Trap

 Zaos watched the smoke clouds with his arms crossed. He didn't like what he was seeing, so he couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. One didn't have to be a genius to know that they were supposed to be villages where the smoke clouds were coming from. That was why the villagers hid themselves again… and that was why Elius left Zaos and his squad behind and went to check one hour ago.

"I am going to check the situation there, all of you are forbidden from leaving the village," Elius said.

 It was annoying to know that something was happening, and Zaos couldn't do anything. While he didn't want to fight any life-death battles, for the time being, he wasn't stupid enough to wait that fate itself will attend his wishes.

"Do you see anything from up there, squad leader?"

"… No," Zaos replied.