Suho scanned the area, surveying his surroundings. The miners stood frozen with fear. They were new comrades that Suho had spent the day laughing, chatting, and wielding pickaxes with. The senior minor who handed him a glass of water as he complimented him for working hard earlier was now panic-stricken. The equally frightened man next to him was the person who taught him how to wield a pickaxe.4

“Am I supposed to run away and leave these people behind?”7

“Young Monarch, I care not for the lives of these humans. I’m on a mission,” Beru said firmly. The life of the son of the Monarch of Shadows was more precious to him than every single soul on Earth. Even if every human down in the dungeon were to die, his mission remained the same—Suho needed to survive so he could return to the Monarch of Shadows, no matter what. “It’s not just about a sense of justice.”5

Suho glanced around briefly. “Anyway, all the exits are blocked.” Before they knew it, a multitude of wolves had begun to lay siege to the passage leading to the dungeon exit. They had no choice but to defeat the enemy to escape....2