Giant Beast Forest, outside the camp...
At the deepest hour of the night, several figures silently appeared here!
They were five men in black robes the same color as the night, arranged in a wedge formation. The one at the front had his head hidden beneath a hood, and combined with the darkness around him, no one could make out the face within. Four guards stood behind him, faithfully keeping watch at either side of their leader.
Yet flickers of undisguised fear repeatedly flashed through the eyes of the four guards. They did not even dare to rest their gazes on the man in front. Clearly, the one they feared was the leader guiding them!
Whether their leader had noticed his subordinates' fear or not, his hooded face was turned toward a certain direction within the camp. He said nothing, but waves of savage, beastlike killing intent flashed from his body.
Seeing this, the fear in the four guards' eyes deepened.
The identities of the five were already obvious: Marcus and his four loyal subordinates, who had escaped not long ago! Even the Thunder King likely had not expected that Marcus, having only just escaped, would return a few hours later!
The four loyal subordinates secretly glanced at Marcus and opened their mouths. They seemed to want to say something, but in the end, they said nothing.
Because they knew exactly why Marcus had come here...
And they also knew that even if they tried to persuade him, Marcus would never listen to a single word. He might even become enraged and use them as outlets for his anger!
Rather than that, they might as well obediently follow orders.
With that thought, the four loyal subordinates resumed their expressionless faces and slightly raised their battle aura. The moment Marcus made