Spinning his head left and right, Alex couldn't spot Aoi anywhere, even when using his mana vision. Her mana signature wasn't anywhere nearby either, as he couldn't detect her presence within a mile-wide radius.
Kary couldn't sense the woman either, as she spread her senses further away than Alex. Regardless, something caught her attention.
In the crowd, a few hundred meters away from them, four mana signatures flared up in her senses, and by the intensity of them, she could tell they were charging up some kind of attack.
And the target couldn't have been clearer.
"Everyone get down!" she shouted, as two blades of wind, a fireball, and a bolt of lightning flew at them, whistling, roaring, and crackling with danger.
Alex's mind went into overdrive instantly, on reflex, his 'Thousand Thoughts' skill activating in a heartbeat.
