So that was how it was...
There were lots of insects up ahead?
If the danger level followed this pattern, then the closer we got to the XZ Military Region, the more dangerous the rainforest belt became, right?
For example, on the outskirts, I'd encountered these mutated animals. They'd grown larger and gained abilities they weren't supposed to have.
But the inside of the rainforest belt was even more terrifying, because something in there was driving these creatures out of the rainforest. Insects...
Who would've thought that insects, which I could've crushed by the handful before the apocalypse, had grown powerful enough to make even someone like Gin-san cautious?
Thinking of that, I looked into the distance. The forest ahead was even darker. Back on the outskirts, I could still occasionally see some light, but starting here...
The forest inside was pitch-black, like the gaping maw of an abyss, waiting for prey to walk right into it.
What about Juanjuan? Was she all right?
Just how terrifying were the bugs that even someone like Gin-san didn't want to encounter?
Or maybe they weren't bugs?
Maybe they were things that the krait mistook for bugs?
In any case, the conditions inside were probably extremely dangerous. There was no telling just how dangerous until we went in and saw for ourselves.
"Gin-san~"
Thinking of that, I looked down at the krait. It had helped me a lot. Otherwise, it would've taken me much longer to get this far.
Along the way, plenty of animals had seen Gin-san's body and steered clear, saving me a lot of trouble.
"Thanks for bringing me here. Honestly, I don't really want to go into a forest like this either, but I have to. So, Gin-san..."
As I spoke, I leaped straight down from its head and