Near Afternoon Town, Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Klein, under "control," was like a genuine puppet on strings, following "Zaratul's" footsteps as he traveled through the darkness along the foothills outside the Giant King's Court.
Watching "Zaratul" ahead carry a kerosene lamp, Klein's expression turned somewhat strange, yet the fear he had felt before was gone.
At that moment, lightning occasionally flashed across the sky at long intervals. There was almost no thunder, with only an occasional rumble breaking out.
According to the common knowledge Klein had learned from Little Sun, this was night in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, its most dangerous period.
As he moved forward step by step, Klein first used the qualitatively transformed Faceless abilities in conjunction with Creeping Hunger to alter the structure of his eyes and adapt to this special environment. Then, relying on his spirituality, he examined his surroundings.
He felt that eyes were hidden within the lightless darkness, watching him, and that indescribable creatures lurked there as well. Yet whenever lightning lit up those areas, there was nothing there.
After following "Zaratul" for a while, Klein saw the Afternoon Town camp built by the City of Silver from abandoned structures.
Behind the barricades formed by massive stones and stone pillars, bonfires burned quietly, illuminating most of the camp and making it utterly distinct from the outside world.
Groups of two or three City of Silver exploration team members patrolled or stood guard beneath that light, guarding against accidents.
Among them, a Dawn Knight nearly two meters thirty tall stood atop the barricade, gazing into the distance and remaining alert for the Monsters hidden in the darkness.
Yet he turned a blind eye to the two men simply walking over, allowing them to pass through the camp and vanish into the darkness.