Not long after Marcus noticed the incoming people and monsters a loud scream erupted from the woods and one of the human signals he was detecting with his life sense skill vanished.
Naturally several people close to the front of the caravan noticed the echoing shriek of pain and fear.
Confusion set in first but was quickly followed by a wave of panic that was swiftly flowing through the caravan.
To make matters worse another howl of anguish came just a couple seconds later.
"Everyone stay calm. Some people running this way are being chased by monsters, but we will make sure to protect all of you." Marcus said, trying to calm people down.
Thankfully, his status as a mithril rank adventurer did give everyone a sense of security and they looked towards him and Mrazivý with hope in their eyes.
The other guards that had been momentarily shocked by the screams came back to their senses and helped to keep people calm and got into defensive positions.