Leonard Churchill and the members of the Great Sword Group had been pressing onwards each day at a high intensity, gradually reaching the deep reaches of the Magical Beast Forest.
Although they were all headed toward the "Death Domain," the honeycomb-like structure of the underground caves provided countless routes to the same destination.
Leonard Churchill had also chosen a very remote route.
As they traveled further, no signs of human activity had been seen for the past few days.
This route led to the "Fairy Forest," firstly because it was on the way to their destination and secondly because he had promised to take Kola and Nina, the two Elemental Elves, back home.
Moreover, the two Elemental Elves were very familiar with this region; they said there were Seventh-Order Magical Beasts here!
Before long, as the group moved on, the trees around them gradually became sparse, and the muddy ground underfoot turned into a soft, damp meadow with Black Water.