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"Whoosh—!"
Within the vast, dense forest, a shadow darted through at a speed utterly beyond that of ordinary people. All that could be faintly seen was a black streak flashing past, accompanied by a soft tearing sound that echoed throughout the woods.
The trees in this forest were incredibly dense.
It could be said that even the farthest distance between any two trees was only two or three meters.
At the shadow's speed, crossing those two or three meters took barely a blink.
Traveling through such a dense forest at that astonishing speed?
Wouldn't that mean crashing into a tree trunk in an instant?
Yet, as if to overturn that very logic, the shadow moved like a streak of light. As though equipped with a fully scanning radar, knowing the exact position of every tree, it weaved through the dense forest with agility beyond even a monkey's, never hesitating in the slightest.
Throughout it all, the shadow had not struck even a single tree.
Moreover, one hand held a petite, adorable girl, while the other carried a boy, yet neither affected his movement in the slightest.
Such agility and dexterity were simply astonishing.
"Whoosh—!"
Gradually, the figure's speed became like a gust of wind, carrying a howling whistle as it swept up layers of fallen leaves from the ground and shot like an arrow toward a certain direction in the forest.
At this speed, Noah should have been able to reach Fairy Tail's camp on Tenrou Island before long.
As long as nothing got in his way.
Noah, who was weaving through the dense forest, suddenly narrowed his eyes and abruptly