This mountain area clearly isn't a tourist spot; there are no economic crops on the mountain, and even the nearby villagers rarely come up here. It's obviously a barren mountain, sparsely populated, and naturally overgrown with weeds.
It's almost summer now, the mountain's climate is suitable yet unmanaged, and the trees here are lush and dense, in other words, the terrain is extremely difficult to navigate.
Of course, it's slightly better than a jungle, but this kind of rugged path wouldn't be liked even by seasoned travelers; walking it consumes too much energy, especially at night, with unclear road conditions, no map, no directions.
They are worried about being discovered by the kidnappers, so they dare not use lights, relying only on the faint moonlight and their own eyesight to find their way.
They cannot find their way randomly; they must rely on clues that the kidnappers might have left.
This approach increases the difficulty even more, making the progress slower.
