Kallen and Ophelia followed Duolons, though they kept an absolutely safe distance between them.
Actually, if Kallen had been alone now, he probably would have preferred to find high ground with a better view and stand or sit there to watch Duolons advance and the responses that would follow.
Ophelia could not do that. Her position forbade it. Even if she was not so reckless as to charge straight at Duolons with her greatsword, she could not stand far away with Kallen and watch the show.
Dark Moon Blade gave Ophelia greater speed, and her physical constitution also provided a better vessel for the technique.
On this point, Kallen had no advantage. His body had recovered well enough to be called healthy, but only by an ordinary person's standards. Fortunately, he had deep reserves of spiritual power within him. He simply had to expend more spiritual power to gain a boost in speed.
To avoid being seen by outsiders, however, Kallen did not use Dark Moon Blade to accelerate as Ophelia did. Instead, he alternated between an Order acceleration spell and turning into black mist.
He had to admit that watching Duolons advance and crush everything in its path was truly shocking. It was not merely a means of transportation. It was a genuine ferocious beast.
Everywhere it passed, whether woods, streams, or hillsides, was leveled.
Just then, a dozen or so black dots appeared ahead of Duolons.
Ophelia slowed and leaped onto a large tree beside her. Kallen also appeared on the other side of the tree.
"It's Uncle and the elders."
Kallen looked farther back and saw that a small army of Dark Moon Guards had already been assembled there and was beginning to form ranks.
But in both numbers and bearing, though they too primarily used cold