Burning Soul - Chapter 178

After travelling on the route advised by Amara throughout the daytime, they finally reached the vicinity of the Ruins.

The route advised by Amara contained a lot of hurdles in them but was one of the safest routes. The half of the road they travelled contained sharp-edged rocks. They were so honed that just a little cut from the rock was enough to get a man bleeding out. They had to walk very attentively.

Half of the path contained thick trees containing big trunks and branches and the path was a little slippery. The trees were so tall and thick that the sunlight couldn’t reach the ground. Due to darkness, it was difficult to walk and they trembled again and again causing little cuts and wounds.

They all were very exhausted and worn out due to travelling. Each of them suffered travelling sickness. Due to continuous peripatetic pain, some of them suffered from aching legs, some even felt dizzy.

They were standing on top of the hill which was almost 2 miles away from the roughly supposed location of the ruin.

From the distance, it was concealed well under the dense forest and surrounding mountains. Though they knew what they were looking for.

Nearly everyone sat down on the ground taking a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Catherine and Amara medicated everyone’s wounds and injuries and made sure that everyone is alright and their wounds are being tied up properly. Amara also used her spell a little bit for quick healing for those who had deep cuts on their body.

“So we are camping here right like if we go anywhere near the ruin, we won’t be able to rest!” Catherine suggested camping at the top of the hill. From here, they could also look far in distance, so if anyone tried to get near the camp, they could spot ‘em from distance.

“But…” Milot was about to say something when Theo shushed him, “Yeah seems like the best spot to rest.

As for you, can you help me collect some stuff? We need some firewood to camp right.

You people set up the camp, we’ll be back, anyhow we were just sitting in a cart!”

Theo dragged Milot away which was visibly suspicious. Catherine was about to follow them when something appeared in her front.

‘Poof!’

It was Sylph.

“Syplhyyyyyy!” Catherine jumped onto her right away, shouting in tears. “I missed you…” She couldn’t hold it in.

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“Looks like she didn’t catch that one!” Theo, from the bushes in the distance, looked at her rejoicing in Sylph’s revival.

“Why did you agree to stay here, we should go in!” Milot was confused by Theo’s suggestion.

Earlier he had suggested to himself that they should enter the ruin in the night and now this.

“The thing is,

Look at everyone! After travelling that long and at such a quick pace, they are tired. We shouldn’t push them.” Theo was indeed right, to catch up to the ruin they travelled at a quicker pace. Even though they had carts and all, they still were tired.

“So, we are resting today then?” Milot had a questioned look,

“Not we, they are resting. We will investigate and get rid of mechanisms and threats for us all to walk in worry less in the morning.

Let them rest, we can deal with this one!” Theo replied. looking at him Milot said, “Not a bad idea, but are you sure we can handle this?

Aren’t you hurt already?”

“Hmm, aren’t you enough or are you feeling like you can’t handle this?

Ahh, if you insist, I can fight in your stead you know!” Theo gave a smug face,

“Oh, so you can fight better than me with that broken arm of yours huh.” Milot had an irritated look.

“Well, it was written all over your face, so I assumed you won’t be able to deal with it.

And don’t worry about me, I can fight with one armless. It’s just one less blade!” Theo Showed a smug.

They both glared at each other and decided to see for themselves. Even though the ruin was un-explored and was relatively new, for a guy who loved adventures and a guy who was one of the best swordsmen, it wasn’t going to be tough.

“Okay, we’ll explore the ruin tonight without anyone noticing and we’ll see who can do it better.” Theo proposed the idea to which Milot agreed. To him it had been a while since he fought to his heart’s content, exploration was just a reason.

They then went on to collect the firewood and return to the camp.

They had seen some sort of commotion from the distance but didn’t expect to see Sylph. She had recovered completely and looked a lot lively.

Her recovery meant a lot for Catherine, and it was visible on her face, she was bubbling with happiness.

“If it was a day earlier, we’d have had a big celebration, but we’ll have a feast while staying alert!” Milot suggested. His idea was to make everyone eat full and fall asleep so he along with Theo could sneak out.

Theo was able to grasp his intention, even though they were close to the ruins, it wouldn’t be a big concern as they were camping on the opposite side of the slope facing the ruins, the hill was acting as a cover.

Moreover, the convoy was large enough to manage the hunting and gathering for the dinner. After Sylph returned, everyone had already started to prepare for the feast. They had the camp set up for everyone to rest for the night.

The night was a bit cold but with everyone pumped up for the feast, the cold wasn’t bothering anyone.

“Sylph, this feast is for your return!

Cheers!” Catherine, who was a light drinker didn’t realise, she drank a bit of alcohol without noticing and everyone was enjoying the moment.

She made Theo and Milot sit next to her and drink the juice and laugh out loud without knowing the content of it.

Her face was bright red and apart from herself, everyone knew about it and it seemed so fun. After all, they were having a small celebration. Sylph was back to normal after all.

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After the dinner was finished, Catherine went to sleep right away as Alcohol started to take a grip on her. Once everyone had their fill, no one was able to stay up any longer, thanks to the liquor that Milot added to everyone’s drink, they all went to sleep right away.

Theo and Milot snuck out once they made sure no one was awake at the time. It was a bit late at night, and the moon was shy to not show itself, it was a new moon day.

“Theo, it looks like we managed to make everyone sleep, we have no longer than a few hours though.” Milot came in close to Theo making him jump in slight shock,

“Could you be a bit silent about your approach, I nearly woke up the whole camp!” Theo who barely held his scream replied. His reply was fun in Milot’s eyes.

“Anyways, let’s see who gets to the ruins first!

This is where our competition begins..” He showed a smug expression.