Leaving the old man Hades, Evan traveled for at least one kilometer but he still couldn't help and was overwhelmed by the destruction this city has faced.
The large buildings were destroyed, the roads were torn as creaks could be seen on them, and huge metal parts were scattered all around.
' Man, this is completely different from the pictures in the book. '
He would have thought that the old man had lied to him if it wasn't for the long tower standing in the center of the city.
Standing around fifty kilometers away,
Yes, fifty kilometers!
and it could still be seen. Evan could only wonder just how big that tower was, not that he would go near it just to take a closer look at it.
" Going from straight inside the city would have been easier, if not for the beasts. "
He murmured to himself.
He had to go to the west where sector 1 was located and to reach there he had to circle around the city, going through the outskirts of the destroyed Amore.
Going from inside the city was dangerous as many mutated beasts roam here, it's not that the outskirts are safe either just the density of beasts there is less, meaning less danger.
And speaking about beasts.
" Why haven't I encountered any beast yet?"
' Not that I want to encounter any. '
But it's still strange that he still hadn't even seen any beast, knowing the fact that he was near the center of the city.
Yes, the old man's house was just around 50 km away from the tower and not seeing even a single beast here is very strange.
It had to be noticed that the whole city's radius was two hundred kilometers with the Tower of Unity as its center. So even being fifty kilometers away, it could still be considered closer to the center.
And not seeing any beast here was really strange.
' Are those beasts afraid of something? '
This was only the reasonable reason he could think of
' But who? ... the old man? '
' Nah no way. '
He disregarded that fact as soon as it came to his mind. As old man was also a human just like him. Even though he could hunt some of them it was not to such an extent that they should be afraid of him.
' Or this could be a territory to some very powerful beast that others are afraid to be here.'
Yeah, this sounds more reasonable to him.
Anyway instead of focusing on the theories that very well may be wrong Evan decided to focus more on his ongoing journey.
Taking the map that he received from Hades, he started deciding his route.
His first goal was to move farther east away from the tower which makes up to 100 kilometers in the journey.
Then, he will travel to the north adding another 200 kilometers and lastly, he will keep following towards the west where Sector 3 lies around 300 kilometers away making it all around a 600 km trip.
It was strange that the sector was this close to the ruins given that there are only three of them around the planet, and a planet is a huge place.
But then again he transmigrated into the body of a child, meaning that the child was living somewhere before and not just transported from somewhere.
So there has to be a settlement nearby and that just happened to be Sector 1, the largest of all sectors.
Focusing again back on the tracks Evan decided that he would be traveling around ten kilometers a day taking it slow so he would be on his own in these ruins for at least 2 months.
" It will be a long journey. "
He marked a place where he should be making a camp tonight and put the map back into the pocket of the bag.
" Alright let's do it. "
Having completed ten percent of today's quota Evan was also looking for things that could be useful on his trip.
' I got meat from the old man but I still need to find more water. '
Before leaving old man had provided him with food and water which can last for 3 days if used when required.
But Evan looked at it from a different perspective
It will only last 3 days!!!
He had to find something before these supplies ran out!
This was also why he had decided to keep going for 10 km a day covering a km in 1 hour, keeping an eye out for any mutated beast while also searching for anything that could be of any help.
After covering those 10 kilometers he will make a camp somewhere safe.
***
The sun was on the west side, indicating that it was past noon.
" It's 4:39, and I have only 2 more kilometers to go. "
Evan looked at his watch that picked up from one of the stores on the way. It was a smartwatch that had various apps pre-installed in it such as Heath, which helps him count the distance he has traveled, and a compass which was another great assist.
It also had a Map, but well it required the internet to be useful.
The most interesting thing was that this watch was not working when he was inside the store but just as he walked outdoors into the sun its surface lit up automatically suggesting that it could be powered by sunlight.
Moreover, this little thing set its time on its own, leaving Evan amazed for a moment.
' It really is the creation of an advanced civilization. '
was what Evan thought at that moment.
He now stood in front of the store holding a few water bottles in his hands.
" Man, how I wished to have a dimensional ring like that old man. "
There were many more water bottles inside but he could only carry these few.
As for the food? It was all expired It couldn't be eaten.
" Anyway these bottles can last at least for 3 more days. Meaning that I have water for the next 6 days. "
After Collecting the water he completed the ten kilometers by traveling the last two in 2 hours.
' Now let's find a place to stay tonight. '