

"Let's hope for their sake that they really are." Ikaris uttered indifferently as he ventured into the destroyed town.

He temporarily set Ellie down on the ground and asked her to walk normally as if they weren't being chased seconds earlier. With his mental link to the Glenring hive he could sense that the monsters chasing them had not retreated.

The Crawlers were lurking in the dense vegetation at the edge of the jungle. Far from dwindling, their numbers were increasing rapidly, having already surpassed ten thousand. As soon as their numbers were sufficient they would swarm this camp without hesitation.

The bison could also sniff out their scent, and despite his aversion to humans he followed the group along quietly. Malia brought her face close to the boy's ear and whispered tensely,

"How many monsters are following us?"