Calien and Erik jumped at the sound, their hearts thudding so loud it felt as if they could hear them in their ears. The roar had come from somewhere deeper inside the tower, a savage and ear-splitting bellow that raised the hair on the back of their necks and froze them where they stood.
"What the hell was that?" Calien whispered, eyes wide as he glanced at Erik.
"Don't tell me this is like one of those games," Erik replied, his voice trembling despite himself. The two exchanged a look as they thought back to their secret training with Nolan. Back when they'd been thrown into fight after fight with infected humans in what felt like a deadly simulation. Even as they were hurling knives and cutting down the humanoid octopus creatures outside, it had all felt like some strange echo of that game they'd played in class. Could it be that this was something even worse? Could this monstrous roar mean a boss fight was waiting up there for them?
