"All five of you, come out to play, there's no use in hiding!" Ken stood straight and called to the newcomers. Their bloodlust disclosed their stages; they ranged from the lower phase of the fifth stage to the higher one.
Four silhouettes appeared, jumping from tree branches nearby to the ground and surrounding him and Maria.
"You changed sides quickly, girl. I can't promise to let you live after we capture him," the leader, Tiffany, looked at Maria's sorry state and frowned. She did not understand how Maria entered such a state of pure fear from a mere fourth-stage cultivator.
"Are you the leader of the group?" Ken asked Tiffany while he eyed the five of them. Three used sabers and one used a spear. Ken assumed the last one didn't show themselves since they used a bow and preferred to remain behind.
