The hunters pressed forward. Kalia and the twins were at the rear, guarding the wagons.
Thalia turned to her sister and whispered, "Sister, do you sense that?"
Xanthe closed her eyes, sensing a deep rumbling coming from below them. Her eyes shot open, filled with alarm, and she shouted, "Attack!"
Just as her words echoed through the air, enormous chasms opened up all around the hunters, unleashing thousands of Ratlings, accompanied by even more monstrous rat creatures.
These towering Ratlings seethed with uncontrollable rage as they crashed into the hastily formed shield walls.
Kalia swiftly moved forward and shouted to the leader, "Velor! Pull your men back and regroup! If we don't, the swarm will overrun us!"
Velor nodded and ordered. ''Pull back to the wagons, we need to regroup!''
Despite the hunters' efforts to regroup and create a defensive formation around the wagons, some of them fell victim to the monstrous rat-like ogres.
