We had openly opposed the Divine Seat, so the Hunter Bureau had probably already started putting us on its blacklist. Still, our open defiance had begun the moment the Divine Seat uprooted the Far-Western sub-altar. I had summoned the Far-Western forces to relocate as preparation for opposing the Divine Seat as well. Once we rescued Chu Ruo, we could begin preparing to liberate the Savage World. By then, Sky City's arrangements should just about be in place.
The three of us flew according to the markings on the map. Since we ignored most of the mountainous terrain, after a day and a night, we were already able to see countless gorges crisscrossing the ground below as we flew close to the surface.
The Thousand-Rift Gorge truly lived up to its reputation. The Emeraldite Plains stretched endlessly; ordinarily, finding any spot there should have been enough to establish a habitable settlement. But now, because of the enormous cracks running every which way, the Thousand-Rift Gorge had transformed the entire plain into a death trench where no humans remained. There were abysses here that even Gale Beasts could not cross.
"I'd heard of this place before, but I never realized how terrifying the Thousand-Rift Gorge was until I saw it for myself. Anyone traveling on foot who ran into this place would be walking straight into a dead end. I really wonder how she... is doing now." Blue Stone was overcome with sorrow. Although he and Chu Ruo were always bickering, the truth was that whenever they were apart, they still cared about each other—and even more so now.
Qu Meng watched the terrain the whole way, pointing out several routes that seemed especially suitable for escape. We followed them through the air. After all, I was not particularly skilled at tracking,