Midnight Crystal (Part 34)

 Katrin looked off into the distance at the sun receding over the horizon line. Just a little longer, about fifteen minutes, and evening would begin to turn to night.

Even given their strength, they couldn't afford to stay in Black Cinder Forest at night. It simply didn't make any sense.

If Scarlet Pyromancer didn't show up now, the best solution was to retreat and come back another time. Moreover, the missions department couldn't determine the new location of this monster, which was a strange but possible case.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Katrin exclaimed furiously kicking the ground with her foot. Her face filled with more and more rage with each passing second, as she realized that the worst of all possibilities had happened.

"Fuck! Why did this have to happen to me!" Katrin shouted bringing her staff down on the black tree next to where Adam was standing.

Crack. Crackle. Crackle.