Bab 97: Speaking Up

Even after the three hours, the group didn't find any clues about how the monsters remained hidden. In any case, not everything was bad news. While the mission was going in an unexpected direction, Rain didn't mind it. The fact that he could do some monster hunting and make his path level up ten times faster, considering the cost of mana, was pretty good.

After lunch, the group began to move again. This time, Jori used his head a bit more and made everyone walk around an area together to avoid ambushes when their strength was halved. That also confirmed that the monsters only attacked when their chances of winning were quite high.

"This isn't natural monster behavior… I suppose since they came from the magic people's territory, they can do that," Jori said.

"Maybe not; maybe they are being controlled by them with magic to make them this hard to deal with," Rain said. "I heard that there is a tribe of them that can control others with a single look in their eyes."