Javier raised his hand and gave a small flick of his fingers.
In a single pulse of mana,
the entire army of puppet knights shimmered then vanished,
each one returning silently back into his magic storage.
No traces left.
Only crushed earth and shattered bodies where they once stood.
With the battlefield clear,
Javier closed his eyes and whispered.
"Activate skill: Mapping."
A low mana hum spread from his body.
A long-range search skill.
Javier's custom detection spell.
Capable of scanning entire regions,
pinpointing active life signatures, structures, or hidden areas within a massive radius.
He began walking slowly through the broken street,
his boots crunching over stone and ash.
The passive pulses moved outward in layers,
sweeping the area like gentle waves.
But...
Nothing pinged.
No movement.
No signatures.
No living response within the range.
Javier narrowed his eyes.
"...Maybe I was too late."
His voice was quiet.
