It was the dead of night. A silver moon hung high in the sky, and a vast expanse of reeds rustled in the nocturnal breeze. The campsite seemed plunged into a heavy, thick silence, broken only by the rhythmic rise and fall of the group’s breathing as they slept.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried, heavy footsteps approached from the distance, shattering the tranquility of the reed marsh in an instant.
"Someone's here! Everyone, get up!"
Chapter 179