Just as Caron had expected…0

"Shii—" Adina said.0

"Shii what?" Caron asked.0

"What the hell is wrong with this place…? Adina, don't eat that!" Leo shouted.0

"Ptuh! I wasn't going to eat it, Leo! I'm just biting it off!" Adina explained herself.0

"This is driving me insane," Caron said.0

It had already been fourteen hours since they entered the Eastern Great Forest. Even though dawn had arrived, Caron's group still hadn't found a place to rest. They needed a campsite, but demonic monsters kept crawling out from every direction.0

"These persistent little bastards!" Leo cursed as he effortlessly sliced through the neck of a hellhound that lunged at him.0

At best, they had managed three hours of rest, or maybe less.0

In the past, Leo would have collapsed from exhaustion by now. But not anymore. He thought, I can't afford to fall behind just yet.0

To keep up with Caron, he had pushed himself relentlessly, training his stamina without pause. And there was also the Dew of the World Tree that Caron had given him. After consuming it, not only had his mana strengthened, his entire body had also undergone a transformation.0

The fact that Adina was performing beyond expectations only fueled his determination further.0

"Caron, don't you think these things got tougher than before?" Leo asked.0

Caron replied in a bored tone, "Can't say I've noticed."0

"How do you...0