After roughly another half day of walking, the wind and sand gradually began to ease.
Alice and her companions finally reached the Migurdia village.
"It's a village!"
Alice seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of energy.
When she saw the outlines of the settlement in the distance, she could not help letting out a delighted cry.
The exhaustion from days of arduous trekking across this lifeless land.
Seemed to vanish completely in that instant.
Of the four, aside from the unconscious Cui Ciyou, whom Rujierd carried carefully on his back.
And Sylphy, who looked somewhat listless after expending so much of her strength.
Both Alice and Rujierd felt their spirits lift.
It was a settlement that looked more like a small tribal community.
Some fifteen or twenty peculiar houses clustered together.
Around them stood a crude fence built from the bones of some unknown enormous beast and hard timber.
On closer inspection, those so-called houses.
Actually looked like enormous dark turtle shells, split down the middle and turned upside down!
Some natural, ancient-looking patterns still remained on their surfaces.
Beneath the dark purple daylight, they exuded a primitive yet resilient air.
Inside the fence, patches of farmland had been cleared and planted with unfamiliar crops that seemed native to the Demon Continent.
The harvest did not look promising, however, with only sparse seedlings scattered through the fields.
They drooped in the dry wind, their leaves a sickly yellow.
Moreover, there seemed to be no obvious water source near the settlement.
Just as the group was about to enter the village in search of supplies and some peace.
"Stop!"
At the village's crude entrance, formed by two enormous beast fangs.
A clear, wary voice called them to a halt.
The person blocking their path looked no older than fifteen.
He was