Compared to the other beasts Atlas fought, the lion chimera contained far more death energy. Because of the rapid influx of foreign energy within his body, Atlas was forced to stop three times on his way to the cliff's end manor.
Other than that, he really didn't provide the six of them an opportunity to catch up. Even when he stopped, he never rested for more than an hour or two, as the most he was doing was cultivating for a small period to purify his internal body.
However, how was it that they managed to do that? Every time Atlas stopped to camp, they found him. Whether it was a three-hour break or a one-hour break, they always managed to find him somewhere near the end of it and hold him for several minutes before they parted again.
By the time he reached his third stop of the trip, he was already at the cliff. Seeing that they'd also arrived here, he was forced to sigh.
