Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 295

Chapter 295: Crimson Forest
It took eight days to complete all the preparations and get as ready as they could.

The first raid was set in Crimson Forest. It was a vast, eerie woodland filled with Beasts and poisonous flora. It was named for its blood-red trees, which now had absorbed toxins from the old world’s destruction, losing their original beauty and had turned ominous.

Leading this raid was a team of twenty warriors from all four teams. It was a perfect mix of warriors to make the first raid successful.

Grace and Davian were leading the raid as usual. They had two main tasks during this raid – keeping the warriors safe, and to kill the Monster Beasts.

Before they set out, Grace gathered everyone on the training grounds.

“Listen up,” she said in a sharp and commanding voice. “Crimson Forest is deceptive. It’s not just the beasts you have to worry about, the forest itself will be your enemy. The air there is laced with a certain toxin. If you inhale too much, you’ll start hallucinating before your body shuts down completely.”

She paused, letting the weight of her words sink in.

“This is why we will be moving fast and efficient. If you get separated, activate your emergency beacon. If you start feeling lightheaded, report to me. And if a teammate gets dragged away, do not chase blindly. You’ll only get yourself killed.”

The warriors nodded, checking their suits and weapons for one last time before setting out for the raid.

Davian was standing beside Grace, with a smirk playing on his lips. “You are making it sound like they are walking into a death trap.”

Grace let out a small sigh, her gaze fixed on the presidents of the two countries joining this raid. “They need to be alert. I don’t want these warriors to feel too comfortable because of us.”

“Is that why you haven’t informed them that pills you made them take earlier were to fight against the toxin of Crimson Forest and not to boost their energy levels?” He called her out for her lie.

Before Grace could have responded, she noticed President Grant heading her way. So they ended the topic there and went to meet the man halfway.

About fifteen minutes later, the team was finally stepping into the portal created by Davian, heading out for the first raid of the third hunt.

The moment they appeared in the forest, the temperature dropped. A thick fog coiled between the dark blood-colored trees, limiting their vision despite their heightened eyesight.

The scent of the damp earth was mixed with an underlying metallic tang, it was almost like the scent of something watching them.

The portal’s energy had alerted something.

Grace took the lead as her senses were sharper than the entire team of warriors. Minutes kept passing in tense silence as they made their way deeper, and then…

CRACK.

The sound of a branch snapping in the distance alerted the team of warriors.

“Positions!” Grace ordered, and the warriors instantly formed a defensive stance.

Because of the high-tech suits they were wearing, Grace didn’t have to speak out loudly for others to hear her. Just a whisper from her was clearly heard by the rest of the team through the comms connecting to all the suits.

Seconds passed, but nothing else moved. The forest became extremely silent, but it was the silent before the storm.

“They are here.” Grace whispered next to pet her team know merely seconds before the first wave hit them like an actual storm.

From the shadows of the giant trees, Shadow Beasts emerged, an entire pack. These looked like wolves, sleek, black-furred creatures with multiple glowing eyes and razor-sharp claws. They moved unnaturally fast, their bodies bending at odd angles.

“Here we go!” Davian shouted as he drew his twin blades.

The battle erupted as the warriors launched into the fight, using their weapons, physical combat training, superpowers, and enhanced senses.

Grace herself was moving like a phantom. She dodged, sliced, and countered, taking down the beasts. She severed the limbs of a wolf mid-leap, then spun to impale another through the skull.

A few minutes into the battle, a warrior from Country C got attacked by one of the beasts. He faltered, barely blocking an incoming attack.

Before the creature could lunge again to finish him off this time, Grace shot forward, catching its jaw and twisting brutally. The sound of a sickening crack echoed right before the beast collapsed.

She turned to the struggling warrior, helping him on his feet. “Stay focused, or you are dead.”

The warrior swallowed hard and gave a stiff nod, gripping his weapon tighter. Before they could have exchanged another word, not like Grace was planning to, a shrill, bone-chilling howl echoed through the forest, sending a wave of pressure over the battlefield.

It wasn’t just the Shadow Beasts anymore.

[Two Class 4 Monster Beasts and four Class 3 Monster Beasts]

2025 informed her right as the massive creatures emerged from the deeper parts of the Crimson Forest.

The ground trembled as an enormous creature with molten red eyes and charred dark green scales stepped forward. It resembled a hybrid between a bear and a reptile, a really weird combination if truth be told.

Its jagged spine was glowing faintly and its breath kept releasing waves of heat, burning the leaves around it.

[This one is a Class 4 Lavaback Beast]

“This one looks like a problem.” Davian’s stated as he took in the first Monster Beast that made its grand appearance.

A second beast emerged from behind it. This one had no solid form, just shifting shadows that occasionally flickered into the shape of a monstrous feline. Its yellow eyes were gleaminb with intelligence and cruelty.

[Class 4 Night Phantom]

Both creatures were far stronger than the Shadow Beasts, or the Class 3 Monster Beasts that had still not made their appearances.

“Adjust positions!” Grace commanded, already calculating their chances.

The warriors split into subgroups, each team taking on a different section of the battlefield.