Winter Principality, Saint Alexei Province, Poison Fern Pillar.
Bella landed on all fours, sprinting across the ground at high speed.
Yes, she was not human, but a wolf person.
Her spine was not of human form, but that of a wolf's. Her limbs were distorted at the elbows and knees into beastly paws, and light gray fluff covered her four feet.
She also had short, light gray hair, which, along with her white leather armor, made her extremely difficult to spot in the snow.
Her running speed was incredibly fast—she could reach more than eighty kilometers per hour even amid snowy terrain. The abruptly rising stones on the ground, the steep cliffs, and those broken columns overgrown with dark green fern-like plants posed no trouble to her swift running.
But within her dark golden pupils, fear was brimming—
"You're the only one left, deserter."
A cold, hollow voice echoed in the air, resounding heavily.
The fur on Bella's body instantly bristled.