Chapter 82: Treacherous journey [6]
Journey to Arizona?
More like Sun Wukong’s journey to the West.
After all, not only had they encountered Behemorphs, they’ve encountered monster plants too that want to gobble them up, they’ve had to fight against Genesis spores trying to corrupt them, and now even warlords.
The journey was an eye-opening experience for Clayton.
On day fifteen of the 60-day trek to the Scorchpaths, Clayton crouched by a smoldering campfire in a rocky hollow, ash drifting under a starless sky.
His Shedskin cloaked his Verdant Lord aura as a scavenger’s rags, Regalia of the Verdant Warden in bow form slung across his back, ready for bone or root arrows.
The Thornshade Dagger, venom-coated and stealth-enhancing, hummed at his hip.
His Architect Aspect thrummed, restrained to blend with Torren’s team.
Their Mycoglyph-etched pagers pulsed faintly, linking Aspects across the 2,890 kilometer journey to former Arizona, a step toward Africa’s Ashen Covenants.
Clayton’s Aphid Network, over 50 minions, lurked far behind under Veil of Verdant Shroud, his Rootsite a distant anchor.
The Earthcore Nexus’s pulse throbbed, warping the Expanse into volcanic fissures and fungal ruins.