The Reed family stood there, panting for breath. Their faces were oddly clean, but their clothes told a different story—disheveled, covered in footprints, and likely hiding a fair amount of bruises beneath the fabric.

“You... you Birch family people have gone too far!” Logan Reed growled, his hands trembling from both pain and fury. “Uncle Birch, if you won’t do something about this, I’ll report them and let the authorities handle it!”

Elder Mr. Birch ...