In a silent communication, Alka and others didn't even see where the person replacing the stone creature was.
Thus confused, they were led by the stone creature, moving forward into the mountains.
At this moment, they finally understood how the stone creature moves in its daily life, as if it merges into the fractured stones and rocks of the mountains.
There might be no need to emerge, directly traversing through the earth. If not for fear that Alka and the others couldn't keep up, unaware of the direction, it might not even show its face and could submerge into the soil entirely.
Unavoidably, Alka and friends could only bounce and hop on the surface.
Fortunately, even though the terrain between these mountains was steep, most areas were still gently sloped and walkable.
Unexpectedly, unlike what they had imagined, the so-called Stone Forest was not located in the central part of this mountain forest area but at the periphery.
They hadn't traveled far.
