"P-understand, sir." David almost fainted with fear.
Victor laughed loudly, a horrible, insane sound.
"HAHAHA! Look at your face! Like you're about to die!" Victor tapped David on the cheek with the knife. "But it's true, David. If you fail, you will die."
Then Victor turned to face the others.
"And you!" he shouted, pointing with the knife. "You think this is a game? You think I'm playing?"
He threw the knife at a nearby tree trunk.
THUK!
The knife plunged deep, the vibrations still visible.
"Yesterday I already lost three people looking for Aurel. Today I lost track of Sam. Tomorrow I don't want to lose anything else, or you'll all feel what Daren felt last week."
Everyone shuddered.
"Now listen," Victor said as he circled around them like a predator. "Spread everyone out. I w
