With that plan in mind, Asher continued to walk forward. The moment he stepped out into the open, he expected the so-called guards to pick up his presence, but they didn't. He was literally standing right in front of them, yet they seemed as though they were looking in another direction, or perhaps they merely possessed eyesight without true perception.
Normally, Asher's steps were completely silent due to his passive perfect walking technique, but now he deliberately chose to make them produce an audible sound. With another step, a dry stick snapped sharply under his foot, and the faint yet distinct sound of grass being crushed beneath his boots echoed gently in the still air.
Immediately, the two Faintstar Life Rankers turned their gazes in his direction and spoke in a cold tone simultaneously, "Who's there? Show yourself!" they shouted as they pointed the tips of their swords straight ahead with rigid precision.
