Eight

"Is there something else?" asked Ellen seeing my expression turning strange. "Yes, there is good news," I said, which made them arched their browns in question.

Others may not see it, but to me, it is good news.

"The being had not come; instead, it had sent eight Grimms, each above Tyrant class but below the Primary-II stage," I said, and that made some of them frow even further.

"How's that good news?" asked Kevin, "It is because we are not a match of the being, it is powerful beyond aura imagination, but it could not come immediately,"

"If we defeat these eight plus Rhaek, we will have at least a month to prepare for the being, and in my opinion, it is good news," I said, and some of them nodded.

"Still defeating them would be a challenge," said the phantom of Lord of Glass, which I nodded before gemmed-like seeds appeared above my hand; seeing their eyes and everyone widened up.