HRRRRRKKKKKKKK!
The sound was so violent the remaining glass in the shop quivered and rattled near breaking point. I grabbed my ears; the noise felt like dull hooks digging into my skull. This was like a completely different monster. Were there two of them now?
Outside, I heard fresh terror: people screaming, running, falling over each other, stampeding away from the forest line.
"What was that!?"
"It came from the forest!!"
"Run—RUN!"
Rose, utterly shocked, stammered, "What was that? Did he summon another monster or what?"
Guts, breathing raggedly and bracing himself, managed a response. "That's definitely the monster they were feeding. Rose, help with my breathing. I just need to control my oxygen intake. Amplify it, can you?"
"That's dangerous! You could die of exhaustion at this point!"
