Chapter 509: Deep Desire (1/2)
After dealing with the unexpected beasts. The Red Wings decided to search the village to see if they could find any other humans that were still alive. Unfortunately, they found no survivors. The only thing they did find was that the attack had to have been done recently.
Through their investigation, they also found that the attacks on the humans looked to have been done by beasts.
”I guess that means it wasn't Monk and his gang.” Martha said. ”Maybe it was done by the same beasts that attacked us?”
”So are you saying they took another route?” Harry replied. ”If so then maybe taking this path will get us to the other fortress quicker than we thought. We might be able to catch up to them still.”
It was a shame but there wasn't much the Red wings could do, they wished to bury the dead families that they had found, but it would take up to much time, so instead. The bodies were piled up in the centre of the village and then burnt by Ray.
It was much more peaceful for them to pass on like this, rather than them be used as food for beasts. Even if beasts didn't come back to eat them, there was a chance the dead bodies could spread sickly diseases.
After finding out that there were still humans that lived in the Shadow continent, they started to think about these things a lot more.
They continued their travels and eventually they had reached the area where the smoke could be seen in the distance. Looking up above, there was what could only be described as several large swirling trees all stuck bunched up and stuck together, and beyond what they could see, was smoke. The signal that the fortress has been destroyed.
”Judging by the fact that we haven't run into Monk and his group yet, it would suggest that they have already reached the fortress.” Lenny said.
”Fortress, I can't see any fortress?” Jack replied as he sniffed the air and looked around, and the rest did the same.
”This fortress used to belong to the Kindle kingdom.” Lenny started to explain. ”They were well known for having a strong defence so they built their fortress in this forest of giants, and they did so at the very top of these giant trees.”
What was even more worrying for Ray, when looking at where the fortress was, was that on the other side of these giant trees was the edge of the forest. Everyone could see it, the weather once again changed once they would exit from this path, into the treacherous snowy mountains they once walked through before. If one was to fall from the very top and pushed on to the other side, they might never be found again.
At first Ray started to climb one of the trees, there was a clear path made from those that had walked before, and vines to help one pull themselves up. Soon he heard the tired huffs and puffs from those behind him.
The men including Katie were tired, they were worn out from the fast pace they had been going this whole time. They weren't superhuman like the others. They hadn't been partially infused with beasts.
There was the option of just the Redwing leaders going up, but Ray quickly dismissed that idea. He didn't want to split up the group at all. Not while in the shadow continent where beasts could come out from anywhere at any time.