Despair
Theo and the others continued running together with all the group. At the same time, Phyrill's subordinates somehow became a bit more fired up in fending off the monsters on their tail.
They even volunteered to guard them, so Theo didn't need to go all the way to do it. This was something they agreed so as to pay back their doubt from earlier. After all, Theo just saved their lives.
Theo just let them do it as he focused on assessing their situation.
And as he expected, the situation became even worse when a ten-foot-tall wolf came out of the entrance. It stood on its two feet while holding a huge sword.
The wolf's howl shook the forest.
"!!!" Ivan, the military commander, dropped his jaw as he saw the change in the wolves' movements. "This…"
Ivan gritted his teeth while walking together with the retreating soldiers.