Julius followed Ren's gaze, noting the altered tree formations and movement patterns in the ground that suggested massive underground activity.
"The surroundings have changed a lot," Ren continued, feeling a pang of loss as he realized how much his relationship with this place had depended on the intrinsic vision and perception his fungus had provided during those previous expeditions. "Many of the landmarks I remembered have been lost, but..."
He stopped, orienting himself using some of the left reference points that were still engraved deeply in his memory, the angle of certain hills, the way some far tree formations caught the light and the clearing with almost the same size and form.
"This place is too important to me. I would recognize it even without the help of mana patterns and energy lines."
But that didn't solve the problem…
