Chapter 6

Chapter 6 – Runaway (6)

Groups 1 and 2 that passed through the second campsite were currently near the vicinity of the fourth campsite. The site closest to the edge of the rift was the sixth campsite. Therefore, if the two groups that were ahead fanned out and started from the rift to the sixth campsite, then, alongside the group that discovered Denburg’s track, they could hunt as one group.

Hestia tied the paper with this strategy onto the messenger hawk's leg and sent it on its way.

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Ring, ring!

Surprised by the sudden sound, I woke up and moved my body.

"Ahhh!"

As I moved my body around, I almost fell off the tree branch twice the size of my body. In the end, I managed to keep my balance and looked around.

It was still dark in the forest. Still, looking at the sky turning dark blue in the distance, one could see that it was almost dawn.

Ring, ring!