Chapter 18: The Counterattack
The figure didn't stay at the location for long. He just confirmed the situation once more before retreating along the same path he came from.
A few metres higher, Kael was standing on a tree branch, looking at everything with amusement-filled eyes.
"So, a human really is involved in this, and he even came here," his lips curled up as he spoke. "This is getting interesting."
He considered following him, but before that, he asked his assistant, "What do you think?"
[The person has a higher-rank Artefact which blocked his aura mostly, so I can't check his rank. But my guess is that he's around D-Rank, with his class related to control of beasts in some way.]
"Yes and no. That rabbit was dead," Kael whispered under his breath as he watched the man leave. "He probably has a few more beasts like that hiding nearby, and they send back information to him."
He wanted to chase after him, as the man was probably the mastermind behind all of this, but there was a high chance he would give away his position.
He didn't want to lose his advantage of knowing so much about them. They were in the dark while he was in the light.
'I could have killed his beasts, but that would also alert him. Whatever! I need to prepare more now.' Kael sighed and retreated back into the forest.