«N-No way...» Shin murmurs, still leaning against the window.
His eyes go wide with terror as he stares at the scene outside.
Hundreds of concentric circles ripple through the ground around the house, like stormy waves on a lake.
«How did they already find us? It's only been four months…» he mutters, clearly shaken.
«Dad, what's going on?!» Hakuto asks, panic rising in his voice.
But Shin doesn't respond.
He keeps speaking to himself, lost in thought.
«And yet… this isn't Velshekar's magic. This is necromancer magic… and high-level at that!» Shin mutters, scanning the area.
«A skilled necromancer usually summons twenty, maybe thirty undead at once…»
He glances around quickly, trying to count the circles spreading across the ground.
«…but these are at least a hundred! What kind of monster are we facing now?!»
He turns sharply.
«Kagura, Yuzu! Stay inside the house, keep watch from there, and be ready to heal us! The rest of you, come with me!»
