Lin Li reclined in the lounge chair, closed his eyes, relaxed his body and mind, and began resting with his eyes shut.
He crossed his hands over his stomach, breathing evenly as the wariness on his face gradually faded.
In that rare moment of relaxation, the fatigue from the journey slowly began to dissipate as well.
He did not notice that subtle changes had already quietly begun to occur on the lake surface shrouded in white mist in the distance.
The thick white mist churned and surged like boiling water.
The once tranquil fog grew increasingly turbulent and began slowly spreading toward the shore. Its reach widened and widened, and wherever it passed, everything became hazy, carrying an eerie air.
After resting for more than twenty minutes, Lin Li felt considerably more refreshed.
A deep, resounding beastly roar suddenly rang out from the white mist over the lake.
"Roar..."
The deafening sound spread across the entire lake like a thunderclap, making even the ground on the shore tremble faintly.
The instant that roar sounded, Lin Li, who had been resting, was jolted awake.
He snapped his eyes open, his gaze instantly turning sharp. The languid look vanished without a trace, replaced by a solemn expression.
He swiftly sat upright, leaned forward slightly, and looked toward the direction from which the roar had come.
White mist blanketed a vast expanse of the lake. He observed it for two or three minutes, but no matter how closely he looked, he could not spot any trace of an exotic beast.
All he could see was the endlessly churning white mist, and all he could hear were the continuous beastly roars.
Yet the roars grew louder and clearer, sending chills down one's spine.
That also meant the exotic beast making the sound was getting