121 Casual Walk!

Just when Faunia and Pedro are about to move, a strong wave of magical energy swept past through them; seemingly originating from the Naga Kingdom. It was strong enough to make Mathew, Talia, and Sabrina slid a few inches backward.

"What was that?" Pedro asked with a frown on his face.

"An energy wave!" Faunia said. Seeing that Pedro was still confused, Faunia sighed and explained, "It's just a shockwave caused by a sudden release of magical energy, human."

Several seconds after the energy wave went through them, the suppressive aura had 'suddenly' dissipated. This gave Mathew, Talia, and Sabrina a breathing space to process everything that happened.

Around them, the trees rustle as the wind swept past through them. However, the fresh and fragrant breeze starts to have a hint of a metallic smell. And as each second pass, the stench becomes stronger making it evident that a 'pool' of blood was nearby.

'Blood? I have a bad feeling about this!' Pedro thought as he stared at the forest behind them.

After the wind blew past them once more, howls of wolves echoed throughout the forest; shaking the ground and the trees. The birds flew out of the trees. Leaves started to fall while the ground started to shake as if there was an earthquake.

"Not good!" Pedro said as he took out his Faithpursuer Katana and hung it on the right side of his waist. Then, he said, "A monster wave is coming!"

"Monster wave?" Mathew asked in confusion.

They've been having a hard time processing the pieces of information. Adding up another one made their minds feel like it was being mixed in a blender.

However, Pedro didn't pay attention to them nor their confusion. A monster wave is on its way, and it was something very familiar to him because of his experiences in his past life. A brutal event that often ends with a loss of more than half of the military forces of a kingdom.

There were thousands of monsters charging, and they would devour anything that would stand on their path. But to Pedro, he was not afraid of them. In fact, he felt a bit of excitement thinking that he would be able to farm monsters.

That said, he had another factor that he took into account that overshadowed the excitement that he felt. It was no other than the presence of the two gods. He does not know what their intentions were, nor if they are enemies or not.

On top of it, he has a duty to protect the NPCs from the Naga Kingdom. He can't just simply 'sit and watch' and head towards the Naga Kingdom to seek shelter or protection as it may 'damage' or 'ruin' his reputation as the 'Captain' of a Legendary fleet from BHO. In fact, he should be the one who was supposed to act as their frontline and protect the NPCs.

"Human, what's the plan?" Faunia asked to break the awkward silence.

He clenched his fist and was seething in anger. This, in turn, made him 'unconsciously' activate his Demonic Eyes and consequently making Mathew, Talia, and Sabrina fall into the ground, unconscious.

Even if Sabrina's Demonic Eyes were activated, the level gap between him and Pedro was more than 10. So, the immunity effect of her Demonic Eyes against control and silence skills were not activated because it required her to be, at least, 9 levels lower from Pedro's current level.

"Don't hold back!" He said as his eyes stole a glance towards the three unconscious people. "First... Bring them back to the shore and inform them about the monster wave. Then, join me and kill these pests!"

Faunia smirked in response and used her chains to lift Mathew, Talia, and Sabrina with ease. Then, like an excited child, Faunia ran leaving Pedro behind.

On the other hand, Pedro started to 'casually' walk deeper into the forest; heading north, straight to where the wolves were coming from. The crashing sound of twig and leaves made a perfect interval as orchestrated by his footsteps.

At the same time, a tremendous amount of murderous aura leaked out from his body and was paired with his cold gaze. If one was able to survive the effect of his Demonic Eyes, they would be petrified by the amount of pressure exerted by his calm demeanor.

His pen-knife rotated around him so fast that it made a circular ring around him like the planet Saturn. It cuts through any bark of a tree as if it was a paper. At the same time, it creates a gust that is strong enough to blow the falling leaves away.

"God of Death, huh?" He chuckled, "I'll meet you soon!"

~~~~Support Team POV~~~~

With Yojiro and Yuson's lead, the team was able to farm monsters easily. Just when they thought that everything would go smoothly, a strong wave of magical energy made Yojiro and Yuson shiver. This 'momentarily' distracted them and almost destroyed their 'attack pattern'.

However, Aldo and the rest of the group didn't felt anything. Thus, they assumed that the two NPCs were somehow exhausted already. As the leader of their group, Aldo approached the two NPCs out of concern.

"Sire Yojiro, Sire Yuson, we can take a break if you want," he said.

"Break?" Yojiro asked.

They are confused by Aldo's question and only after a few seconds did Yojiro understood what Aldo meant. Hence, he rubbed the back of his head and laughed.

"Forgive me for my rudeness." Yojiro said as he calmed himself down, "Perhaps... You are thinking that we are exhausted?"

"Yes-" Aldo nodded in response. But before he could speak another word, Yojiro interrupted him.

"We are not," Yojiro said and smiled.

"But-"

"If you are thinking about why we responded late earlier, then it has nothing to do with our endurance," Yojiro said, reassuring Aldo of his worries.

However, the cry of wolves erupted to their North East before they could continue their conversation. Their howls echoed out to the shore as birds flew out of the trees.

Yojiro and Yuson gripped their Katanas whilst their faces were filled with frowns. They stare towards the forest that was the origin of the noise and the shaking of the ground.

"Something is wrong!" Yojiro said.