Pearl Coast

'Five minutes,' worried Jake.

He had been submerged in the lake for more than five minutes, hiding from the bear still beside the lake.

'This needs to end!' thought Jake.

He was running out of time.

After Jake had entered the Dark Forest, he had planned his next step.

Via the Dark Forest, he would go to the Pearl Coast, which had gotten its name due to the frozen pearls that wash up the shore.

Jake hadn't chosen the location randomly.

Pearl Coast was the only place that could transport one to the islands the sect inhabited.

He needed to get there, as that would be the only safe place.

From his conversation with Talon, he realized that nowhere was safe. He couldn't stay on this continent anymore as it would eventually be corrupted.

He had to leave the continent and Pearl Coast possessed ships that could cross over the Serpent Sea, leading to the sect island.

However, now, his plans were stopped by the demonic bear.