Chapter 38: Widia Invasion (4)
When Leon cast a wide-area detection spell, he identified five individuals. Of course, there could be more, but if he hesitated any longer, it would be too late to act.
"Hold," Leon ordered, bringing his group to a stop and descending to the ground.
They landed in a forest where the shadows of massive trees were cast all around them.
"This place is just what the enemy prefers..." one of the academy students began to protest, but Leon quickly silenced them, "Shh."
Leon immediately merged into the shadow of a nearby tree, disappearing into it.
"Whoa," the academy students, except for Ria, gasped in surprise. The shadow blending technique Leon used was identical to the one employed by dark magicians, which sent a wave of unease through the group.
"Are you planning to fight?" one of the students asked, their voice tinged with nervousness.
Around that time, the five dark magicians reached their location.
Hiding in the shadows, Leon couldn’t gauge the level of one of them, but he realized that the others were all at the beginner level of arcane magic.
'One of them might be at the intermediate... or even advanced level?' Leon thought. However, it didn’t feel as threatening as before.
Leon emerged from the shadow of a tree near the dark magicians and immediately launched his wooden sword at them.
The strongest dark magician was positioned in the center of the group, making it difficult to target him directly.