Beastly chasers

The ground rose in that spot which made a crack in the whole place. James glanced at the area and immediately instructed everyone to split into two groups to remain on either side of the crack. The certain spot appeared as if something was trying to come out of the earth's core.

Kiera reached for the returnee's hand and pulled Kyro to her side. The man was taken off guard by her bold act which was actually just a reflexive action. Kyro' expressions turned soft as his gaze was fixated on her worrisome yet gorgeous face.

"Stay on guard. Keep your eyes and ears open."

James instructed his officers as they all somehow managed to keep themselves on foot. The shaking of the ground slowed down, although the cracks spread all around in different and multiple directions.

The officers looked around after the tremors stopped. Everything was apparently calmed now, which appeared to be the silence before a storm. They all examined the surroundings while standing at the junction. There were four malls behind James, the small crack in the ground between him and Kiera.

The female officer was on the left side of the narrow crack which was slightly glowing. There was a residential area behind Kiera and Kyro. Both of them stood a block away from it, all the officers were in a tarrance with what just happened. Kyro could not let go of the warmth he felt due to her hand and the seemingly caring nature.

The building of the mall which was right behind the chief, only a few feet away collapsed in just a few moments. The loud sound snagged their attention, and one after another all of those four buildings were reduced to nothing but a pile of constructive materials. Kyro looked around keenly as his basic senses still worked exceptionally well to detect any kind of danger.

'It seems they have already started to move in search of me. This planet is not strong enough to tackle those beasts.'

Kyro concluded immediately. He had escaped from those beasts and now a portal appeared right after his arrival. It was obvious that the chasers had reached him.

Kiera carefully examined the whole area with her special specs, trying to figure out if there was anything under the ground. It was the moment when a loud shriek reverberated in the area. The pitch was deafening which forced the squadron to cover their ears immediately.

However for some reason Kyro seemed unaffected by it, instead his serious expression indicated the familiarity with the upcoming danger. He looked around with his fists clenched, as he tried to pick up any demonic mana energy nearby.

James instructed everyone to be on guard as they all assumed for a portal to appear any moment. But something weird happened which was unexpected. Kyro' senses instantly pricked and he leaped towards Kiera who was covering her earring and cowered.

Just right at that moment numerous small portals appeared on the ground. They all were the size of a sewerage entrance hole and glowed purple. The officers had never been put into such a situation before. They all were clueless because there was only one kind of portal they were familiar with.

Kiera staggered with her footsteps and fell back on her butt, with Kyro' face in between her breasts. The woman wanted to glare at him but the unbearable noise prevented her. However she clearly noticed that he was totally fine, completely unaffected as if he was immune to that shriek or perhaps deaf.

A portal appeared right at the spot where Kiera had been standing just a few seconds ago. She witnessed the glow herself and it made her even more suspicious about Kyro. How was he able to sense the upcoming danger?

'Argh, now they are using a sneaky strategy to get me.'

Kyro glanced at Kiera who fell on the ground and looked at him with confusion. The monstrous shrieking had stopped by now when multiple portals appeared and numerous officers were pulled into it.

"What is happening? What….what are these things?"

Kiera had no idea what those small gateways were because one huge portal was the only type in her knowledge. She looked into Kyro's eyes with a horrified expression when he released her shoulders.

"Stay here, I will be back."

He strictly instructed her with a confident tone. Perhaps he knew what he was doing. Kyro stood up and tied his hair into a bun as if he was getting ready to fight with those beings. Although the situation became harder to understand with every passing second.

Three of the junior officers were pulled inside those purple glowing portals. There was probably no hope for their return the way they were practically dragged into the mouth of death! The other two juniors were heavily panting in fright with their ears bleeding due to horrendous pitch.

James on the other hand was doing fine comparatively so as Kiera. Kyro concluded that their physical ability might have something to do with the ranks they were at. Nonetheless he was confident in his capabilities.

Kyro waited for any sign of another portal, his concentration again shifted towards the demonic mana. But this time something was not right, the pattern of the energy was distributed in many directions. It caused him confusion for a few seconds before he finally caught the actual spot.

'Fuck no!'

He cursed under his breath upon realising that the portal appeared right in front of Kiera. Kyro immediately turned around, whereas James and the two junior survivors yelled in horror. The woman crawled backwards on her butt reflexively, as a shadow appeared in front of her.