The Dreamer's POV

Chapter 178 Rest

[Time Left: 30 Days, 17 Hours]

I was already pretty used to walking through the dense foliage, so it didn't bother me too much.

It still felt strange, though. As if something was watching me, but even with my heightened perception, I wasn't able to pick up anything abnormal.

I even used on the trees surrounding me, thinking that perhaps they too were Demon Trees, but that wasn't the case.

It almost seemed like I was just being paranoid.

"Well whatever..." I told myself not to bother about it, instead looking at the contents of the Guidemap in my hands.

The Guidemap didn't resemble a regular map. It didn't even have a general layout of the area I was in, unlike what I expected.

Instead, it simply showed my position and the position of whatever the map was supposed to lead me to.

In this case, that would be a Rune.

Both positions glowed white on the map's surface, and since I was constantly on the move, the white symbol representing my position constantly shifted.

The dense foilage, and any trap I may encounter on my way to the goal were conveniently left out.

'At least, I'll get to the goal.'

After walking for what I would estimate to be over an hour, I finally arrived at the place directed to me by the map.

It was a place I calculated to be Northeast from the starting point.

Since I started from the North, and I pretty much knew the way thanks to the coordinates, I was able to arrive at the destination pretty quickly.

Unlike before, however, there was no clearing.

"Dense foilage everywhere, huh?" The Guidemap could only give the general position of the Rune, and according to it's contents, I was already there.

'I'll have to

'I shouldn't assume for others. I just need to complete the task as quickly as I can.' The moment I thought this, I yawned and my vision blurred.

My steps also became clumsy, and I felt increasingly tired.

'I haven't properly slept in days, now that I think about it...'

Since the Trial was approaching, I had dedicated my last few days in the Lyma Estate making sure everything was in place before my departure.

As a result, I didn't have much time to rest.

'As much as I would love to breeze through this trial, I'm very tired. I'll just sleep for a few hours...'

Once I woke up, I wouldn't rest until I completed all the condiditions and Quests. The goal was to finish everything as quickly as possible, after all.

"Alright." A smile formed on my face as I passed through the last shred of undergrowth and shrubbery, leading me to the clearing.

The Elite Shadow waiting for my return was on his knees, his head hung low.

I took a look at what he had made of the place—seeing a campfire, a properly made tent, and a simple meal already prepared for me.

'This is why having an intelligent minion is a necessity.'

"Good job." I told it, realizing quickly that I was only speaking to a mere corpse.

It wasn't like minions.under has a will of their own, so what in the world was I saying?

I sighed, shaking my head as I sat to have my meal. I unsummoned the Elite Shadow, leaving only the Dragon left of all my minions.

"It should be done with ita surveillance any moment now. Uwaa... I'm so tired."

Smacking my lips as I tasted the meal made by the Elite Shadow, I realized it tasted too plain and lackluster.

That darn minion didn't use half of the ingredients I left behind for it.

'I guess it must not have used them when it was alive.'

There was a limit to my subordinate's intelligence, it seemed.

Once I finished eating, I returned the bowl and the unused ingredients to my and proceeded into my tent.

I collapsed on the soft mattress there, and closed my eyes almost instantly.

"Ahh... this is bliss..."

Before long, I had drifted off to sleep, completely unaware of anything happening around me.

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