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The two parties that were about to fight immediately stopped to look towards the direction of the howls.
Seconds later, more than ten addition howls could be heard.
"There's no mistaking, those are wolves." One of the boys said out loud.
"Nooo ... why now of all times? When all of the others are sick and can't even walk properly." The girl's face turned pale a she imagined the future of her friends.
"I guess it's not surprising that there would be predators here. After all, such a large ecosystem cannot be this stable without a food chain." Jonathan calmly affirmed. He had quickly calmed down after realizing that being scared would only further ruin his situation. "The howls all come from the direction of the sickling camp. Although the hoard of wolves is probably way behind it and will attack other groups first, they are still in the path of the attack. I'm curious, will you go back to save them or will you run away?"
AAAAARRRGGHHHHHH!
A loud gory scream resonated through the night. It turned the other parties face even paler.
"We, we, we will retire-"The girl was about to say something when one of the boys screamed out
"Shut up! We aren't returning to save anything or anyone! Too bad for them. No one asked them to go pick up some random berries. They're on their own."
"Although it's a mean, that is the truth. Wolves are no joke. Adding to the fact that we are super weak, they'll make one bite out of us. Returning to camp is only throwing ourselves to death. I'd rather live for the others than die for nothing." The other boy agreed with a solemn voice.
The three of them looked at each other and had no choice to agree to running away.
Jonathan turned to look at Stephanie.
"Although this is a wrong time, do you see what I mean? People will go as far as assaulting others for their friends but when their life is in danger they will give up on those same friends instantly. If it was us lying down there, do you think people would've helped us?"
Stephanie's expression also turned dark.
"You guys, I suggest that we forget our past conflicts. After all, they were for things that don't matter anymore. I say that we run away together. Since others are going to be the focus, we have a good chance. After that, the five of us can help each other to survive. What do you say?"
" ... sure. We should head towards the opposite direction, then turn left to trick the wolves." Jonathan accepted the offer as he put away his knife. He identified his three new colleagues as the red boy, as he had a red shirt. He was the one who was the more outgoing and decided to abandon his friends. Then there was the blue boy, who was acting as the supporter of the red boy. Finally, there was the girl.
"Perfect! I love your idea. Now the only thing left to do is ... run!"
The group of five quickly ran towards the direction of "the sun." Using the torch to guide them, they did not injure themselves. The girl also pulled out her phone to use its light.
When they started running, Jonathan had instructed Stephanie to "always run at the same pace as the group of three, no matter what, even it's slower than her potential."
As such, the group ran for about thirty minutes. As they were only kids, they were completely exhausted. Especially so for the group of three. In addition to that, the moral of the group was very low, as all their hard work to build shelter had gone to nothing.
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The Echelon Tower
Fantasi... Humanity as a whole has been tricked. Now they must face their fantasies head on, but at what price? Azin (previously known as Jonathan) must follow the destiny that has been established for him...or he can break it What is one willing to do t...
