Theo hastened his pace as he felt the increasing intensity of the mana. The elves managed to stay close behind them. They were all in good condition after being released from their restraints. As a result, the group quickly reached the large barracks.

But when Theo stopped to search the area with magic and Mitra, he was caught by surprise.

“They didn’t leave any guards?”

It seemed like Vince had caught all their attention, but Theo still found it strange that all the guards were missing. It seemed like common sense to leave behind someone in case of more enemies. However, Theo had not seen the Janissary’s flare for immediate reinforcements,since he had been rescuing the four elves.

He quickly freed the other four elves in the barracks. As the eight elves watched him with the same innocently trusting expressions, Theo struggled to figure out his next move. Should he retreat with the elves or rejoin Vince?

They had originally made the plan with the assumption that there...