In the pitch-black night, an owl's eyes quietly reflected the figures of Dawn and the others.
Dawn's group had already entered the forest, which was like a dark curtain. The dense woods had long lost their daytime scenery, and the faint moonlight only made them feel bleak and desolate.
Nothing but silence leaked from the dark forest. The wind rustled through the leaves, while the occasional beastly roar that suddenly rang out made one's scalp tingle.
But it was pointless.
At least, that was the case for Dawn's group. Forget a king's Hunting Ground—even the desolate islands of the New World were places they had lived on before. The fighting power of the animals there was not something a mere wall could contain.
Because Sola possessed the Zoan-type Tiger-Tiger Fruit, and a tiger's vision at night was six times that of a human, Sola naturally possessed the same ability in her half-beast form.
Thus, during this nighttime operation, Sola, with her excellent eyesight, was responsible for scouting the surrounding environment.
Looking into the wall from atop the Protective Wall, Dawn discovered that all the trees near the wall had been cut down, like a firebreak. Yet beyond that lay the city wall meant to keep beasts from escaping. He had no idea why those trees had been felled.
"Could it be that they needed lumber, but cut down the trees on the outer edge to avoid damaging the Hunting Ground's environment?" Dawn thought about it, then put the question aside. They should keep watching for now.
After Dawn created a Sky Ladder, they climbed down the six- or seven-meter wall one after another. But the first sight that met Sola's eyes made her instantly scan the surroundings and enter a fighting stance.
"What's wrong?" Dawn, who possessed Observation Haki, was