The pursuit had not involved any heart-stopping incidents or dangers with powerful enemies lurking on all sides.
On the contrary, it was a predictably tedious journey.
To control the Ice Badgers while ensuring their own safety, the mastermind behind this affair had been hiding far from Border Town. There was no chance of finding any trace of them in a short time.
From the information left behind by the Ice Badgers,
Dan had anticipated this early on and warned the others in the party. As a result, the group's mood had not soured despite several days of monotonous tracking.
The sun rose and the moon rose; the sun set and the moon set.
Time passed quietly in the forest, and Linsey's group gradually traveled farther from Border Town amid the dreary pursuit.
During the first forty-eight hours,
they could still spend the nights in the crude Hunter Cabins scattered through the surrounding forest.
But starting from the third day, they entered the true wilderness, with no choice but to sleep beneath the open sky.
On the fourth day, they completely left the range of the town's influence.
By the fifth day, there were no longer any signs of human activity in the forest. There were no cut stumps to be seen, nor any traps set by hunters. Animal tracks along the forest paths had noticeably increased, and they encountered magical beasts more frequently as well.
To conserve supplies as much as possible,
the experienced hunters in the party began putting their skills to use.
Whether it was Linsey, Dan, or Ju,
they all carried bows, and there was no shortage of prey in the forest.
Over four days of travel, they replenished their supplies this way, leaving the dried rations they had prepared before departure almost untouched and reserved entirely