Old Black thoughtfully brought the chicken drumsticks to his mate and pups, happily watching the five of them eat the drumsticks he had demanded from Lin Mingzhe as compensation.
With Houndoom leading the way, they still had to squeeze through the occasional dog-sized hole, but overall, the journey was much easier.
Before night fell, they finally reached Seaside Hollow.
It was a limestone cave connected to the ocean. Passing through Seaside Hollow would bring them to the Frigid Sea east of the Crown Tundra, where they would enter the ocean region.
"Woof!" Houndoom gave a few low barks, indicating that he had seen the missing group near this cave.
Those people had passed through Seaside Hollow and reached the plains outside, only to retreat into the cave later.
As for whether they were now inside the cave or on the other side, he had no idea.
"So it looks like they already passed through Seaside Hollow, but found Giant's Bed too dangerous and weren't confident they could make it across, so they retreated?" Qiu Yuxuan mused.
"That's very likely. After all, only Xuan Yuan Nian is somewhat stronger, and none of them have reached Gym Leader Class. With that level of strength, they could barely take a step on these plains!" Xuan Yuan Tianyu nodded. Without Xiao Ran, even Qiu Yuxuan could never have made it this far.
Just look at the Great Britain Empire's pioneering team. They still hadn't even established a base.
"Should we go take a look now? We don't know whether they're inside the cave or on the other side. Besides, it's a water route in there, so Houndoom can't track their scent anymore!" Xiao Ran frowned as he looked into the deep, dark cave.
"Why don't we rest first and go in a little later?