Moreover, as luck would have it, they were just within the response range.
"Brand?"
"Brand, what's wrong?" Romantic and Frey spoke simultaneously. This time, even if they were fools, they could tell that the card in Brand's hand had a problem.
"I'll explain it to you later, is the armor on?" Brand took one last look at the valley below and asked with urgency.
Frey nodded.
The strong magical reaction had already caused shadows of Demon Servants to appear in the valley, and Brand saw several Withered Beast juveniles passing through the dried-up gully below. He couldn't afford to be negligent, immediately instructing Romantic and Frey to drop as much weight as possible and proceed eastward along the cliff with light gear.
