Finally, they came to a dead-end in the form of a large metal gate with a red rune on it, forcing the bird to stop. Carmen also stopped and smiled triumphantly. Only for a bit, though, as she saw the bird look behind her. She turned around and saw more than forty ghouls chasing them.
"We’ll settle this after the cleanup," Carmen said, preparing herself.
The bird jumped up beside her as it also prepared to fight. They exchanged a quick glance just before the horde crashed into them.
After Jake left the party from the Noboru clan, he headed further in the hall that he assumed the party was originally heading into. Sure, he was maybe stealing their path a bit, but honestly, they would have been f****d and forced to retreat without him, so he didn’t feel that bad about it.
He encountered a
