The five of them followed the valley for several minutes.
They were walking at a fast pace, but they were not running.
It was important to keep a stable formation.
Eventually, they followed a bend in the valley, and the city vanished behind the valley's wall.
The five of them continued walking for another minute before Nick stopped.
"I want to test out the defensive formation," Nick said. "Assume the defensive formation!"
The others nodded and ran to the middle of the formation.
Then, they turned their backs to each other and looked outside, surveying the surroundings.
Meanwhile, Nick jumped over them and landed in the middle of the formation.
Right now, all four of Nick's teammates had their backs turned to him, with a bit over two meters of distance between him and their backs.
