The beast men proved to be more formidable than we had anticipated. They swiftly tore through the vines that had ensnared their feet, breaking free with an eerie, unrelenting determination. Their predatory gazes fixated on us with an unsettling intensity.
One of the beast men released a bone-chilling, wolf-like howl, summoning more of their kind from the shadows, significantly outnumbering our group. The gravity of our situation was crystal clear.
Wan Quan summed it up succinctly, "This is dire."
It became painfully evident that we had walked headfirst into a meticulously planned ambush. The beast men had been lying in wait, poised to strike the moment we entered the mine. Our predicament had taken a grim turn, necessitating a swift revision of our strategy if we were to have even a slim chance of success.
