Chapter 717: The Broken Beast
After parting with Aro and treant… all I see stretching out below me as I fly forwards is a vast desert covering the land.
『…I found Harenae first, huh.』
The kingdom of Ardesia and Harenae are close to each other. The country of Harenae itself isn’t that big, but if the desert is included, it’s rather large.
If I continue flying in this direction, I’ll eventually arrive in one of Ardesia or Harenae. Even if I end up overshooting, I should be able to correct my path as long as I can gather information in some other human territories.
I enter the desert and look around for the Harenae city. The once seemingly all-encompassing Harenae desert looks like it can be crossed in less than half a day with my flight speed as an apocalypse.
The sight of the desert feels somewhat nostalgic to me. I’d gone around defeating the red ants, only to end up cooperating with them. Even the giant centipede that had thoroughly chased me around virtually nothing but a baby to my abilities now.
I catch sight of the Harenae city in the distance. Countless rectangular buildings fill the space beyond its towering walls. I get hit with nostalgia at the familiar scenery.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar reaches my ears, even with me still far away in the sky.
The ground shakes violently and a gigantic shockwave bisects Harenae. An enormous fissure, like the walls of a tall cliff, are left in its wake.