The party advanced in the direction leading from the first Wyite Bone Altar to the second. Along the way, the forest grew increasingly sparse, the land gradually turned barren, and the animals became fewer and fewer.
According to observations from the scouts flying in the sky, the farther they went in that direction, the more Wyite Bone Altars there were.
This piqued Lin Yu's interest. He decided to postpone his return to the territory and explore in that direction instead. In any case, the territory was protected by the plants, so he had no reason to worry about its safety.
As the sun was about to set, the party stopped by a river. On this side of the river was a small grove where birds occasionally flew by and small beasts scurried through the trees.
The other side of the river, however, was completely barren. Even the fertile soil had turned a dark, ashen gray.
Lin Yu felt an instinctive revulsion toward the land on the opposite bank.
