"Maintain formation! Outer teams, stay alert!"
"Move! Faster! Don't worry about wasting Energy Cards!"
"Stay sharp! Don't fall asleep!"
"Don't stop! Keep going!"
Traveling day and night and avoiding every town along the way, the Wood Character Camp headed toward Thousand Lakes City as fast as it could. Everyone in the camp slept just three hours a day and spent the rest of their time on the move. All the Jungle Shuttlecraft had been used to transport the wounded. Like the ordinary members, Chen Mu traveled using an Airflow Card.
Chen Mu was now using an entirely new Airflow Card, the Four-Star [Fire Loach]. It combined the strengths of [Rocket] and [Big Loach], offering both ample explosive power and superior maneuverability. After further optimization, its performance had risen to a whole new level.
Exhaustion covered his face, and his eyes were bloodshot. He was not the only one. Everyone in the camp looked the same.
Their entire bodies seemed numb. All they did was press onward, flying mechanically, then flying farther still!
At last, it was time to rest. They descended from the sky and set up a perimeter as quickly as possible. No one bothered pitching a tent. They picked sheltered spots and dropped straight onto the snow to sleep. With only three hours, every second was precious. As soon as they lay down, they sank into sleep.
Chen Mu did not sleep. Before him was a three-dimensional map. It was not one of their own products, and its workmanship was crude, but it covered a vast area. After roughly measuring the distance to Thousand Lakes City, he fell into thought. They had been traveling for five consecutive days. The other three underworld forces must have noticed something was wrong by now.
So far, however, they had seen