(Time-Stilled World, 140 Kilometers from Entry Point, Outer Rim of the Forest of Death)
The remainder of the journey toward the Forest of Death passed without much incident, as the team encountered no sudden ambushes, no storms, and no hidden traps— just a slow, grinding march across ashen plains and the occasional ridge, where a few more mutated lizards crossed their path.
But these beasts were nothing compared to the man-beast they had slain. Though fast and armored, they lacked the feral cunning and brutal tenacity of that tainted assassin, and with the team's coordination steadily improving, such threats were dealt with quickly and cleanly.
By the end of the second day, they had covered the full 140 kilometers from the drop site, arriving at the edge of the Forest of Death— an expanse that looked as haunting as any graveyard.
