That night, the Rescue Team set up camp in the Pastoral Area.
Aside from Feng Ling, nearly all the Hunters were exhausted and snoring soundly. The Eshia Army handled nighttime security patrols.
The army also had to burn the dead Locusts through the night to prevent contamination of the Pastoral Area's soil.
Current scientific research could not explain the exact cause of contamination. They only knew that once Contaminants from the Maze entered the outside world and remained in one place for too long, the organisms there would begin to show symptoms of genetic mutation.
But if a Contaminant already existed in the outside world rather than coming from the Maze, it would not cause contamination.
Bonfires blazed across the plains. Countless Locusts were thrown into the flames, where they sizzled as they burned.
When they had been killed, the pus that flowed from the insects had stunk horribly. Yet now, as they burned in the fire, they gave off a rich fragrance of rendered fat.
The smell made Feng Ling a little hungry, but she did not want to eat Locusts, so she rummaged through her suitcase and found a pack of beef jerky to satisfy her craving.
Li Qing sat beside her and pulled up a world map on his phone. Comparing it with the location Huangfu Miaomiao had sent, he placed a Mark on the map before handing it to Feng Ling.
"Another message came in. She said the Abyss Administrator has been locked in a cage by the Leader," Li Qing said quietly. "I asked for more details, but she didn't reply. She's probably killing Monsters with her teammates and can't respond."
Feng Ling looked at the map on the phone. The Abyss Labyrinth lay northwest of Mogu Country, very close to Manluo Country, practically right