Bairon gasped for air before opening his eyes widely after regaining consciousness.
'Elizabeth.'
She was the first person to cross his confused mind since the last time he saw her was when she was covered in blood and was close to dying.
Thankfully, the party-binding spell born from their contract alerted him just in time to locate her.
Arriving, the first thing he did was to distract the demon and used his lightning speed to rush her back to camp to receive treatment, and then returned immediately to hold back the demon.
But his confidence led to his defeat, he should have retreated and warned the others.
Carefully, he double-tapped his crest and it lit up to show that it was now connected.
"Professor William…"
The first thing he heard was a loud screech from the other end, it sent a strong feeling of fear to his very core. But it all disappeared when the professor's voice echoed from the communicator. "I know…return to camp immediately! This was a trap!" she bellowed.
