Almond and Lily rested against a rock. Facing them were Saffa, Clovelle, Fraisea, Gopu, and Ainen.
"The food was heavenly…" Almond sighed in amazement.
"And we got buffs. I think we should take some action," Lily said as she looked at her deck. "To break through to Tier-2, we need two more Inspirations and to fill our deck."
"Indeed. We are also short two cards to fill our decks, so let's do it and break through to Tier-2. Then we'll go check the town," Ainen nodded.
"Sounds good." Fraisea stood up.
"Rawr!"
The group moved deeper into the wilderness.
They stayed together because they had seen a Tier-3 aggressive monster earlier, and there were more around. It was better to deal with trouble as a group lest they get ganged up on by strong monsters.
After killing some Tier-1 and Tier-2 monsters, the group found a fast-flowing river and followed it.
But just as they were moving, something gigantic slashed out of the water and overshadowed them.
CROAK!
Thud!
