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Amidst the darkness of the Halcon forest in the eastern part, a noise of a machine is currently reverberating. Along with it is the falling of the large trees there. These are the illegal loggers. They do this when most are asleep. They are one of the reasons why the mountain is becoming bald. In truth, some of the leaders in the province of Mindoro are their protectors. That is why they continue what they are doing.
"Go ahead! Cut down those big trees. We will earn a lot from them," commanded the man who serves as the leader of the loggers using large machinery with steel wheels. Behind this man are about ten armed men. Soldiers!
It was a full moon that night. Just like what they always do every third week of the month. But there was something different that time. A loud howl of an animal was heard. The loggers seemed to be anxious.
"Motherfuckers! Continue with what you are doing. You're like gays."
Then, they heard a loud rustling from above a big tree that they were supposed to cut down. It came from the lush foliage behind it.
"B-Boss... what is that?" asked one of the machine operators. He seemed to want to go down because of fear.
"Damn it! Why are you scared? It's just a bat."
"Soldiers, shoot them!" he ordered.
The sound of high-caliber gunfire echoed in the forest. Many animals were disturbed, but a strong gust of wind blew through the area. Along with it was the appearance of a strange creature in front of them.
"Get out of this forest! Because if you don't... I will kill all of you!"
Its left eye glowed. Along with it was the flow of an invisible aura throughout the surroundings. Following that was the feeling of fear from the loggers and soldiers. Their hair stood on end, causing them to run away.
"You! Aren't you leaving yet?" The man raised his hand with sharp claws.
"I-I-I'm leaving now..." The leader of the loggers also ran away out of fear.
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