Two days had passed since their oasis discovery, and the group's travels had grown more difficult.
With each step, the landscape seemed more alive with movement and the number of termites seemed to multiply, complicating their trip to the south.
The landscape presented a labyrinth of threats, even more than it initially was.
Termites swarming in numbers too great to face head-on forced the group to avoid confrontation, causing their strength to grow slowly.
Each fight the group had was with the stragglers left behind by the larger groups.
Sleep was brief, and relaxation was a luxury they could not afford. Moving through the seething swarms of termites required constant caution.
Leo scanned their surroundings with his binoculars. Kenway and Sebastian led the party with steady strides.
Fat-bodied termites were now swarming the terrain, traveling between earthen strongholds where there were once scattered mounds.
