Among the nine major races, the cat demons not only excelled at taming monsters and raising pets, but also possessed considerable advantages in sight and hearing.
Although cat demons also received an agility bonus, they still fell far short of the Wind Elves. Thus, their five senses were sharper than those of the Wind Elves. When exploring without using magic, their vision and hearing were often relied upon to scout enemy movements and the lay of the land.
As the cat demon race's lord, Alisa was not the strongest player among the cat demons. However, for the sake of her safety as their lord, she had specifically strengthened her five senses, allowing her to notice anything suspicious before anyone else and respond at any time.
Now, Alisa had clearly heard a large number of players rushing through the air toward them.
"E-Enemy attack...!?"
"How is that possible...!?"
"This meeting was supposed to be held in secret!"
"How did they find out...!?"
The Wind Elves and cat demons all began to panic.
Even Shuoye's expression tightened. As he drew the great katana at his waist, he leaned toward Alisa and asked in a low voice,
"Are you sure they're players, Lu?"
Hearing Shuoye's question, Alisa let out a bitter laugh.
"If they're not players, could they be monsters? Stop fooling yourself, Shuoye."
Alisa's words made Shuoye smile bitterly as well.
The reason Alisa said that was because there were no training-ground-type monsters in this area.
After entering through Butterfly Valley, one reached the central independent region where the World Tree was located. Therefore, there were no training-ground-type monsters in this neutral area known as the Arun Plateau.
That was precisely why they had chosen this place for the meeting.
And since the newcomers were not monsters, could they be anything other