"Over a hundred kilometers... That's quite far. How did they detect it before? Or did we fall for Koyanskaya's scheme?"
In the silent forest, Shen Fei recalled what Da Vinci had said aboard the Storm Border while punching the ground. Chaldea's original plan had been a blitzkrieg—they should have appeared close to Koyanskaya. Yet according to the magical energy radar readings from the Storm Border, they were more than a hundred kilometers away from the area with the high-energy magical reaction.
"Something's appeared. To the left?"
With that thought, Shen Fei immediately withdrew his fist. He had not punched the ground to attack it, but to cast a detection spell, turning magical energy into ripples to survey the surrounding area. He had improved it from Caster's detection magecraft.
"At this distance, the Storm Border's sensors should have detected them. Strange. Mash isn't reacting either. Were they specifically designed to evade Chaldea?"
The Storm Border had already scanned the surroundings and reported no enemies. Trusting it, Shen Fei had not paid much attention. After all, Chaldea's detection systems had never made a mistake throughout their journey. They could even detect the Alien God in the Seventh Lostbelt and Koyanskaya within this special domain. Yet they seemed to have failed this time. If Shen Fei had not noticed the lack of life in the forest and decided to test his improved spell, they might not have discovered the enemies until they came close.
"Watch out, enemies are approaching." The moment he sensed them rapidly closing in, Shen Fei immediately warned the others.
"Understood. Activating exoskeleton." Mash and Ritsuka froze for a moment, then Mash immediately activated her exoskeletal armor, raised her shield, and stepped in front of Ritsuka. The period of rest after returning from the Britain Lostbelt seemed to have helped