Six weeks had passed since Vicente's group left the Valley of Lightning after the Manticora's death.
They had traveled a long way within the northern region until they were very close to reaching their goal, the home of Nixlas' Shadows.
Contrary to what had happened so far in the group's journey, they had hardly faced any magical creatures during these weeks.
Perhaps because this territory is already under the control of monsters, who may have been neglecting the surroundings out of sheer confidence, or because of the group's caution, they had only had one fight on this journey.
It was a battle they had just left the Valley of Lightning.
As they entered the territory to the west of the Vinia Empire, they hadn't been involved in any trouble so far, and were now only a few days away from reaching the headquarters of Vicente's target sect.
They were standing still to allow Lina to use her powers and predict what lay ahead of the group.
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