Chapter 250 - Concealment
The Druids didn’t have any intentions to fight in the first place. With someone finally giving a command to retreat, everyone of them immediately turned around and ran off. They didn’t even bother caring if the one giving the command was a Druid of higher rankings or just a commoner—it wasn’t even important to them now.
It wasn’t wrong to think of the Druids as bandits, because other than their usual activities which resembled the bandits, their behaviours were also lawless. The difference in levels between the Druids themselves weren’t huge. Their hierarchy was maintained based on levels of prestige; however, such terms were unclear, unlike soldiers in the military.
Previously, they were able to put Starlight in a difficult position due to their individual capabilities. The Druids were strong and each one had no problem taking on ten mercenaries at a time. However, even so, everyone in Starlight managed to hang on with their teamwork, and even force the Druids away. From this point, they could see that the Druids weren’t efficient in team battles. No matter how strong they were individually, they would still be weak facing a group of united mercenaries.
Not to mention, Rhode’s sudden appearance had immediately forced them off balance. The Druids fought to a draw with the mercenaries because their powerful individual skills counteracted the mercenaries’ team advantage. Now that they lost their individual advantages, what could they do?
It seemed like nothing was left for them…
“This bunch of idiots!”
Only one Druid had chosen to not retreat.
He stuck close to the wall, camouflaging into the dust and ash color. Glancing over at his fleeing companions, he gritted his teeth as rage burned in his heart.How despicable! The enemy merely brought someone slightly stronger and they ran off just like that? Don’t they want to seek revenge? Forget it! I should’ve known that these people were unreliable!
The man held his breath. He closed his eyes and subconsciously re-adjusted his heartbeat. At this moment, it seemed that he had completely blended in with the rocks, where even his smooth human skin had turned into a rocky, solid surface. This was one of the Druids’ natural ability. They could totally camouflage into something within a limited time such as animals, plants, or even rocks.
Hmph, these damn barbarians.
The Druid slowly inched his way along the walls toward the entrance.
At this moment, the Ophenians had also finally reached the end of the tunnel.
Now’s my chance!