The phenomena caused by the summoning ritual put the higher-ups in the city on high alert. But they still had to be careful in case it was a deliberate lure to attract the powerhouses out of the city.
So after a discussion involving all the top dogs in the city, they agreed that they would send one of them to investigate no matter what. The only problem was with who. However, before they could agree on which individual to send out into the forest, the wave of demonic energy spread to the city, instantly alarming the gathered powerhouses.
Although far from everyone there had personally experienced the feeling of demonic energy directly, they had both read and heard descriptions of it, letting them guess what it was. Their guess was confirmed by those who had come into contact with it.
