The only good news was that after several hours of travel, there was a high probability that he had covered a distance of less than 200 km from that wilderness city. If all went well, he should be able to reach the wilderness city by nightfall the next day.
He rubbed his slightly sore eyes, and on the morning of the 5th, Gu Ran recalled the Black Water Mysterious Snake and set out again.
The journey was not entirely smooth; he encountered small groups of Jackalmen bandits twice, but Gu Ran was very familiar with these bandits and didn't want to entangle with them, so he simply summoned the Black Water Mysterious Snake and the Blazing Fire Dragon.
In the face of the terrifying presence of these two massive creatures, the Jackalmen bandits, realizing the situation was grim, knew better than to pick a fight with Gu Ran and turned away without looking back—it was merely an interlude.
Beyond that, Gu Ran once again encountered various creatures during his travel.