Had I been exposed?
Gauss's heart had skipped a beat at first.
But after he heard the commotion that followed from farther away, he no longer thought that was the case.
Besides, the strange cry that had rung out across the sky hadn't come from directly above them.
In any case, they had to run!
Alya swung onto Ulfhen, the Gray Wolf.
Gauss activated his Enhanced Leap skill. As power surged through his legs, the two of them flashed through the forest, quickly putting distance between themselves and the monster encampment.
As they ran, he faintly heard several terrified human shouts carried on the wind.
As expected, it had nothing to do with them. Another group had been exposed.
Gauss felt a vein pop on his forehead.
Still, they had already been some distance from the monster encampment, so they weren't in immediate danger.
As for stopping to help the people behind them, neither Gauss nor Alya was willing to do that just yet.
They would have to fend for themselves.
At most, Gauss could light a distress signal for them from a safe distance.
ROAR!!!
At the deafening roar that sounded in the distance behind them,
Gauss knew the ogre had moved.
The two of them ran even faster.
After covering several kilometers in one go, they finally stopped in a relatively secluded clearing.
"Phew—"
Gauss braced his hands against his knees,
gasping for breath.
"That was a close one." Gauss wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The experience had been like a bucket of ice water, making him even more cautious.
This wasn't a game. He had to be extra careful.
It showed just how important scouting was: the earlier you spotted an enemy, the easier it was to get away.
Creatures like ogres were actually manageable. They