Chapter 755

They held their breaths, barely daring to move. The beast tide had arrived. The first beast to approach their hiding spot was a massive iron-eater. As it lumbered past the scorpion's carcass, it paused, sniffing the air. For a moment, it seemed to question where the humans had gone. But instead of lingering, the beast snorted and followed the rest of the horde, charging forward with the pack. Underneath the scorpion's corpse, Andrew carefully pulled out his map, using the brief lull to reorient himself. The direction of the beast tide—toward the area they'd come from—was the opposite of their intended destination. Something big had clearly changed in the secret realm. The beast tide was proof enough of that. But turning back wasn't an option. Whatever was causing the upheaval, Andrew wasn't about to get involved blindly. Their mission lay ahead, not behind. For 15 tense minutes, they remained crouched in the blood-soaked dirt, waiting as the stampede thundered past. When the ground