Rota coughed due to the thick smoke. Her throat, already sore from shouting, now burned with a sharp pain.

“Cough, cough—!”

Her cat ears twitched. They were strangely warm, likely because of the smoke that had gotten into them.

'Where is Kara?' she wondered.

She could see the small mecha units moving, but pinpointing Kara’s exact location was impossible.

And then came the horrific screeching.

"Kieeeek—!!"

"Kyahhh—!!"

While looking around, Rota spotted another sub-adult Chaos Beast emerging from the earth, where an injured elf student was struggling to escape.

"Kieeeek—!!"

The Chaos Beast stared at the female student, drooling a …