Chapter 415 - Chapter 412 – A Quiet Battle

The night grew thicker at the edge of the dense forest. The small campfire still burned dimly in the center of the clearing they had chosen for rest, its yellow-orange flames dancing slowly across the faces of the three girls seated around it. Crackle… crackle… The sound of dry wood burning broke the night's silence with a calm rhythm, while a cold wind blew gently, carrying the scent of wet leaves, damp soil, green moss, and a faint trace of tree sap dripping from the tall trees around them. The sky above was pitch black, with only occasional faint red stars piercing the thick canopy of leaves, as if the night world had deliberately closed itself off from light.