The closer the adventurers moved to the wall of roots in the distance, the more the others began to understand what he meant.
At first, it was subtle. But then the pressure became noticeable to them all. There wasn't a person there who didn't feel it, because each and every one of them there had felt the sensation before during their missions when they came across a powerful beast.
The forest itself seemed to grow heavier around them. Even the sounds of the creatures that had filled the forest earlier had vanished, leaving only the faint rustling of leaves.
The church members were the first to react properly. Their expressions gradually shifted as they began to sense the presence more clearly. However, it was not the presence itself that alarmed them.
It was the ominous mana behind it.
One of them slowly raised a hand and gripped the pendant hanging from his neck as his gaze sharpened toward the wall of roots.
