"That makes two of them."
From a slightly distant spot, Arthur observed everything with cold eyes. To avoid attracting attention, he surrounded his body with thorny roots, leaving a small gap to see through.
"I need to speed things up a bit." Calmly, he pulled out the wooden tube he had crafted, followed by a set of metal needles coated with a deadly poison. He loaded a needle into the tube and aimed it at the strongest nearby person, Nerian.
A thunderous roar!
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed, followed by a faint tremor in the ground. Arthur was stunned, as were all the soldiers present. Before they could understand what was happening, they saw Archie, who had been sent to scout the perimeter, running toward them like a madman. Behind him was an enormous bear, several times larger than an elephant. It was the same bear Arthur had seen before.
