Reentering the Dragon Mountain Range

Following the Dragon Mountain Range onward, he returned to the vicinity of Sky City once again.

Upon careful inspection, there were indeed no traces of a major battle.

After flying up to Sky City, he found that it was not under martial law as before. Mel had visited before and stayed in Sky City for quite a long time, so most of the winged people here still remembered him. No misunderstandings arose.

After asking around Sky City, he learned that no one had seen anyone resembling the person Mel had described. Lily had said in her last letter that she had entered the Dragon Mountain Range. The Dragon Mountain Range covered a vast area, and the map still showed many unexplored regions. Most of those areas bordered the Exar Empire and the Great Forest, but they were sheer cliffs that could not be climbed at all.

Before leaving Sky City, Mel requested to inspect the seal. Once he confirmed that it was still intact, he was relieved.

Otherwise, he would probably have had to waste more time.

After leaving Sky City, he continued deeper along the Dragon Mountain Range. He was looking for someone, so he moved very slowly, unwilling to overlook even the smallest detail.

Even if it were a corpse, it should have given off the stench of decay by now instead of leaving no trace at all.

Loose stones were scattered across the mountain range, with bluish-green weeds growing between their cracks. Streams flowed slowly through the ravines, and at such an altitude, even the air felt bitterly cold.

Mel took a breath where he stood. The crisp, freezing air carried no strange odor.

"Looks like I can only camp outdoors tonight."

When camping outdoors, people usually used the droppings of powerful magical beasts or special medicinal