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After Amelia's warning, Nor and Khan finally realized they were being followed.

It didn't take the group long to leave the forest and reach the desert, but even so, Amelia was still nervous.

The sun was already starting to set and she finally figured out what was chasing them, of course that wouldn't change the fact that there were one or more enemies chasing the group and they didn't even know where he was.

[we're likely to be attacked before it gets dark, we're being followed by an Evil Omen]

The pair clicked their tongues in frustration. If it was any other type of monster it would be fine, the group has already defeated even a few Wyverns, but Evil Omen was a complicated type of creature.

With the appearance similar to a crow with two pairs of wings, red beak and some feathers on top of its head of the same color, of course in addition to its color the size also makes it clearly noticeable, with its offspring being 1 meter long and 2 meters long. wingspan, and the elders reaching 4 meters and 8 meters of wingspan.

Being an extremely aggressive creature attacking anything it finds fun to torment.

Capable of using basic elemental magic and with the innate ability to influence the will of other monsters around them, elders are even able to freely control Elder Dragons or any other class A monster effortlessly.

After those words black feathers began to fall around the group, a sign that the attack would begin.

The sand began to shake and from either side of the group of desert worms emerged, gigantic monsters tens of meters long, white and eyeless.

Both creatures opened their jaws and lunged at the group in an attempt to swallow them whole.

Amelia gave Nor a quick glance, a signal for him to kill the worms.

The warrior then gripped the scabbard of his sword with his left arm and prepared to draw his sword. With a crazy grin Nor took the front of the group as he screamed.

[𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝: 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞: 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥!]

In his eyes it was as if the world was in slow motion, with electricity surrounding his body and especially his hands and sword he pulled it out and made the lunge motion pointing to the monster's head on his right and at the same time a "second Nor " made a mirror move attacking the one on the left.

They both looked at each other as they smiled and then sheathed their swords, thus becoming one again.

The two worms simultaneously had their heads blown off, leaving only their torso of the creatures visible in the sand.

The group continued running in a straight line as Nor defeated all the Worms that appeared in their path. It repeated for an hour until finally the sun went down and then the monster it commanded appeared, a thin smokescreen following it, a sign that the creature had used some kind of cloaking spell and finally its time had expired.

The Mau Pressagio was 2 meters long, it was considerably young.

The creature held itself high in the sky, far enough away that it wouldn't receive surprise attacks from Nor, it then opened its beak and in a shaggy, off-key voice bellowed.

[are you... together... with that thing?]

[?]

Amelia didn't know what to say, had the monster confused them with another group? Never mind, they could take advantage of it!

She took a brief look at Khan and then turned to the creature, raising her arms as a sign of surrender, which was followed by her companions (Khan only raised one arm)

[I don't know what you're talking about, but we can help, just talk about this "thing" and then we'll figure it out]

[lies! You are...]

The monster didn't get a chance to speak again as Khan had finished casting his spell.

[𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥]

Waving its arm down the bird fell at high speed, but unfortunately the creature did not reach the ground.

The smoke surrounding it intensified and the creature soon disappeared without a trace.

[tsc annoying monster, this thing ran away]

Khan can't help but complain.

Nor, who had been fighting for an hour on end, was still panting slightly, and nodded in agreement.

But Amelia was intrigued by something.

[that Evil Omen was injured, there was a blood mark near his neck, probably caused by the creature he mentioned, but there's something strange about that...]

Khan while adjusting his arm bandages replied.

[He wouldn't talk to us without reason, Evil Omens are too aggressive, this thing was scared. A new leader is claiming the place and the monsters are moving away, which explains why there are so few, but]

[are there people together with this monster?]

As Amelia and Khan argued, it was Nor who unexpectedly responded.

[It seems like there really are people here, who would have thought an old man would walk around places like this]

[[?]]

The two turned to and then looked in the same direction as he and then saw an elderly human wearing a feather robe approaching them.

The old man walked slowly and appeared to be around 90 years old, his eyes seemed to be closed, with a smile on his face and a short stubble, his hair was gray and it was not possible to tell if it was long or not due to the hood .

Before he got too close, Amelia pulled out a gold badge with a triangle drawn in the center, it was the badge of the alliance and a sign of military authority.

[Don't come any closer! Say your status and purpose or we will attack you!]

[I'm just passing through, the nearby Worms were acting weird so I came to check, I live near here in a little oasis and I'm human if that's what you want to know]

[we'll have to check, I'll drop a status stone, tap it on your head and it will show us if what you're saying is true]

The old man nodded in agreement and then Amelia threw a small black stone at the old man.

The small stone was not even 5cm long, the old man picked it up and touched it on his head and then letters composed of mana formed in front of the old man.

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Race: (Human) (-)

Age: 101 years old

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It was little information, but it was just what you would expect from a cheap item, luckily it was enough to prove that the old man was at least not lying about his race.

The group then approached the old man, Amelia took the stone and put it in her pocket again.

[Okay, sorry, but we had to be careful. You said you live near an oasis, right? Can you take us there?]

The old man then nodded and turned around, starting to walk he spoke.

[We have to go fast, the sun has already set and some monsters may come out of their lairs]

As the group followed, old Khan noticed something and then asked.

[Sir, I see you are a swordsman and we still don't know your name, my name is Khan and the breathless Blond is Nor and lastly Amelia, our leader]

The old man gave a curt nod.

[a pleasure Khan, Nor and Amelia, I wish they weren't too formal, I find that annoying.... Call me Alrus, just Alrus]

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