After saying goodbye at Rudeus's new home, Cui Ciyou and Roxy did not linger in Sharia.
A journey across continents officially began.
Their destination was the distant Demon Continent, Roxy's homeland.
To reach the Demon Continent quickly, they needed to use an ancient Teleportation Magic Circle.
The information Cui Ciyou had received from the Human God clearly recorded the coordinates of the teleportation points.
The ruins leading to the Begaritt Continent lay hidden deep within the treacherous Crosscut Mountain Range.
The Teleportation Magic Circle leading to the Demon Continent, meanwhile, was located inside a Rasta Bear den.
The two sites lay in completely opposite directions.
With swift horses to carry them, however, they made good time toward the Rasta Bear den.
They crossed plains, passed over hills, and ventured deep into an ancient forest rarely visited by people.
It took five full days before they finally reached the destination marked on the map.
It was an enormous cave, its entrance pitch-black, like the gaping, bloody maw of a giant beast. Waves of foul-smelling wind poured out, mingled with unsettling, low growls.
This was the territory of the Rasta Bears.
Dozens of Rasta Bears, each as large as a house, lay or stood around. Sensing unfamiliar people, their scarlet eyes instantly locked onto the intruders.
But Cui Ciyou had no intention of getting bogged down in a fight with these beasts.
"Roar!"
The nearest Rasta Bear charged with a roar, its massive body carrying the force of a landslide.
Roxy instinctively raised her staff, but Cui Ciyou held her hand down.
"No need."
Before his words had faded, Mental Pressure as vast as the sea erupted!
An invisible force field swept through the entire cavern, centered on Cui Ciyou.
At the very same moment, the dozens of savage Rasta Bears seemed