But he thought that since the First Prince had told him before that he had observed the location of this place since childhood, he slowly headed forward.
"Second Prince, come out now. Your pointless struggle is completely useless." He shouted loudly. The forest created more echoes, allowing Uchiha Hikaru's voice to carry farther.
However, no matter how he shouted, it seemed to be of no help. He slowly waited ahead, hoping the Second Prince would come out and surrender.
"This is all futile. How could I expect the Second Prince to come out and surrender on his own? It's impossible." Uchiha Hikaru shook his head and prepared to head deeper in.
Flocks of birds still flew overhead. Although the weather here was decent, those birds seemed to give off an even brighter glow.
It was as though something was gleaming on the birds' bodies, reflecting into Uchiha Hikaru's eyes until his vision blurred slightly, nearly making it impossible to see the way ahead.
He comforted himself, thinking it was surely a normal phenomenon at night. But upon further thought, this forest seemed to have a somewhat disorienting effect on him as well.
"How could this be? The light here has become extremely unusual. I have no idea what kind of magic is stimulating me." Uchiha Hikaru had to be more careful now, or he might suffer a series of injuries.
Sure enough, as he walked forward, he discovered something like an animal trap on the ground. He slowly tossed a stone into it, and it immediately snapped shut.
"No, someone has passed through this forest. Someone has definitely been here." He felt that those people meant no good, yet they did not seem particularly powerful. It was as if they merely wanted to hinder Uchiha Hikaru's progress.
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