Chapter 480 - 473. Drafting
"Around here?" Bassena looked down at the rock mountains with dense formations that didn’t give any path for travelers.
"Yeah, down there somewhere," Zein nodded. As usual, the shard gave signals in a range, so he couldn’t pinpoint the exact location unless he got really close.
From up here, however, there didn’t seem to be any way to get closer to it. But then again, he didn’t have esper’s vision, and being held by Bassena while flying prevented him from looking better.
"Do you think it’s possible to look for a way?" he asked the espers.
[I can’t see anything] Ron said from one of Bassena’s children of darkness that circled them. [There might be a path across the mountain, but I have no idea about the path into the mountain...or even down there]
"Maybe if we bring an earth magician...someone from Rina’s squad," Bassena muttered. "But even if we find a way..."
"It’ll be difficult for the rest of the team," Zein nodded. Even he himself had no confidence in traversing these tricky rock formations. According to Ron, there were numerous pits of acids, poisonous gas pockets, and thorny plants that could give all kinds of bad effects including paralysis and petrification. "We need a special team for this."
"Let’s get back for now and think more about it," Bassena nodded and tightened his hold on Zein’s waist. "Hold on tight."
Once again, Bassena teleported them across the ravine, and then teleported a few more times toward their base. They saw Julian and Naoya, who were on watch duty, stop to greet them as they made their patrol.
"That’s fast," Naoya said. "I had thought you’d take a whole day at least."
"It’s easier than we thought," Bassena said, letting Zein go and releasing Ron from his children of darkness. "I don’t think we’d need to go far next time."