It took another four days of rest before everyone in the expedition squad was back up to full power.
Luckily, during that time everything remained calm, and they were not attacked once. Other than the robot's stronghold, it seemed that not a single beast or monster inhabited the land bridge that crossed the giant lake that surrounded the island's center.
'Looks like everything is still the same.' Marcus thought once they had arrived at the sight where the robot's stronghold used to be.
The damage from their battle still remained, but everything else had vanished without a trace and had not returned.
With the way clear, everyone in the expedition squad continued forward. There was a sense of trepidation, but also anticipation. At any time they could be attacked by an overwhelming force again, though, the possibility of rare treasures trounced everyone's sense of fear.
