If you kill a guard, the other guards will swarm there after a few minutes. This is common knowledge, but there's more to it. Although it's also widely known, it can be forgotten during heated moments like this one.
When you kill a guard during a mission, the others are immediately notified. After all, this is one of the best ways to learn the location of your enemies, your targets. It's only natural for guards to use this ability of theirs to the maximum.
Perhaps they had forgotten this piece of knowledge, or maybe they thought the guards wouldn't act that fast. Regardless, the escape team was caught by five guards.
"And where do you think you're heading to?"
Weapons were brandished in a matter of seconds.
Two out of the five guards were readying their spells, but Merva was the only one who could use magic on their side.
Lightning slowly manifested on top of her left palm, mirroring the other woman she was facing.
