Damon swiped the translucent map open with a flick of his hand, the crimson-tinged interface hovering in front of him. Most of the dark faction continent was a solid sheet of misty grey, veiled in system fog. They will not be revealed until stepped upon. That’s how the system worked.
The only visible area was the small stretch of coastline where they had just arrived, a jagged sliver of black beach curving against the blood-red sea. Even that lacked detail. No towns, no markers, no roads. Just a faint system tag: Coastal Region – Uncharted.
"Tch. Figures. The system’s being stingy with the information. All we know is that we’re somewhere along the coast, and even that doesn’t help much.
While Damon had a general idea about the dark faction continent, he was also out of his depth when it came to more specific regional details. They had to explore a little to at least unlock the shape of the map so that they could see where exactly they were.
The few achievements he would get while doing this would be a sweet bonus. Instead of simply relaxing on the beach like this, he decided to work on this.
"Alright," he muttered, pushing himself to his feet. "Beach day’s over. We’ve got work to do." He walked over to the group, who were still busy fighting with the crustaceans. "Are you guys good here, or do you need me to stay?"
Kate smacked the nearest crab with a flare of crimson light, its shell cracking like brittle glass. She spun her staff once, flicking blood from the tip, and shot Damon an incredulous look. "Do you hear yourself? ’Do you need me to stay?’ Damon, these are oversized appetizers. We’ve got this."
Mark grunted, ripping one of the Demonblood Crabas in half with his bare hands, his titan bloodline-forged muscles gleaming under the unnatural sky. "She’s right. This isn’t even a warm-up. Go do your scouting."
His voice was calm, but his competitive glances at Kaelthorn suggested he was more interested in keeping his personal kill count higher than anything else. It looked like the two of them had some sort of competition going on between them.
Damon chuckled in amusement. "Fine. Just message me on the group chat if you guys need me. I will be here in 3 minutes at max. Blood Gate should be faster here." He turned around to leave when Kate called him once again.
"Hey, wait. Take this snake girl with you."
"Huh? You mean, Erin?"
Kate’s eyes twitched. "Yes, Erin."
Damon raised a brow at Kate, a smirk tugging at his lips. "What, you don’t trust me to wander off alone?"
"Yes, you big goofy idiot. At least take one backup with you."
Damon chuckled and did not say anything. Naturally, Erin was more than happy to accompany him. The two of them then started walking back to the beach. It would be easier to map the land using the coastline as a reference.
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