Owen had never felt so powerless.
After having tasted the limitless surge of energy, the agony he now faced was akin to the frenzied desperation of an addict stripped of their vice.
It was at this juncture that ominous news arrived.
The pace of the River Crossing Demon's offspring's attacks had abruptly intensified.
Initially, it hadn't exerted its full strength, opting instead for a strategy of delay to wear down the group's stamina.
It resembled a fisherman, and Owen and his companions were the fish, being reeled in after a vigorous struggle.
Despite its youth, the creature already possessed the instinct of a predator.
Now, Feldin's slowing spell was proving ineffective against it.
Owen and his team fought with all their might, but two members, one from the Grand Magus Academy and another from Feldin's squad, were caught off-guard by the River Crossing Demon's offspring.
