Chapter 230: Finding A Place To Rest
Han Yu stood atop a ridge overlooking the burning outpost for a few heartbeats longer. The fire roared like a beast claiming its kill, devouring the wood and cloth with greedy licks of flame. He didn’t flinch from the heat. Compared to the caldera, this was merely a hot breeze.
Still, he turned away.
Now that the Mist Eye Sect outpost was no longer a threat, Han Yu finally had the freedom to do what he had come here for in the first place—begin his true mission.
He had already gathered some valuable intelligence: the Mist Eye Sect’s presence in the caldera, their interest in the giant skeleton sealed beneath the magma, the search for a so-called "hidden altar"... That was more than most in the sect ever uncovered on similar missions.
But he knew there had to be more.
Those documents in his newly acquired satchel—it wasn’t enough to just possess them. He needed to understand them. Memorize what mattered. Burn what was too risky to keep and deliver the rest to the sect. And more importantly, plan his next move based on that information.
First, though, he needed to rest properly.
His body was screaming. The burn salve was only holding off the pain for now. His energy was low, his limbs still sluggish, and his mind dulled with exhaustion. The food he had eaten helped, but it wasn’t enough. He wished to eat more, but this was not the place for it.
He couldn’t afford to push further in this condition—not when he was alone behind enemy lines.