After another 12 hours of running non stop, Alex and Mira finally reached the new territory.
It was a lush rainforest with the floor covered in all sorts of flora and fauna of all weird and mysterious kinds, many of which the duo had never seen before.
The place was different to the forests on Eldaris and the floating islands, as the climate also seemed to have changed the moment they stepped into this new territory.
It was an odd feeling, but it was also something they had prepared for.
Their experiences in the assessment back when they were trying to enter Capital Prime university came to mind, where they were sent to the Planet with all those different kinds of unique environments and climates.
It seemed this experience would come in handy now.
Or maybe it wouldn’t...
The first thing their eyes were drawn to when they stepped foot in the forest was a long, thin stretch of dirt and gravel untouched by the flora and fauna surrounding it on both sides.
"A road!"
Mira exclaimed as soon as she saw it.
It was clear as day that this piece of road was man made, not something that naturally developed with the forest.
This got both of their blood pumping, as the presence of a road meant the presence of humans!
And the presence of humans meant the presence of a much higher population of beasts!
It was a win-win for the two of them.
They would no longer have to suffer alone in this place, and instead could find the town, village or city at the end of wherever this road led to, and finally get a nice night’s sleep in a comfortable bed and a hot shower!
Forget looking for beasts right away!
They were going to follow this road for as far as it took them until they reached its destination!
Waiting another day before going out to hunt wouldn’t hurt one bit. Besides, they would be in better shape after they got a good night’s sleep.
Not to mention there was probably some very valuable information on the beasts in the human settlement about the beasts in this area.
Obtaining this information would also be of great use to them, considering they wouldn’t be looking for ordinary beasts like the average joe.
***
"Today’s harvest was good! We managed to get around nearly 20 tonnes of farm this year!"
A voice belted out from inside the carriage, speaking to the driver on the outside.
He announced.
"Fuck!"
"..."
"Whyyyy!"
Murmurs and curses began to spread immediately after the front driver mentioned the tree.
They were still nearly 100 km out from Tenebrus city — they wouldn’t be able to reach it if they didn’t find some way to move the tree blocking the road.
And they had to do it quickly.
If they arrived too late, they would miss their chance to sell their produce at the best prices, and be forced to take a loss.
This was unacceptable for the group of men.
It was a whole year of their collective hard work!
They couldn’t just let it all go to waste because of one tree!
Soon enough, they approached the felled tree and the problem only revealed itself to be much worse than they had expected.
The width of the tree turned out to be bigger than the carriages!
"The only way is to cut it..."
"But considering the size, it could take days before we make it through!"
Luckily, they had the tools to cut out enough of the tree for their carriages to pass through, but time was still a major problem for them.
Rustle!
Click!
But they were about to face even bigger problems.
"Hands up. All of you."
A group of heavily armed men appeared from the bushes and trees nearby.
A total of 12 awakened surrounded this small group of 5.
And they all looked incredibly strong.
There was no way they could resist with their pitiful strength...