Chapter 218: Towards a New Land
Ch. 218 Towards a New Land
As I continued flying eastward away from Ardezia, I could see plants and vegetation coming into view. They were growing on the banks of a great river, of which the river itself looked to be flowing into the sea.
Turning my attention towards the outlet of the great river, I saw a forest that couldn’t be missed. That’s the place Adofu was talking about. That’s likely the forest where many revered heroes had lost their lives. Let’s see, Adofu said a group of people that are as dangerous as they are savage, called the Lithuvar Tribe, lives here, right?
I know it sounds like a dreadful place, but I don’t know anywhere else I could possibly… Well, even if they were revered heroes, that one hero probably stood atop all of them, right? …Though at this point I’d like to think that not much can keep me from just trying to live my life. As an Ouroboros, I’m solidly built through-and-through and probably won’t be that quick to die. And if need be, I can just fly off at a moment’s notice. Since Adofu recommended it to me, I’d like to believe that the forest inhabitants aren’t as savage as they’re made out to be.
Hmm… This river that goes out to the sea… It’s possible that this is the same river at the bottom of that cliff that washed me away, isn’t it? If that’s the case, then that gives a reasonable explanation as to why I was washed up ashore at a sea.
However, I didn’t see anything that would seem to be the Lithuvar Tribe and I saw no other monster stronger than the little rock dragon. Contrast this with the desert, which was crawling with red ants that were each at the level of the little rock dragon. Because of that, if I compare the forest with the desert, that forest really had the difficulty cranked down.
Yeah, it all connects back to the forest I was in… I feel like that previous theory fits best. If I make my way back up the river, I wonder if I’ll someday find myself back in that forest with the flush faced apes and Black Lizard… Although, my [[Dragon Scale Powder]] makes that in no way possible right now. I simply can’t afford to meet back up with them yet. That’s not even mentioning the village. If that village knew that an enormous double-headed dragon suddenly appeared near them, there’d probably be an uproar.
…Well, even if the forest and I are connected in some way, that connection is sure to be quite a loose one. If I continue on without focusing on making my way upstream, then meeting them again would just be a pipe dream, wouldn’t it? When I can get myself a more decent evolution, then that’ll be the right time to make my way upstream.
Though, that being said, is it even possible for me to change course at this point? I mean, judging from my previous potential evolutions, all of them, including the Ouroboros one, were already pretty much final boss material.