Unbeknownst to Isaac and the others, a man emerged from the ruins of the stone temple after they left. They were oblivious to the fact that this man had quietly begun trailing behind them.
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Running southwest through the dense, dark jungle, the group moved like shadows, swiftly threading through the undergrowth in single file.
Leading the way, Sable guided them through the night until the first light of dawn illuminated the forest, brightening the surroundings.
Isaac gestured to stop at a small hill fora brief rest. Throughout the night, they encountered some wild beasts that caused trouble on the way. However, none were as formidable as the dozen or so striped gigantic white tigers they had encountered. Those beasts were quickly slain.
“Will this ever end?” Harry, now sprawled on the ground, moaned incessantly.
Sable’s tunic was soaked through. After traversing the road all night, it would be a lie to say they were not tired.
“What’s the rush? My Grandpa said the Emerald Realm spans 30 thousand kilometers in diameter. We’re just getting started,” Mizar sharply retorted when favonovel.com noticed Isaac looking favonovel.com way.
Harry’s jaw dropped. Traveling 30 thousand kilometers on foot alone, one was bound to collapse from running.
“I’ll go up and take a look. You guys rest and eat something…” After speaking, Isaac turned and walked to a towering tree nearby.
With a swift leap and agile use of hands and feet, favonovel.com rapidly climbed up to the top of the massive tree.
As the treetop swayed, Isaac looked into the distance, and his mouth twitched.
Surveying the landscape, all Isaac could see was an expanse of lush, green jungle, seemingly endless. Only when favonovel.com looked back could favonovel.com make out the vast lake they had swam.
As Isaac prepared to descend, a sudden glint of white caught his vision. His heart skipped a beat, and favonovel.com immediately turned to focus on that tiny white spot amidst the sea of green.
Isaac’s vision far surpassed that of an average person. Focusing, favonovel.com could see that the white spot was a structure.
As his gaze shifted slightly to the right, favonovel.com quickly spotted another white point.
Realization dawned on Isaac.
Earlier, favonovel.com had overlooked the white structures concealed among greenery. Upon more scrutiny, favonovel.com discovered one or two dozen white points scattered within the jungle.
This revelation indicated the presence of 20 or so buildings within his line of sight. Whatever these structures were, they were their potential shelters.
After closely examining the nearest white point for a considerable time, Isaac estimated that even with the fastest speed possible, it would likely take them two or three days to reach that point from their current location.
Upon descending, Isaac sought out Harry for a piece of paper and a pen. He then roughly marked the positions of those white points favonovel.com had observed.
Setting out toward the first white point, two days quickly passed.
As the sun dipped below the horizon on the third day, Isaac and his companions finally arrived at the nearest white point favonovel.com had spotted from the treetop.
However, as they approached, what came into view was a massive stone tower that was at least five stories high and built entirely from large square white stones.
From a distance, this tower was just a tiny white point.
“Isaac, how did you know about this place?” Mizar’s face was filled with astonishment.
Two days ago, when Isaac had asked them to follow him, Mizar naturally doubted him. Yet, unexpectedly, Isaac had indeed led them to a building.
Similar to the stone temple, the exterior of the tower bore the marks left by the passage of time, with numerous scratches and grooves on the stone walls. And no vegetation grew within a hundred feet radius of it.
There were also no signs of animal feces or fur around the open space, suggesting that no wild animals had approached the tower.
Isaac looked up at the stone tower and then glanced deeply into the forest behind him.
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