Norman was a Druid from the Ukemak people and a member of the squad led by Justus.
He was more skilled at combat than at communing with nature.
This was also common among the Druids of the Ukmak Royal Caster Academy.
The Empire had no need for the ideals followed by the Druid profession. It only needed their unique abilities.
As a result, most Imperial Druids weren't raised by circles but mass-produced through professional education.
This also meant they weren't like ordinary Druids, obeying nature's will and pursuing peace and tranquility.
Imperial Druids were incredibly irritable—or rather, they understood nature as violent and unpredictable.
Norman was no different.
His Wild Shape was a gigantic, jet-black bear over six meters long, with thirty-centimeter fangs. He was far larger than the brown bears ordinary Druids transformed into.
Justus had assigned him to find Jia Xiu and his companions, who were hiding in the woods.
That was exactly what he excelled at.
After turning into a giant bear, he could find his target precisely by scent alone, without even needing to track magical traces.
His enormous body charged through the dense forest, snapping branches like they were made of paper.
He could already see Jia Xiu's silhouette in the darkness.
They were no more than two hundred meters away.
"Parma, buff me!"
He shouted to his teammate.
Justus's squad had seven members in all. Their plan was for Justus himself to act as bait and enter the ambush point, while the others split into pairs to surround Jia Xiu.
Norman's partner was a bard named Parma.
In most cases, Druids and bards got along well as a pair.
Norman and Parma were no exception.
It was just that Norman wasn't an ordinary Druid, and Parma wasn't an ordinary bard either.
Imperial bards didn't