"All right..."
Xi stood up and stretched, his bones making a creaking sound.
"The treatment is complete... Let's head to that forest first. Once we pass through it, we should see the way off the island."
A breeze blew in from the lake, and the ripples on its surface lapped against the shore. Gentle waves washed onto the bank. Everything seemed so peaceful.
But Li Luo frowned. She carefully sniffed the air, and the damp water vapor filled her nostrils.
"Do you smell that? A fishy smell?"
"A fishy smell? I think so. It's probably just a dead fish."
Li Luo looked out at the lake. The water was still rippling, but she had a feeling it wasn't the smell of a dead fish...
"Let's go."
"Okay."
The two of them started walking toward the distant forest. The wind continued to blow, and Li Luo kept glancing back at the lake. The fishy smell refused to dissipate; even as they moved away from the shore, it didn't weaken in the slightest.
'Fresh meat, soil, weeds...'
