The land had become hardened after being scorched by high-temperature dragon fire, already a mess before the great fire had spread this far, now mottled as if ravaged by wild dogs.
The once-impassable outpost had turned into ruins, barely a trace of its former self evident, and the fall of the Snake People Outpost meant that the road to the Snake Catcher Fortress was now wide open to Lind.
Several days later, the fully equipped soldiers followed Lind again as they set foot on this land, the ground still retaining the burning heat from before, with the wind carrying waves of hot air that slightly pained the skin.
Storming the Snake Catcher Fortress was not Lind's last resort, he could ride a dragon to cross over, or use stealth skills to slip through.
