After the tense breakfast, we continue the search. It"s already morning and the effects of the magic that Moonlight cast on us to enhance the ability of our senses are already over however, its no longer needed for us. With the light in the sun, it"s fine to look for the traces now.But, there is one problem. Now that its morning, it"s easier for us to get spotted by the enemies. Though the enemies can be defeated by us, we had no idea how many enemies are present in the forest, lying in wait for us to get ambushed.
The elves are really strong and during or battles last night, they perform extremely well though they are still defeated. I am not afraid that they would go ambush us but what I am afraid of is the fact that Catmod might be in their hands already and use it as a leverage to take back the Elemental Pixie. If the pixie is in the wrong hands, it would spell trouble for us.
Luckily, from what the elves said last night, they are still looking for Catmod. I know Catmod can easily handle them but just in case.
The further we are in the forest, the frequent we saw beasts all around the forest. From my Mana Scan, there are at least 20 beasts in the vicinity observing us. I am unsure if the elves have familiars blended in and f there is one indeed, it would be troublesome and hard for us to continue because an attack would surely follow.
"I felt traces of the elves around this area. The whole place is filled with their essence! I think we have stumbled upon their hideout!" Maple said.
Moonlight and I looked around us. If that is the case, there is a high chance that we might trigger traps here. It would be hard if we triggered one and alerting the whole place due to that.
Moonlight clapped her hands together before she slams it on the ground.
"Locator Palm!"
I had no idea what spell Moonlight is doing. Although I saw a small magic circle on the bottom of her palms as soon as she struck the ground and shouted the name, I don"t know the effect of the skill she just activated. It was like she was just touching the ground.
Moonlight"s closed eyes open and nodded.
"I detected the traps. Follow me!" Moonlight said.
"Wait! Is it okay to rush forward? We are not sure whether we can fend them off. We did not even find traces of Catmod... I mean, Nekoyamsama here, so why bother entering a dangerous place?" I explained.
Moonlight halt before she backtrack her steps.
"You are right. I was too rush. Thanks for your rationale mind Kazuma. Your extreme cautious att.i.tude can sometimes help us out in some of our predicament," Moonlight said.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
I frowned hearing Moonlight"s comment. What does she mean extreme cautious att.i.tude? Do I have that kind of att.i.tude with me?
We did not yet get to move when we heard a conversation nearby. The three of us hid but we did not voter using illusion this time. The last method we used last time might be the reason we are attacked yesterday. They can also notice magic disturbances in the air. What do I expect from them? They are an elf.
We hid in one of the tallest bushes and since Maple"s ears are not the same as ours, she has to move a bit distance from us. Her hearing is not cut since she can still hear anything loud and clear. Only Moonlight and I remained not too near to eavesdrop on their conversation.
The two hooded guys are man and woman. Based on their body build, I can determine that they are strong people. The guy is much more lean while the woman is feminine enough. Still, they give out strong danger auras around them so I am guessing that they are some sort of high ranking official of the elf tribe. The two started speaking when they arrived on the nearby clearing.
"Does the egg still not retrieved?" the man in hood asked. His voice is hoa.r.s.e and deep. It was like it belonged to a burly guy.
"No news yet. We heard witnesses spotted some movements but found out they are just beasts. The thief is not yet found until now," the woman said. From her voice alone, you might think she is some diva because of her voice that seems to have a certain charm on it.
"Incompetent b.a.s.t.a.r.ds. That is why we can"t even find a single perpetrator of the theft. It"s because of these incompetent fools!" the man stomped his foot in anger.
"Your anger will never bring anything to you Toram. Although Shadow-sama already gave us a.s.surance on our plans, we still had to work our a.s.ses first before we get to see results."
I was taken aback. I heard Shadow again. This f*cker seems to be so the talk of all bad guys around the place. How the heck did this Shadow seems to be the cause of the danger, and how the heck is he doing this? Is he trying to cause the world to plunge into chaos? I have no idea what his plans are but it is clear that he is brewing something sinister. We continue to eavesdrop the conversation.
"There should be a good way to retrieve that egg soon. Can we track it right now?" The hooded man asked.
"Unfortunately, we didn"t leave any mark on the egg that allows us to track it. However, it didn"t leave the vicinity yet or else, the Metal Cup Holder that holds the egg should be broken if it leaves this place," the woman answered.
"I see. How about the intruders?"
"I heard that there are three new spotted intruders. The only problem with it is that, like the first intruder, the new intruders were also hard to catch. The guards who spotted them are still not back yet without clear updates. And from the looks of it, we won"t be hearing anything about them soon."
"I am getting impatient. Make sure the guards keep the place intact. Don"t let any intruders into the tribe. Capture them or kill them if necessary!"
"Yes, sir."
The female elf left and the male lingered around. He seems to notice something and we made sure that we stay quiet without saying anything. It would be truly bad if he were to find us hiding in the bushes.
Luckily, he left. Or else, we would be in deepsh*t trouble.