Alaric Von Seraph was perfectly aware that Julian's retreat this time was nothing more than a move for the long game. For now, however, they truly had no other choice.
Unless they abandoned the Suffocating Forest altogether and chased the Black Vulture Mercenary Group back to their nest, there was no way to settle this matter immediately. But the Suffocating Forest was their objective, and time was something they could not afford to waste.
So for the moment, they could only move forward step by step, deal with the secrets of the forest first, and settle old grudges later.
As everyone's gaze fell upon the fallen corpses on the ground, the way they looked at Zora and Prince Kael subtly changed.
They all understood one thing clearly.
If not for these two, the Black Vulture Mercenary Group would never have retreated so decisively. This battle would not have ended so quickly, nor so cleanly.
At this moment, no one could deny it any longer.
