Moran nodded, "Everyone, check your equipment and prepare to set off. We'll leave here and move southwest along the ridge first, where the woods are relatively dense and suitable for concealment."
Duke also organized his equipment along with the others, but his heart sank slightly.
It was too quiet. The sound of the wind and the insects outside the cave sounded very natural, but his intuition sensed a slight discord.
It was a meticulously disguised, overly standard natural atmosphere, lacking the true wilderness's chaotic vitality and small surprises.
"The Commerce Association and the Empire... won't act slowly, it's very likely..." An alarm softly rang in his heart, but just like everyone else, his face showed the relief of escaping with a hint of worry about the future; he couldn't reveal any abnormalities.
