Mana Barriers

Atticus constantly released mana pulses from his mana core as he ran through the forest, his entire focus on the countless number of paw imprints on the forest floor.

As Atticus kept moving, he couldn't help but notice the glowing paw imprints getting more numerous than before.

He was able to find out why after a few seconds. As he ran, Atticus began noticing different trails of paw imprints seamlessly joining the one he was currently following, making them become even more numerous.

'Looks like I made the right choice,' Atticus thought.

Thinking about everything he had seen until now, with the different imprints joining the current trail he was on, it was clear that all the beasts had been initially moving on a single trail before they started splitting, forming different trails in different directions.

'So they come from here, split up, with some circling around the expanse and then attack us from different directions,' Atticus deduced.