The merchants' early evening dinner of porridge soup was disrupted by the loud roar in the distance. It sounded like a mountain had just erupted and caused the entire land to shift to the side.
"What was that?"
"Guards, can you please check that out?"
The caravan of merchants employed adventurers to protect them in their travels. So when the loud guttural roar appeared, they were the one tasked to ascertain the safety of the entire group.
The four adventurers, one tank, one swordsman, one mage, and one herbalist raised their weapons in the air as they faced the source of the sound.
"GROOAHHH!"
Another roar caught all of them by surprise. It sounded closer—much closer than they would have liked. It was as if the monster was already right in front of them.
The adventurers looked out into the darkness of the forest, when all of a sudden, the ground underneath them exploded outwards, sending them flying backwards into the merchants camp.
