"Gob, Thuk, you two go ahead and test the waters with her a bit. Make sure to keep a 2-3 steps distance from her. That strange energy surrounding her is quite troubling."

As soon as the Young Master signaled for the fight to begin Roas entered into his self-proclaimed role as the leader, giving the two youngest brothers of his to scout ahead.

He felt that something was most likely amiss, but he couldn't make out what exactly. From her looks, the obvious desire in her hungry gaze, Roas expected his opponent to charge at them at the very moment the signal was given.

Yet, she didn't make a move for over a minute by now, and just simply stood her guard, all the while the air around her turned blurry and hazier by the second. A faint crackling sound could be heard coming from her, similar to jolts of energy being discharged, though there were no visuals about such phenomenon at all.

What kept him quite bothered was the underlying fear, the threat, the sense of danger from the seemingly harmless-looking woman. Still, no matter how hard he focused or how much he tried, he couldn't scan the woman, nor could he guess the level of power, the strength she wielded.

The only clue he could go by was the strange aura, the swirling invisible tempest that covered her in a perpetual few yard wide dome.

In the end, he decided to test the waters a bit and send the two younglings to poke at her. Since they were both much more agile than Glohn and himself, he felt that this was the optimal, safest approach.

After spending some time now in Haven, finding a new place for his kin to live in peace, Roas slowly began to mellow his usually brash nature, he no longer charged headfirst into every chance he had. After making the decision to become the Big Brother of all current and future members of Aiden's growing family, at the same time, he also began to shift back into the leadership position he was once in.

Although he didn't show it too much, he was by no means stupid and had quite a talent for strategizing, making him a perfect tactician. Having the ability to follow their progress, and to also feel their thoughts, desires, and even see their past, Aiden was already aware of this hidden trait of his first-turned servant. So when he saw him acting as the Leader and not rush ahead like he would have done in the past, he couldn't help but reveal a smile at the sight.

Though Aiden was looking at the big aloof giant, the incoming clash on the other side of the arena didn't escape his senses. Turning his head, he looked at the sight of how Gob' and Thuk's charge began to draw a slight arc. Their idea to suddenly change their trajectory and to attack at both of Number 3's sides giving her no room for setting up a proper defense revealed how great the group actually was to rely on listening and sending nigh-instantaneous messages through their shared mental connections.

Looking at them, executing Roas's maneuver made Aiden think that this ability should perhaps be trained with much more focus in the future. Such a trait would turn out to be such an incredible blessing during battles…

Shaking his head, Aiden cleared his mind from the disrupting thoughts, focusing his attention on the imminent clash between her Master and the Gob-Thuk duo.

Dashing on all fours, Thuk lounged his body towards the still calmly standing seemingly unresponsive woman from her left as she got into that agreed 3 step range. At the same time, Gob followed suit, jumping in the air from Number 3's right, raising his spear above his head with his right hand. Holding it in his right hand he struck down, once he entered into the range of his attack. His spear, carrying all of his inertia, his momentum, and strength, flashed across the air like lightning striking towards the seemingly unprotected shoulder.

From the outside, it seemed as if the woman had no time to react at all, and was about to be defeated by a single charge from the two youngsters. The crowd watched with wide eyes and intent gazes as the two sides were about to force the lady on the ground. Some were ready to avert their gazes, not wishing to see a female crying in pain with a claw mark and a stab wound on her body.

Yet, what happened next puzzled those present. Reaching the dreaded 1 step range, the area of Number 3's invisible domain of power, both boys were suddenly stopped by an invisible force and before they could react, flung back in the direction they came from.

A loud sonic shock wave erupted from their clash kicking off a powerful blow of wind as both youngsters were flying like a pair of broken kites in the air. Before they could register what happened and regain control of their bodies, both of them crashed onto the grassy ground and tumbled several times before their journey came to a stop through the assistance of the wall of the crowd.

From beginning to end, Number 3 didn't even glance at the two youths, her gaze was fixated on the tall gray giant. From her gaze it was clear that to her, he seemed to be the only interesting figure, he didn't take the other 3 in her eyes at all.

"Surely you can do better than that, big guy!" She exclaimed with a grin. Folding her arms just below her chest, she smirked at the frowning Roas at the other end.

Roas, wasn't satisfied with the outcome by the slightest. Though he expected that neither Gob nor Thuk would be able to pierce her defenses, he at least hoped to gain some information from their first attempt, however, as it turned out, he was denied even that as well.

The woman made no attempt to defend, or react in any way shape or form. Not even a fluctuation of her energy could be sensed. From what it seemed, that strange aura, her invisible barrier was just that powerful.

"[Goblin] Hmm… Brother, it seems we need to step it up…" Glohn's voice came from Roas's right, sounding excited instead of being worried.

"[Orc] It seems so…" Roas nodded, taking his battle axe in one hand while keeping his left free. "Let's show what we can do then, lest she would think the Young Master's servants are weak!" He roared, as his left hand suddenly began to glow with a dark, eerie light.

As the black energy, like a glove, completely engulfed his hand, he reached for the head of his axe. Upon his touch the energy began to greedily lounge towards the metallic head, swiftly engulfing it in the same dark cloud that his hand radiated. In a few seconds, he filled up his weapon with his energy, giving it a temporary enchantment.

At the same time, Glohn followed along, the only difference being, that his weapon was burning like a pyre.

Once both elders were ready, they gripped their weapons with both hands, as they returned their attention to the still calm and nonchalant woman at the other side.

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