Artificial?

While he was fighting against six monsters, the latter suddenly turned around, looking at the distance.

Even Theo followed their line of sight, finding a cloud of dust coming toward them.

"Huh?" There was supposed to be no trouble in this place, considering he had scouted the area before fighting against these monsters.

Even if they called for help, the reinforcement would come from a different direction. Hence, it was clear that they came here because of another disruption.

"It's artificial…" Theo muttered while pondering his choice. "From the direction alone, it's clear that the monsters come from the deeper region… No, I was supposed to go there to reach the deepest region where the troll lives."

"!!!" Suddenly, Theo came to a realization and turned around, preparing to leave. "They are chasing humans, which most likely are the people from the Star Group.