Ambush

Alvin, Milia, and Nori were surprised to hear that, but they didn't show it on their faces. After what they passed in the war, they got some experience. Above all, that gave them an element of surprise if they were truly being targeted.

Linfel landed on Alvin's shoulder, and their group kept on their way back to the outside of the Forest. As they got further away from the settlement, the number of Maguses and Familiars around also went down. They didn't stop, though. Finally, they got far enough that it would be hard to bump into any Familiar or Magus, especially since they were following another route.

*Sush, sush, sush...*

Suddenly, four Maguses jumped out of the trees ahead, already using their Master Familiar connection with their Familiars. Linfel looked at them through the MCOM, but only one of them was marked as a Killer. They others seemed to be in the clean.