Reconnaissance Mission—Day Four!
Early morning...
After waking from a deep night's sleep, Falan felt an unprecedented clarity in his mind.
Did I get enough sleep?
A thought flashed through Falan's mind, and a surge of happiness and shock rose in his heart.
Honestly, it had been a long time since he had slept so comfortably!
"Hmm—huh? My injuries..."
Falan suddenly stopped his subconscious movement, stunned to discover that he felt none of the soreness he had expected.
He abruptly sat up, letting the blankets slide down to reveal his scar-covered, muscular body.
"My body..."
Whoosh!
Without using much strength at all, his body rose straight to its feet.
"So light!"
Falan incredulously clenched and unclenched his fists, feeling the power flowing through his body.
Diamond Rank!
"I—I broke through?!"
Falan's face was filled with incomparable excitement as he muttered in a trembling voice:
"...That's right! I really broke through!"
After confirming again and again that he had not made a mistake, Falan could not help clenching his fist and swinging it hard.
In an instant, a strong gust of wind swept through the cave.
Whoosh—
Only after the wind had completely dissipated did Falan's mood calm down somewhat.
"Come to think of it, where are Baiya and the others?"
Falan looked at the empty cave, then hurried toward the entrance.
He could not wait to share this joy with everyone.
He quickly reached the cave entrance and looked at the increasingly bright white light.
A smile appeared on Falan's face, and his footsteps unconsciously quickened.
As his eyes adjusted to the light, the scene outside the cave soon came into view.
"Everyone—"
Falan opened his mouth, joyfully watching a rapidly enlarging water sphere reflected in his eyes...
Boom—!
Accompanied by a powerful impact, a huge wave rushed straight into