"It's getting late. I remember a clearing up ahead. Let's rest there."
"Okay."
The setting sun painted the thin clouds above the Sky Island red. Its dimming light could no longer pierce the forest, leaving the path ahead in darkness.
Fortunately, they found the clearing Zhou Dynasty had mentioned just before the sun completely set.
Several massive stones sat in the middle of the clearing. The green grass swayed gently in the evening wind, looking very calm.
"Phew…" Seeing the clearing, Zhou Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looks like the activated contamination isn't too severe here."
He walked cautiously to the center of the clearing and poked the dirt with a branch.
The soil here wasn't activated.
"We'll take turns on watch. We'll set out again when the sun rises. The nights here are dangerous. Some activated beings only come out at night."
Li Luo nodded in agreement, then pulled a compressed sleeping bag from her pack and slid right in.
