As they pursued the monster's tracks, Falan and the others pressed onward day and night.
In the blink of an eye, two and a half days had passed.
Yet they still had not seen any sign of the monster. All they had found were footprints and bits of scattered remains along the way.
By now, they were almost about to leave the search area designated for the mission.
Moreover, after traveling for such a long time, Bella's magic power had finally reached its limit.
To preserve their combat strength, the party could only stop and rest for a while.
"Damn, it's really fast!"
Enrique lay on the ground as though completely drained, loudly complaining with exhaustion written all over his face.
"There's nothing we can do. The incident in the Thorny Earth Dragon's territory happened at least five days ago..."
Falan shook his head at that, his gaze following the distant tracks into the distance.
"We're five days behind them. Even if those monsters aren't very fast, the chances of catching up aren't high."
Fortunately, it had not rained in the past few days, so the traces on the ground were still clearly visible.
"After walking a few more kilometers, we'll more or less reach the limit of the search area for this mission."
Falan muttered as he turned his gaze toward the campfire before him.
He picked up a branch beside him and prodded the burning logs at the center of the fire.
The flames grew stronger, and the aroma of roasted meat immediately drifted through the air.
"Ugh... How boring. I thought we'd get to have a proper fight?"
The moment Enrique smelled the food, he sat up.
There was still a faint trace of fatigue on his face, but boredom was far more prominent.
"I really