Charlotte then tried her magic, and since she's more physical than the other girls, the chose to punch a boulder nearby, and she focus on the wolf silhouette that she saw on the crystal ball.
Her nails sharpen and turned into claws, when she saw this transformation, she immediately punch the boulder before her hands turn back to normal.
She made a huge dent in the boulder, which is barely holding on, she tried to punch it again but the claws detransformed before it hit the boulder again, doing no damage while hurting her fist.
It was at this time that Charlotte notice that an arrow was flying towards them, she didn't know how she did it but she caught the arrow before it hit Leslie who was a few meters away from her.
The group, now alert, focused their attention to the surroundings, and only then did they noticed that people are jumping across the trees.
They don't know for certain how many people there are but it is definitely more than one. Another arrow is fired from a different direction, this time the target is Alex, who barely dodge the arrow.
Soon they found multiple arrows flying from the trees towards them, the group could only quickly grab their bags and start running back into the forest in a panic state.
Charlotte is at the back, catching arrow after arrow that was fired from behind, she didn't even have enough time to think how she is doing that.
Alex carried Joana, who is still in a weakened sate, while Elijah defend them by firing a few lightning bolt here and there hoping for a lucky shot.
"Wow Elijah, your a natural at this," Alex complemented while running.
"This is thanks to my weeb knowledge and how they portray MCs at anime while using magic," Elijah said while throwing another lightning bolt.
Kristin who is leading the group, threw punches of air in the front, clearing the way for them.
"Kristin is even more natural than me," Elijah complemented, "I mean just look at that, I can't even produce that much power."
As they were running, they found themselves on the edge, of a cliff, "It's a dead end!" Kristin shouted back to the group who stopped abruptly before they fell off the cliff.
"What now?" Charlotte asked who just arrived, she has a few arrows on both hands and then dropped it.
"What else can we do but fight?" Kristin said firmly, "Those guys are surely trained well, we might not even stand a chance."
"Ugh, why did I agree to go to this stupid place!" Charlotte complained.
"Well there's no turning back now." Kristin replied.
As they were talking, their pursuers finally revealed themselves, a total of 5 men jumped off the trees. They were dressed in vibrant green clothes.
Elijah, Kristin and Charlotte are at the front, Alex is carrying Joana and Leslie is hiding behind Alex.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" Alex asked, trying to see if there's room for negotiations.
The 5 men remained silent and only taut their bows and aim them towards the group. It was then another one jumped off the trees, this time it's a girl, that seems to be the same age as Alex and the others, signaling the others to drop their weapons.
It's clear that the girl is the leader of this group, and when Alex saw them dropped their bows, he wasted no time, "Good day miss, we are just young travelers who got lost in this forest, we meant no harm!" Alex pleaded their case.
The girl who seems to understand Alex nodded and signaled them to follow her. The group hesitated for a second before ultimately following the girl and her group, but only in a safe distance.
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