"GRRRROOOOWWWWL..."
Something growled inside the collapsed mall.
Team Zero stopped near the broken entrance. The sound was deep and heavy and wrong in a way that made James's instincts scream at him to turn around.
The mall entrance was blocked by broken concrete slabs stacked against each other. Damaged cars with shattered windows sat half-buried under thick vines. Hanging signs swayed slightly in the wind while showing faded store names. The drag marks on the ground led straight through the debris and disappeared into darkness.
James studied the area while calculating what kind of creature could leave tracks that wide.
The marks were not from claws or hooves. They were smooth drag lines carved deep into asphalt like something massive had pulled itself forward. Several half-eaten monster corpses lay scattered near the entrance with ribs exposed and organs torn out.
Whatever lived inside had been feeding on other demonic beasts.
The exam timer updated in everyone's vision.
