Dragon and Ogre, Sacrifice and Sin (10)

Just as Jelly-san said, the forest at night was a terrible place to travel.

Even if I had learned the 【Night Vision】 Talent, it wouldn't work where there was absolutely no light. So, by flashing 【Light Magic】 every few seconds, I should have been able to conserve mana and proceed without difficulty using 【All Creation】's perfect memory—that was the plan, anyway.

But in reality,

"Waaah!?"

The moment I cast the next flash, a whole swarm of bats came flapping right in front of me,

"Eek!?"

or I nearly tripped over a huge dip in the ground hidden in the light's shadow. In the end, I had to combine that with repeated clicks of my tongue, analyzing the echoes with 【All Creation】 as I ran to map the surrounding terrain—which was, well, exhausting.

Thanks to that, I managed to run through the forest without any major injuries, but my entire body was covered in mud.

"But... I've finally made it."

A grassland stretched out before me, with four low hills lined up in a row. Three of them were surrounded by fences, and barracks had been set up inside...