"Whoosh...!"
The rain fell harder and harder.
The isolated island in the southern ocean had been completely swallowed by the storm, making the howling winds and noisy rainfall especially piercing.
The trees in the forest swayed without pause.
The scorching heat steadily receded.
Washed by the icy rain, the temperature dropped noticeably, creating the illusion that the end of the world was approaching.
Naturally, with the sun obscured by rain clouds, visibility was extremely poor.
In weather like this, no class would want to move through the forest on its own, would they?
Yet Fang Li walked through that very forest, letting the cold rain lash against him. Though his body heat was constantly being drained away, his figure remained as immovable as a mountain.
"Compared to the torrential downpours I'd encountered who knew how many times in tropical rainforests, this is nothing."
Fang Li pressed on through the rain.
Of course, Fang Li was not wandering around aimlessly.
Following the route Class D had taken when retreating from their camp, Fang Li kept moving forward while watching the chaotic footprints on the ground.
At a glance, those footprints had clearly been left by Class D when they withdrew into the forest.
However, when Fang Li reached a certain spot, one trail of footprints suddenly turned into the bushes beside it and headed deeper into the woods.
"This should be it, then?"
Without any hesitation, Fang Li followed the tracks across the wet ground and entered the forest.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Fang Li arrived at a relatively open area.
There, someone stood as though they had been waiting for Fang Li's arrival for quite some time.
"I knew that if it was you, you would definitely find this place."
The one who said that was