Sam didn't know what clan leader 1 is talking about.
But he is not really worried about it.
There are only limited actions a person could take as a counter to Sam's approach. There is no need for him to worry as long as the actions of the Clan leader fall under those categories.
He can navigate through all of this.
While the clan leaders stopped their search and started reporting to Clan leader 1, Sam started making his next move.
He appeared in one of the segments where the clan leaders already placed a formation.
As soon as he appeared there, the formation is triggered. The clan leader nearby stopped with the report and immediately made his move.
"He is within my territory. Join me quickly."
It didn't take long for the clan leader to come to the area where Sam was in, but Sam already disappeared before he could see.
Sam came back to the room and looked at the confused clan leader through the projection and smiled.