Edward, Krummor, and the rest of the Magi patiently waited at a safe distance.
They had already coordinated with Blackfire beforehand, and their strike-and-rescue operation would commence immediately after he destroyed the barrier.
Hidden by the misty haze, the group of twenty-five men took cover behind the bushes, almost a hundred meters away from the entrance of the base.
Fortunately, the Cultists were so confident that no one would be able to locate their base that they hadn't deployed any men outside to guard the perimeter.
Unchecked hubris bred complacency, and complacency paved the way for downfall.
But to be fair, it would have been indeed nigh-impossible to discover their base in the heart of the Mourning Mountains. Thus, the reason why the Cult deployed so few people to guard it.
