Sofia made her way through the forest, headed for where she expected Riven to be. All she needed was to be relatively close to him, and she would be able to sense him.
But the forest was doing its most to stop her. Attacks started coming from all directions—E-ranked and F-ranked monsters doing their best to slow her down.
Her anger was beginning to spill over. She did what she could to keep it inside, but with every beast she was forced to face, it was slowly showing.
And finally, when a B-ranked lizardman came out of nowhere—seven feet tall, hard-scaled back, and a cold gaze—it rushed at her and attacked with its tail. She stepped back and dodged the attack.
Her face contorted into one of rage. The calm demeanor she carried vanished. She gripped the staff even tighter and looked at the lizardman.
"I've had enough of these games," she said, her voice ice cold. The lizardman, not knowing what it had gotten itself into, lunged forward without care, rushing at her on all fours.
