Cosmic System: Road To Eternity

Chapter 63 - Origins XXIV: The Middle Belt

Not long after they had left the open space, there was a sudden rainfall, just as the young Prince had predicted.

They had walked for hours through the rainforests, and Darius's thirst only got worse. But now there was water. The sudden thunderstorm was most welcome for the young Prince, who opened both hands and widened his mouth as the sky fell. Dracula, however, felt it was a nuisance and wished he could find shade somewhere.

Slowly but surely, they were finding themselves in a new environment. Now they were no longer in the rainforest but in a swamp. It was now past noon the next day, and they had both been walking for hours without resting.

So far, in just a few hours, they've had irrelevant encounters with natural animals, including tigers, larger snakes, and jaguars. None of them proved threatening to them, and when they attacked, they were easily cut down and left behind, or harvested for meat and blood. At this point, Dracula felt the most uncomfo