Chapter 337: Fog of War? (2/2)
Although it appears on the map that we're all still nearby each other, apart from Irja that was beside me, Udann and the others that were slightly ahead of us became obscured by the darkness.
After extending our Transcendent Senses, it could only reach a hundred meters around us.
Upon seeing this, another mechanic of a game once again clicked on my mind.
Fog of war…
”Where are they?” Irja asked with a hint of panic in her voice.
”Relax, they're still ahead. Let's go and move.”
To confirm that notion, I urged the girl to move forward.
”Huh? What's this? The darkness parted in front of us but behind us…”
”I guess this is a mechanism of this space. We can only see a certain distance around us. We can guess what's inside that darkness but unless we're near it, we will not be able to see what's in there.”
Or maybe we can if we send an illumination skill in there. And I'm guessing that if we separated, as long as we didn't reach more than 100 meters away from each other, our vision would still be connected. Perhaps, the mechanics of this space also included the higher or lower ground.
”Why are you so sure?”
”It's just the result of a simple observation. Watch.”
I sent a single Energy Explosion Projectile to our side and once it landed on the darkness and the explosion ensued, the darkness parted revealing what's in it for a few seconds before reforming.
Unconvinced with that example, Irja tried to do it as well and sent numerous skills in all directions except the front.
Upon confirming that it's true, her eyes brightened like a child with a wide grin on her face as she continued to experiment more.
Since the others were probably cautious at this sudden darkness, I pulled the girl by her arm, stopping her from what she's doing and moved forward, reuniting with Udann and the others.
After telling her to explain it to them, Irja enthusiastically did it, enlightening the other about this 'fog of war' that suddenly covered the whole space.
It doesn't matter now if her suspicion about me grows from that. It won't be lifted no matter how many times I denied it anyway. I'll let her get all the credit for everything I will discover in the future.
”I suggest we go back and regroup with Grenol and the others first. The possibility of being ambushed in here is high.”
Ending her explanation with that, the others readily agreed this time.
It's something I didn't tell her so that's her own judgement of the current situation. The reds will surely understand this darkness soon and with our location broadcasted earlier, there's no way they didn't take note of it. With only 7 of us here, although the possibility is low, if all of them come down to hunt us, we'll be lambs up for the slaughter.
Halfway through our way to regroup with the others, another change happened at the hovering screen above us. A huge text appeared on top of the map with two highlighted words.
”Destroy the 'Red Core' to win.”