"GGGGGGGGGGGKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK—"
The weird sound echoed throughout the entire province. Everyone who was fighting halted their movement when they heard this bizarre, piercing noise… it was like the agonising screech of a fingernail dragged across a chalkboard, slicing straight through bone and brain.
Every single one of them clenched their teeth and squeezed their eyes shut as they covered their ears, the scream echoing inside their heads and pounding against their skulls.
Valra and Azrael, who were pushing their way through the horde of black sticky monsters, froze mid-attack. Valra's ring of razor-sharp flames flickered and shuddered as she let out a short gasp, her hands flying up to cover her ears.
"Aaah—what the hell is that sound?! It feels like it's cutting straight into my skull!" Valra hissed, her voice ragged.
Azrael, who'd been pulling the trigger with precision, stopped, bullets falling from her grip as she doubled over, clutching her head.
