The following day, around noon.
The sun scorched the earth like a fireball, and the heat waves rising from the ground made the air seem distorted.
Inside the rainforest.
The scorching sun did not reach the rainforest's interior. Most of the trees there were extremely tall, competing for sunlight so they could carry out photosynthesis.
Don't assume it was cool inside the rainforest. Although they weren't being scorched by the sun, the damp ground and the temperature of 42°C above zero made the rainforest as stifling as a steamer.
Bubu Wang lay on a pile of grass with his tongue hanging out, his face full of doubt about life as a dog. It was simply too stifling here, and with his 'factory-original fur coat,' the heat was unimaginable.
Su Xiao, bare-chested, was also sitting on the pile of grass. Sweat dripped from his chin. Spending a short time in the rainforest was nothing, but the long trek and path-clearing had left him drenched in sweat as well.
"Drink up."
Su Xiao tossed the canteen he carried to Bubu Wang. After taking one sip, Bubu Wang nearly sprayed out the water in his mouth. It was lightly salted water.
"That fellow is nearby. Keep your body hydrated."
Hearing Su Xiao, Bubu Wang tilted his head back and finished the lightly salted water in the canteen.
A rustling sound came from the distance. Su Xiao's eyes turned toward its source, and his right hand pressed against his sword hilt.
After arriving in this area, the birdsong around them had vanished, and the jumping, climbing apes and similar creatures had also disappeared. This was not a good sign. Such a situation could only mean that an extremely powerful polar creature was nearby.
That was indeed the case. An area within roughly fifteen kilometers