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The ten figures watched him from high up in the trees. What he had thought would be a rare occurrence—finding them in this place—had become commonplace.
In just four hours since he'd decided to venture into the forest, he'd already encountered 12 of them.
'Even though I killed two, I can't fight these ten. It took me over three hours to kill just one the normal way. I'll die if I fight them." Edward swallowed hard and began to back away slowly.
Since he hadn't fought with his summoned beast in the last battle, he prepared to feint, so he summoned his earth snake, which behaved strategically but foolishly, tripping over some branches that then fell to the ground along with it.
The Sanguines watched this with slight confusion, but the moment they hit the ground, a powerful earth magic exploded.
BOOM!
The explosion sent up a huge cloud of dust that blanketed the surrounding area, alerting the Sanguines.
