On the other side, one of the people from independent groups complained in a mocking tone. "What are those people from the Hilbert Family doing? They are supposed to be an elite family that acts high and mighty, right? They can't even do this job better than us?"
His complaint was justified because Phyrill's group had taken more time than them. People from a huge background usually had more resources to use, so he felt unsatisfied when those people were dragging them down.
The complaint turned into a complete insult when they saw another flare rising to the sky. That blue light marked the end of their battle and ordered an immediate retreat.
"Those idiots from the Hilbert Family! They are so weak!" He just couldn't help but insult them out loud, thinking Hilbert Family's experts were so weak they couldn't continue after a single charge.
"Hahaha."
His insult invited a series of laughter as they shared the same sentiment, albeit that laughter stopped abruptly when many wolves emerged from behind.
The wolves moved quietly from behind and bit a few people..
"Argh!"
A wave of screams echoed in their ears as all of them turned around, finding wolves biting their comrades.
"What?!"
"Wolves!"
"Turn around!"
No one checked their back because they all knew the wolves would make a sound when they encountered an enemy to signal the others of their finding.
At the same time, there was only one entrance for this wolf city, so it was impossible for the wolves to come, especially after they made sure the area in a half-mile radius was clear.
That was why this ambush succeeded.
The wolves killed several people in an instant before letting out a loud howl. "Aoooo!"
"Wolves!"
"Argh. Help me!"
"No!"
They were overrun by many wolves soon after as the group didn't manage to react in time. Some of them started to fight back, but the huge number of wolves made it hard for them to do so.
"Retreat!"
"Retreat to the center and move together with the military."
They soon realized why Phyrill's group didn't give a signal to start sweeping again and why the military ordered a retreat.
They must have known something about this ambush.
"Run!"
"Escape from here!"
Some of them tried to fight the wolves to save their comrades, while some of them just abandoned the battle, running for their lives.
"No, I don't want to die."
"Help me."
The screams made the entire battlefield even more chaotic. Their only choice was to retreat to the soldiers to get some help.
Meanwhile, Phyrill's group dealt with the situation far better than them because of Theo's warning and Phyrill's assistant mobilizing the group to prepare a counterattack.
The group received the ambush with fully coordinated attacks, killing the wolves in rapid succession.
There were a total of a hundred wolves coming after them, and as one would expect from an elite group, they suppressed the ambush not long after.
Of course, Ellen was a huge part of this suppression. She was, in fact, the main firepower that halted many wolves by destroying a huge number of woods to clear their vision and creating several ice walls to redirect the wolves' movement.
While fighting, Phyrill's assistant couldn't help but stare at her with shame. He thought, 'Why is there an ambush? Did she come all the way here as a countermeasure of this ambush? Did the young master predict this would happen when fighting a General Class monster?'
The answer was no, and he quickly realized the real answer and turned to Theo. He wanted to know what kind of face that mask hid and why he could predict all this. 'Who is he? Why did he know all this? If that's the case, we should ask our magicians to come back to us… No, will we be able to trust him earlier?
'Only Young Master Phyrill trusted him and took action. And with the relationship I have seen so far, it was normal for only Ellen to be taken back to this group. It turns out I have been underestimating him this whole time… Luckily, we haven't messed with him, but still… This may be the reason why there is one ironclad rule to follow in the Hilbert Family.'
His assistant gulped down, finally finding the strength of the unknown. Sometimes, unknown people were weak and just put up a strong front. However, this time, he met the complete opposite as this person might be able to make their Hilbert Family in trouble.
He took a deep breath and saw Phyrill returning to their group while bringing the command from the soldiers.
"We've got the confirmation. It's time to retreat." Phyrill announced out loud while seeing the group managed to deal with the situation perfectly. "The other group were attacked as well and started retreating. Half of them have died, while the others are not in a good situation either.
"We need to retreat to the previous camp before heading to the east. Understood?" Phyrill suddenly smiled and added one more praise. "Still, good job, all of you, for suppressing the threat."
They all couldn't reply because they knew that they would experience the same outcome without Theo's warning.
The wolves would have ambushed them without letting out a howl. Even so, they needed to go.
"Move!"
"Roger!" All of them retreated in unison while finding the other side turned out to be worse than they expected.
The soldiers were also badly injured because of the ambush to the point their commander needed to go out to suppress the ambush himself.
Meanwhile, the magician group had also been attacked, realizing why Ellen was brought back to their group.
Ellen, who was silent this whole time, finally approached Theo and said, "Thank you, Theo. You save me again."
"No problem." Theo nodded and turned to Phyrill. "Recall your magicians."
"Got it." Phyrill agreed without hesitation and raised his hand to his assistant. The latter saw it and disappeared, heading to the magician group.
Meanwhile, Phyrill glanced at Theo while muttering inwardly, 'How much have you grown, Theo? How far do you see right now? It's quite terrifying to be honest.'
Unknown to him, the real savior of this accident was Ava, who had returned back inside his shirt. Even Theo thanked her after confirming the situation had been controlled.
"Thank you, Ava."