Splash, splash—
On the muddy road, Winsa wiped the rain from her face, turned around, and called to Anlia inside the carriage:
"South Nange Village is just ahead!"
"Thanks for the effort. I didn't expect it to suddenly start raining..."
Anlia poked her head out and spoke to Winsa, then glanced up at the gray sky, her face showing a trace of helplessness.
The sudden downpour and curtain of rain made it impossible to see the distant scenery clearly. This really wasn't a good time to travel.
But the same went for monsters. Other than those that favored water, most monsters generally wouldn't come running around in such heavy rain.
And the Earth Element monsters in the Rocky Mountains happened to be prime examples of creatures that disliked water.
The monsters encountered along the way had become much fewer, making the journey somewhat safer.
Anlia withdrew into the carriage and looked at Moss, who was resting with her eyes closed, before asking:
"Molly, can you sense any traces of monsters?"
Moss opened her eyes and shook her head at Anlia, speaking with a hint of confusion:
"No. There hasn't been the slightest sign of any monsters... Rather, it's almost too quiet. Even the monsters coming from the direction of Hill City have disappeared."
"Is that so..."
Anlia furrowed her brows, her expression turning grave. She couldn't ignore Moss's words.
The current situation was indeed a little abnormal.
She took out a map and stared at the mark for Nange Village, studying the surrounding terrain.
Moss leaned over as well and examined the map with Anlia.
She pointed to a place on the map near Nange Village and said to Anlia:
"After the monsters got close to here, they more or less started turning around or changing direction."
"How strange... Indeed..."