The massive gates of Leonora slowly opened after that while the cold wind swept through the narrow gap leading outside the kingdom walls.
One by one, the scouting squads immediately rushed outward into the dark wilderness beyond the battlements.
King Garrie had deployed three separate scout squads in total. Each squad consisted of five elite scouts personally selected from the kingdom's fastest reconnaissance units. Every one of them specialized in movement, survival, tracking, and rapid communication across dangerous terrain.
They carried lighter armor than ordinary knights while Magic enhancement runes glowed faintly across their boots and cloaks to increase their speed.
The moment they left the walls behind, the three squads quickly separated and moved toward different directions surrounding Leonora.
The forest outside the kingdom swallowed them almost immediately.
