For an instant, my entire field of vision burned away.
The phenomenon was not confined to sight. Hearing, smell, touch, and even taste seemed to evaporate all at once. Perhaps it could only be called a light that burned the entire world.
As I leapt through the air with my younger sister in my arms, countless questions buried themselves in my mind like shards.
How?
This was a battlefield. Even though I had been conversing with Ria, I had not lowered my guard in the slightest. The possibility of an enemy attack had always remained open.
In other words, the enemy could deceive a ‘Master’s’ senses.
Alternatively, there was also the possibility that they had prepared a trap here in advance. Though that only led to the question of how they knew we would establish our camp at this location.
Had I not been the one to regulate our marching speed?
Unlike theory, reality contained all manner of variables. Naturally, the location where we established our encampment could vary. Perhaps it would have been different if suitable sites were scarce, but this was the outskirts of the ‘Dragon’s Mountain Range.’
The rugged terrain offered more than enough places to conceal an army.
Unless the enemy could see directly into my mind,…