The scattered adventurers all raised their heads at the same time, looking towards the direction where the fire was rising from between the leaves.
"Found it, let's go--!"
... ...
The thieves were stunned as they watched the flames rising up at close range.
"What happened? We were discovered?! But where are the people?!"
The thieves looked around but saw no one.
"What a bunch of idiots! The signal was sent from there! How could people be here?"
The big boss cursed angrily, and then his face darkened.
"This guy must have noticed us being here, but didn't want to alert us, so he moved away and sent a signal..."
"Ah?! Boss, what should we do now? Keep running?"
The thieves stared at the big boss blankly.
"Run, run, run! All you do is run! That guy is right behind you, how can you run?! If you want to run, you have to kill him first!"
"Kill him..."
The thieves looked at each other. How could they have the courage to fight at this time?
The big boss was completely amused by his men's performance, but thieves are naturally afraid of death, so it is normal that they cannot be relied upon at this time.
"Are you idiots?! Didn't I just tell you that he was hiding from us while transmitting the signal?! This means he's not as strong as us, that's why he's hiding from us! Don't you understand?!"
"Oh, so that's how it is. You're worthy of being the boss, so smart!"
The thieves suddenly understood.
“… …”
The big boss no longer wanted to talk.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and move! Are you waiting for those adventurers to come and greet you?!"
"yes!"
After learning that the opponent was not as strong as themselves, the thieves were not so afraid anymore. In addition, if they did not deal with the opponent, the opponent would continue to expose their tracks. For a while, the thieves became murderous.
However, as they walked, none of the thieves noticed that a figure gradually fell behind them, and the distance between them became farther and farther, until it completely stopped...
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