‘It’s been a while.’

As Henry crossed the cliff and stepped into the forest, the distinct musty smell unique to the Demonic Beast Forest stung his nostrils.

Their destination was the 6th district.

The distance from the entrance of the huge Demonic Beast Forest to the 6th district was further than he had thought, so he decided they should speed things up a bit.

‘Shall we begin?’

Thud.

Henry raised his right foot ever so slightly and lightly kicked up a small cloud of dirt. Then, intangible mana spewed out from the soles of his feet and embraced the entire platoon.

‘Mass Solitude.’

The magic was cast, a combination magic developed by Henry that protected those under its area of effect, allowing them to be hidden even in large crowds. Of course, the platoon members had no idea that this spell had just been cast, thanks to Henry’s ability to smoothly activate even large-scale spells like this while maintaining a low profile.

“Let’s go.”

The special task force began to move through the forest, now undetected.

* * *

“Is today just our lucky day or something?”

“You’re right, how could we not have run into any trouble so far?”

“I’ve got a good feeling about today.”

The platoon finally reached the safety zone of the 6th district, amazed that they were able to avoid any sort of danger. They couldn’t...