108 The Criculs (2)

As soon as the dart hit the Cricul, the beast started to bellow and blare. The beast got agitated, and, feeling the stinging pain in his back leg, it started running away, alarming all the other Criculs that ended up following him in his mad dash for safety.

That was the most challenging part of the fight since now Erik had to follow the beasts through the forest. He hoped the creature got weakened enough to become isolated from the herd and wished no other beast set their eyes on him or the creature.

The young man was very much concerned, but he did not hesitate a moment before starting to give chase to the Criculs while keeping his distance and avoiding detection. The creatures continued on their way hurriedly toward the woods beyond, unable to find any predator nearby.

The Criculs ran at least ten kilometers through the forest, reaching a part where the trees started lessening, and an odd number of rocks started taking their place.