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They were probably possessed.

"Uh, guys, where should we go?" Lily, who was just behind me, asked incredulously.

"I don't know, left or right." Camilla asked back.

"Which one?" Chren added that, like the two, he also stutters when speaking.

"There are only two choices; right or left. Just run to the left side! "

Camilla never finished trying to choose where we would go. She was immediately paralyzed when the two dogs began to approach us.

Because it would be closer and easier if we went to the right, that's where we ran.

Again, we ran relentlessly to escape them.

I was devastated in my mind when I looked at the two dogs. Behind them were also a few large and strange snakes.

We try to deviate whenever there is an opportunity so that we can somehow lose them.

Until we reached a creek.

Let's cross. If my vision is still right, the water will reach up to our knees, or even higher. Some may not be able to follow us. " I explained as I continued to run.

"Let's just hope that they can't swim," Lily added.

"Okay!" Everyone agrees.

I no longer cared how wet my shoes were when we went down into the water.

That's enough.

The water was just inches above our knees.

The two dogs could not catch up. One tried to wade through the water but retreated as well.

"Holy fuck!" Chren cursed.

"The snakes can swim!

Faster! "

My eyes widened as I accelerated my steps even more. When I looked back, there were a few snakes swimming fast in the water.

How stupid of me to think that they won't chase us, even in the water. I forgot that these are no longer ordinary snakes.

I was so confused that I almost tripped when I stepped on a rock.

When we crossed to the other side, we immediately found something that could be thrown at or hit by the snakes that were still chasing us.

Everything I touch, I throw into the water where the snakes are.

A few were hit, but some were just especially angry, causing them to rage.

The water turned red because of the blood that flowed into it, the blood of the snakes we killed.

When we had nothing available to use as a defense against them, we ran again.

Turn right, then turn left. Stop for a moment and resume.

We did the same for a few minutes until we came to another creek.

"We're going to cross again." Camilla announced.

While crossing, I noticed some dead snakes floating in the water.

I shrugged that off.

We crossed the creek without a snake chasing us into the water. We stopped running when, finally, no other animal reappeared to chase us.

We're now walking along the uneven paths with some wild grass and tall trees side by side.

My breathing started to calm down a bit.

"Where in the world are we?" Lily asked.

I just shrugged. I don't even know where we are.

"I'm starving." Camilla complained.

Chren quickly lowered Macey and opened the bag he was carrying. "Wait... Here you go."