Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts-Chapter 804: Worry

Sullivan, on the other hand, had the exact opposite reaction. He looked troubled.

Layfon didn't know about it, so he just thought that Nathan could reach that point. However, the fact that Nathan was aware of the situation in the front line meant someone who had that experience told him about it.

The problem was Count Ashton's condition he had hidden this whole time.

As a guardian, he obviously didn't want to send the children to such a dangerous place. However, after seeing this change, Sullivan felt like Nathan was already aware of the situation and would go right away.

He thought he could stall for time if he revealed this information after they succeeded. After all, they would wait until they found a solution before going there.

No matter how hard Sullivan thought about it, he couldn't think of a possible reason. The Dragon King didn't know. Vivian never made contact with Count Ashton. The Pope wasn't close to Selena's father. Even Sage Leyfon never knew Selena's father aside from him being a student at the Frexia Academy twenty-five years ago, when he was only a vice principal.

That was why it was weird.

"I have to investigate this…" Sullivan sighed. He had to ask his son or grandson to investigate this matter. Who had told him about this information?

He thought that stalling for time until they were strong enough to defeat a warrior class mutant would be a good idea, but he might not have enough time for it.

…

Meanwhile, Nathan and the others were skimming through the records. With the help of the familiars, they could speed up their progress significantly.

"The aliens in the demon territory seem to have been more ferocious because they have numbers on their side. And because there aren't many buildings, they're more adept at crossing natural terrain, which means their speed will be quite high compared to the aliens that have entered the kingdom for quite some time." Selena looked concerned.

"Because of their number, we can expect that there are a lot of aliens around the area. If we attack one of them, they will create a chain of noise that will alert the entire group or even a group from further away.

"It had been toned down when we still had more defense lines, but it has returned to its original state.

"In addition, they're more aggressive and sensitive, so we have to be careful when advancing in the alien territory," Selena reported. "I have only gone through ten records from now, but that's the most likely solution. I will continue with the older records."

It was Flora's turn to report. "In the front line, we have to be careful. The plant-like creatures, which are the most troublesome, seem to be abundant. Not as many as you can imagine, but a lot more compared to the aliens in the kingdom.

"However, we have to worry about aliens in other forms. While it's true that humanoid aliens and beast-like aliens are concerning, the number of flying aliens is immeasurable.

"We have to be careful in case they're coming. If it's only a migration, we can hide inside a cave and wait for them to pass to conserve our stamina.

"Still, there are aliens coming from swamps, rivers, lakes, and other types of environments, so we have to be careful. I'm still searching for any clues that they will behave differently if there are multiple alien types in that area."

Selena nodded in agreement. "Yes. I need to see any clues stating their change when having a higher number."

Once they were done, Alavenya added, "In our current path, there seem to be two hills and a river.

"We have to be extra careful between the two hills because the aliens love to use it as a nest. I'm searching for other potential places they can use as a nest and any hidden path we can use.

"For the time being, I'm focusing on where we can set up our camp. Of course, it's better if we also have a place to rest along the way, like a shallow cave."

Nathan listened to their report while staring at the map before him. He had to be careful and treat this mission as dangerous as his trip to the location where Selena's father was.

It was like a trial for that trip. If he made a mistake here, there was a chance he would make another mistake on the main trip, so he wanted to erase all kinds of possibilities first.

In the end, the entire group spent the entire night reading the records. Although they could sleep, Nathan planned to use the first day to get the needed rest while still making some progress.