631 Is this a secret garden? (1/2)
*Tat tat tat tat*
When the gray-haired boy noticed danger and turned around, the Spiritual Ability user already lifted his assault rifle and fired at the dragon monster!
The spiritual bullets accurately crashed into the dragon monster's head and knocked the boss monster onto the ground.
The other three Awakened took advantage of this opportunity to unleash all their attacks. The greatsword slashed, the spear pierced, and the dagger stabbed in succession. This combination of attacks succeeded in slaying the large boss monster.
The dragon monster transformed into a thick mist which was absorbed by the Awakened's blood-red weapons.
The gray-haired boy then looked back in the direction that he was gazing at earlier. He looked around carefully but couldn't find anything at all.
”What's the matter?” the Spiritual Ability user asked him.
”I feel like there was something there just now…”
The Spiritual Ability user also looked in this direction upon hearing this.
Was someone else here just now?
It wasn't a good thing to meet other people here at all. Nirou Iwazaki, the Spiritual Ability user and team leader of this small squadron, furrowed his eyebrows.
Nirou only wanted to successfully complete the mission that the organization had given to him. He didn't want anything unexpected to occur at all. However, he wouldn't be able to help it if something unexpected happened.
It would still be fine if they only had a coincidental meeting with other Spiritual Ability users or Awakened. However, things would be quite troublesome if they met with others that were specifically targeting them.
Nirou indicated with a hand gesture to his team members that they should remain vigilant as they walked in the direction that the gray-haired boy sensed something from.
They soon heard some sounds as they went down this path.
Nirou immediately indicated for everyone to be on full alert and proceed cautiously.
”Hello,” a male voice, which was obviously disguised by magic, spoke up to them.
A male figure who wore a spiritual combat uniform jacket and a full-cover helmet appeared in front of Nirou's team!
Nirou's gaze sharpened upon seeing this person.
This person was a Spirit-branded Retainer!
Nirou came to such a conclusion from the person's combat uniform along with his own Astral Vision analysis… he was absolutely confident that this person was a Spirit-branded Retainer.
Two others stood behind the Spirit-branded Retainer, another male and a female. They were also both wearing full-cover helmets. These two both appeared to be Awakened.
The male Awakened wore a combat uniform and held a shield. The female Awakened wore a combat uniform and a dark-red cape on top which appeared to be her mystical creation.
”We are members of the 'True Knight Order.' May I ask who you are?” the Spirit-branded Retainer asked Nirou in a polite manner.
The 'True Knight Order?' Nirou paused for a moment because he had never heard of such a faction before.
”We are the Cliff Squad,” Nirou gave them a random name and didn't mention the name of his organization.
”The Cliff Squad… Could I ask what you guys are doing here?”
”We're simply fighting and training here.”
”In that case, we won't bother you any further. We shall be taking our leave down this path.”
After saying this, the jacketed Spirit-branded Retainer walked down a branching path. The two Awakened followed behind him.
Nothing happened, excellent. It was evident that these people also didn't want any trouble.
The True Knight Order… Nirou decided to investigate them after he returned. After they left, he looked back at his own teammate, the gray-haired boy named Heita Nishizawa.
”Where should we head next?”
Heita performed some calculations on his sensory equipment.
”That way.”
He just happened to point at the path that the other three people had gone down!
Was that just a coincidence? Nirou furrowed his eyebrows once again.
It would be best if this was just a coincidence. But if not…
He indicated to his team to proceed down this path at a quick pace.
A while after Seiji met with the ”Cliff Squad.”
Seiji and his friends saw two large statues.
These two statues were both wearing full-body armor. They were knights that wielded two-handed greatswords, and both were as tall as two people and had imposing manners.
This was the first time that any of them had ever seen a statue after walking around in the Forest Palace for so long. And, even more eye-catching than the statues was the giant stone door in between the two statues.
There was a large circle carved on the door. A hexagon was carved in the circle. A pentagram carved in the hexagon, a square was carved in the pentagram, a triangle was carved in the square, and finally another circle was carved into the triangle.
This was also the first time any of them had seen such a diagram here. Although this was simply the combination of some normal geometric shapes, it still had a rather mystical appearance.
Seiji confirmed that the mark on his hand indicated that they needed to travel through this stone door!