As they ventured deeper into the mountain, Jacob frowned because he sensed powerful auras from his surroundings. After walking for a while, Klayton abruptly raised his hand, halting others from advancing. Then, he shot a glance at a subordinate. The subordinate nodded, rapidly leaped into the air, and traveled across the trees.
Soon, that subordinate returned and reported, "There are more than a dozen people ahead of us, Mr. McGuire. I think they're from other secret realms. I didn't have the nerve to get too close to them, so I couldn't see their faces clearly."
"We'll take a detour and avoid them." Klayton preferred to avoid a conflict with people from other secret realms. It's not worth engaging in a fight with them since we haven't gotten many beast cores yet.