Chapter 86: Treacherous journey [10]
Past midnight, the team staggered through a fungal gorge, the Verdant Warden Thorn Crowns’ Thornstorm shockwaves splitting the earth, Earthcore Nexus pulsing like a dying star.
Clayton led, Shedskin cloaking his Verdant Lord aura, Regalia in bow form, Thornshade Dagger ready to strike at a moment’s notice.
With his Territorial Sentience, he was the best scout in the team, and the best person to lead them through the night.
Torren, Veyra, Lorn, Kaelin, and Soren followed him, pagers barely functioning due to the energy disruptions of the clash of the 2 Thorn Crowns.
The Aphid Network, now 43 minions, hunted the stampede, Spore Crown reaping Embers, losing two Initiate Ember minions.
Territorial Sentience pinged Ashen Covenants’ Ember Witches and something else... a Scorched Clans band nearby.
A Scorchshrine loomed, its embers flaring as eight Scorched Clan scouts (Initiate Ember) and a Luminous Seed Scorchlord, suddenly attacked, seeking Genesis Embers. Clayton noticed them just in time.
He didn’t know what Aspect or Artifact they used to mask their movements, but they almost deceived his Territorial Sentience.
That realization left Clayton’s heart cold.
It told him that his ability was not omniscient after all. Even with Territorial Sentience, there was a chance that people could bypass his detection and approach.
That didn’t matter right now though, what mattered at the moment was that they were in danger.