Kat PoV
"Huh. This is... about as expected. I don't know whether to appreciate that or be on guard because of it..."
Mom flicked the blood from her blade and stared out at the vast waves of slow shuffling Ghouls that were making their way towards us, this initial wave numbering in the hundreds, if not in the single thousand mark.
"Quantity over quality to start, which is what happened in the personal rounds, right? This is just round one, so if it's only these Ghouls... it is to be expected, but we should still be on guard. The difficulty might ramp up far earlier now than it did when we were alone."
The Demoness nodded, though she was still relaxed as she watched the wave of flames wash over a large portion of the horde, Leone's magic being brought to bear in a way that was definitely overwhelming, if not bordering completely unnecessary for the monsters we were currently facing.
