Just as it was about to kill her as well, Allison appeared and grabbed her by the collar and threw her back.
"Rip!" "Arghh!"
The Beast’s claws swept right at her back, and what followed were three long, gruesome wounds.
In that moment, Lucas, who had his eyes closed, frowned, and unbeknownst to the people fighting, the entire forest trembled slightly.
Allison didn’t wait for the Beast to attack her again and teleported away. Her face ached in pain, then she glanced at Lucas, who was still giving energy to the Nemeton.
By now, the tree had already grown more than halfway, and only the top part was left. She then looked back at the Beast and saw Satomi attacking it with rage.
The situation wasn’t looking good for them at all, as pack members kept dying at the hands of the Beast and the Dread Doctors.
Malia and Lydia could keep up with them, but the other werewolves were too fragile against the Doctors.
"BANG! BANG!" Suddenly, shots kept coming from all directions, and all of them were coming for the Beast and the Dread Doctors.
If you looked from above, you could see dozens of men with sniper rifles who were hundreds of meters away from the fighting place.
John looked into his scope and noticed that their shots didn’t do much damage. "Keep firing, our main goal is distracting them."
"Roger!" From his intercom, the voices of the team members responded, then they rained fire on the enemy.
Allison looked in their direction, and a sigh of relief came from her mouth. Their support lifted some of the pressure from their shoulders.
On the Beast’s side, Satomi retreated a few meters away from it and looked around in sorrow as more than half of her pack members were lying dead on the ground.
"I..." Her eyes teared up as she started regretting her decision. She...led her children to death.
The Beast didn’t give her time to mourn and lunged at her with the intent to kill. At the moment, Allison appeared behind the Beast and embedded her knives into its back.
Contrary to her expectations, this didn’t do much damage to the Beast, and it only made it more ferocious.
She then teleported away a few meters. When she reappeared, blood was still dripping down her legs, but the wound that was on her back and stomach was already starting to heal.
"No! Ughh!" The shout startled Allison, and when she looked over, her face changed as Malia was pierced by the cane of the Dread Doctor, then she was thrown right at the Beast’s feet.
Lydia’s and Allison’s hearts stopped, and a wave of sadness washed over Lydia’s mind as if she could already predict what would happen.
Allison’s pupils shrank, and she immediately used her anti-teleport.
In that moment, the Beast already had its claws right by her neck. Lydia closed her eyes, and a tear ran down her cheek.
Allison appeared in front of the Beast, but the claws were already closing down on Malia’s neck.
Malia glanced at the Beast in a daze as, in that moment, memories of her first meeting with Lucas flashed in her mind. A smile appeared on her face, but her eyes were filled with tears.
"CLICK!"
An immense pressure washed over all of them, and time itself froze for a few seconds. When the Beast closed its claws, Malia wasn’t there anymore.
She appeared right next to Allison with a stunned expression on her face.
But the pressure didn’t disappear, and it even made the Beast let out a small growl while taking a few steps back.
The ground began shaking, and the moon in the sky became crimson red. All of them took a few steps to steady themselves as they looked around in panic.
At that moment, they finally noticed that the Nemeton tree behind them had grown fully, and a figure was flying above the majestic tree, looking down upon them.
"The Beast of Gevaudan...we finally meet." Lucas’ voice came from above, and it reached the ears of all of them.
His entire aura was different now, as if he was no longer bound even by time itself, and by the rules that bound the mortals.
"ROARH-" The Beast still dared to roar, but it was stopped short as Lucas put a finger to his lips, and the Beast went silent.
"Don’t worry, I will deal with you soon." Lucas then glanced around and didn’t bat an eye at the bodies of Satomi’s people.
His eyes contained no emotion, then he glanced at Allison, and his expression finally changed. His lips raised slightly, then he looked at Malia, who was still shaken.
"Shall we begin?" Lucas looked at the Beast and the Dread Doctors with a slight smile, as the familiar playful side of him slowly appeared.