"Since I've got nothing better to do now, I'll make you chase me around for a few dozen days first!"
Li glanced at the sky, then leaped straight down from the tree and headed swiftly toward the depths of the forest.
After more than ten days of frantic pursuit through this forest, everyone was exhausted. At that moment, on a small hill not far from Li, Saga and Mu reined in their horses and stood still, raising their heads to survey the terrain ahead. Their attendants, meanwhile, had dispersed their formation and begun resting where they were while preparing food.
Saga carefully took out an exquisitely crafted silver mirror from behind him and began pouring magic power into it.
Before long, a rough map of the surrounding terrain appeared in the magic mirror. After another ripple passed across its surface, a point of light appeared to the north. Saga slowly counted the markings on the disk before looking up and saying, "We're less than a hundred kilometers away from him. Over the past dozen days, we've closed the distance by at least eight kilometers. We'll catch him in less than three days."
Mu turned to look at the attendants, who were taking every moment they could to rest, and slowly frowned. "If it were just the two of us, there wouldn't be a problem. But look at the people we brought. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on much longer. Those conventional mages have already completely run out of steam these past few days. If they fall ill, it'll be quite troublesome if we encounter any unexpected situations later."
After everything that had happened before, much of Saga's arrogance had faded. He considered it for a moment and said, "How about this? We split into two groups. I'll