After popping out of the portal, Goddess Veril quickly lowered her stance. Under the cover of darkness, they should be hard to locate, but better be safe than sorry.
They were now on the periphery of the previous fortress, about a kiloter away from it. However, to god tars, that much distance is like being right next to their noses.
When Ajax entered, he quickly erected a [Concealing Barrier] around them. The barrier was a mix of space and wind elents, perfectly hiding their presence by separating it from the surroundings. It covered about a hundred ters, centered on Veril.
One after the other, people entered. They similarly kept their stances low, scanning the forest for anything out of place as they waited. After Zeshion entered last, Veril closed the portal and sighed.
"Okay, I think Agor hadn't noticed us yet."
"That's good."
Zeshion nodded before turning to Ember and the others.
"Can you feel where Will is now?"
Before he even completed his question, Fang was already looking to the east. Her tail was wagging wildly as an excited smile surfaced on her previously expressionless face.
Zeshion smiled at this sight. He then commanded the group.
"Will is to the east of here. He must've noticed his tad's presence too, so he should be heading here. We'll prioritize stealth as we go slowly."
Nobody raised an objection, so Zeshion took it that everyone agreed.
"Ajax, scout around the place to make sure no Demon Tars find us."
Without even replying, Ajax vanished from his spot like a ghost. The girls were surprised at his stealth technique, as even Igni and Fang couldn't guess where he was. It was even more advanced than what the shadows of the Seii use.
"Raven and Blanc, you two watch from the sides. You girls lead the way, and I'll cover from the back."
As he finished, everyone quickly moved to their positions. Fang led the way as the spearhead, with Igni and Ember a step behind her. Wan Li, Ying Yue, and Wan Er were about three steps behind the two, with Veril and Blanc matching them on either side. A few ters behind the group, Zeshion kept pace with them.
Fang ran about half as fast as she usually does, making sure that everyone else, especially Ember, could keep up. Although it was relatively slow compared to their max speed, they all zood across the forest, crisscrossing the trees, maintaining a constant speed of 60 kiloters per hour.
Slowly, they made their way to where Will was. Excitent was visible in their eyes.
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"Hmm?"
Agor, still standing by the side of the crater that Veril made, looked to the south in doubt. Although he couldn't detect any intruders there, he felt that a large space that was removed from his sphere of observation was moving at a fast pace.
"Rescuers?"
He quickly pinpointed.
Given that they could even fool his senses, that ans the opponent was a god tar.
"If Ajax is here and Veril was here earlier, then I guess the four of them are together now."
He walked down the hallway and out of the fortress. He waved his hand at the empty air in front of him, and a mont later, he created exactly twelve dark portals.I think you should take a look at
From each portal, one figure erged. They stepped out of the murky black portal one at a ti until all twelve of them were standing before Agor.
"Zodiacs. It's ti to work."
Although they were all wearing black cloaks, each of them had a pretty unique aura. Even without revealing their faces, one could tell all of them apart.
A large man, about two ters tall, stepped forward. His hulking figure was intimidating to look at, even from afar. He was the one representing the Zodiac, Taurus.
"Boss. Why did you call all twelve of us here? I alone could do whatever you ask for."
Agor stared at him with a deep frown. If not for his strength, then he would've been killed already for being so full of himself. However, he still had his uses, so Agor chased the thought away.
"We'll be hunting four god tars now. Follow ."
Despite his short words, as he moved, all twelve followed behind him. Instead of fear, all of them exuded a violent aura, as if excited that they would be facing strong opponents.
It didn't take long before the group led by Agor reached the only undetectable area within his perception. There, they saw three god tars and six weaklings running.
"STOP!"
Zeshion commanded the group in a loud voice. Agor's group ca so fast that Zeshion didn't even have ti to plan out their formation. He stared at the group of twelve robed figures flying in the air behind Agor.
"Agor. We et again."
Zeshion stepped forward, getting in between Agor and the girls, before calling to him.
"And you're as full of yourself as ever, Zeshion."
Agor replied with a vicious grin.
"Why call Zeshion when you used to be a Zeshion too? Right, brother?"
"Don't call brother! You stupid, traitorous fool!"
"Aren't you the traitor here? Where were you again until a few months ago?"
"Hmph! This country just doesn't understand my ideals! They're too weak-minded, just like you."
The two exchanged words at a rapid pace. The others could only listen in on their conversation while watching the movents of the other team. The air was tense, as a battle could ensure with the smallest trigger.
As Agor was busy berating Zeshion, who was below, a shadow passed beside him.
"...!"
Almost by reflex, he quickly covered his neck with tentacles made of darkness. At that mont, a slushy sound echoed as sothing hit the side of his neck.
After successfully blocking the attack, he quickly waved his hand to his back, sending a wave of burning black fla. Ajax, who was there before anyone noticed, quickly dodged as he landed between Zeshion and him.
As he fell, four other bodies dropped around him. In an instant, the enemy had already lost a third of their forces.
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