The Genius Mage

Morris agreed. As the tallest and strongest boy in the group, he was in charge of carrying Jill.

Kate and Alice were on alert in case the group of people from earlier continued to chase after them.

Fortunately, they had not gone far when Audrey discovered a place where Demon Beasts lived in groups.

Those Demon Beasts were very friendly to humans. Furthermore, the demonic aura they emitted could cover the combat aura on Audrey and the others. It could be said that a timely rain had temporarily made them safe.

“This group of stone beasts is really too cute. They actually took the initiative to show us their nest.” Alice could not help but exclaim in surprise.

In her previous understanding, Demon Beasts were extremely savage existences. The slightest mistake would cause them to attack humans. She had been taught from a young age to be careful of Demon Beasts and not to get too close to them.

They are very peaceful existences. As long as they are not provoked, they would not attack. Audrey leaned against the wall and panted.

The advantage of this group of Demon Beasts was that their territory was large enough to accommodate humans like them. However, if they were accidentally provoked, this area would become a burial ground for humans.

A few small stone beasts that looked like they had yet to reach adulthood seemed to be very interested in Audrey. They tentatively touched Audrey’s ankles and quickly ran away.

“Haha, they’re really too cute.” Alice could not help but laugh.

Morris placed Jill on the ground and carefully let her lean against the wall. He raised his eyes and looked at the innermost part of the cave.

There was a strong aura of a Demon Beast there. Clearly, there was a giant sleeping inside.

Although the little ones outside were very friendly to them, there was no guarantee that the big characters inside would still treat them so peacefully after they woke up.

“We can’t stay here for long. Although the demonic aura here can hide our aura, there’s no guarantee that we won’t be discovered,” Audrey said.

She was still very puzzled as to how the group of people had found them. In this vast forest, there were too many things that could affect their auras.

If they were able to lock onto them so accurately… it was obvious that they were not using ordinary methods.

Kate nodded in agreement. A few small stone beasts rolled past his feet. He looked at them and smiled.

“It’s already late. Why don’t we stay here for the night? We can make plans tomorrow,” Kate suggested.

What he said was not wrong. Ever since everyone arrived, they had been running around all day. They had used up a lot of their stamina. If they did not rest, their bodies would probably collapse first.

“Alright, let’s eat something first. We’ll continue tomorrow,” Audrey nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing the words ‘eat’ Alice gulped. She had already felt extremely hungry when she first arrived. Unfortunately, there was nothing to eat around them, causing her to endure her hunger until now.

Audrey took out some dry rations from her bag. She had prepared them a long time ago, and she had thought it through before coming here.

In such a harsh environment, although there were edible things in the forest, they still needed to search for them. To prevent herself from putting herself in a sticky situation, Audrey had prepared a lot of dry rations in advance.

“Oh my god, Audrey, you actually prepared these things in advance. I didn’t even think of bringing them here.” Alice took the things that she handed over, and she was so touched that tears welled up in her eyes.

Audrey’s expression did not change. “It’s mainly because the situation here is too complicated. If we don’t make more preparations, we might not be able to do anything.”

She distributed the items to everyone. Jill was still unconscious, so they needed to quickly recover their strength and rest for the night before continuing on their journey.

“Should we send someone to keep watch tonight?” Morris suggested.

Audrey nodded. “How about this? We’ll split into two groups. Each group will sleep for a few hours, and the other group will be responsible for keeping watch at this time. Otherwise, it’ll be too dangerous.”

They were currently in the territory of Demon Beasts. What was more complicated than any other ordinary place was that if there were fights between Demon Beasts, it was very likely that they would be involved.

“We’ll split into two groups. Kate, can you and Alice split into two groups? Audrey and I might have something to discuss.” Morris looked at Kate.

Kate frowned, his expression somewhat unnatural.

He clearly wanted to talk to Audrey as well.

However, looking at Audrey’s expression, she did not seem to have any objections, so Kate could only agree.

They set up a bonfire in the cave to keep their bodies warm. Alice and Kate were wrapped in blankets and resting inside, while Audrey sat at the door, looking at the silent forest around her, deep in thought.

She was thinking about what she should do tomorrow.

Audrey herself did not like fighting. It could even be said that she disliked it. However, the current situation was clearly out of her control.

In the trials of the Templar Knights, only the top few would enter the Templar Knights. That proved that they had to snatch other people’s tokens for this opportunity.

Audrey took a gentle breath and stared blankly at the ice-blue snowflakes that slowly emerged from her fingertips.

“Audrey, you stay here and guard. I’ll go out and do something,” Morris said at this moment.