After Lex Cross led Flora Bloom out of the cave, he started back the way they came.
The primeval forest was vast, and they had only traversed a small part of it. The three lakes and one swamp they passed on the way here were the most dangerous spots along the route. If the two of them had to pass through these four places again, the danger would be even higher than when they first came.
The creatures in these lakes and swamps were not only ancient or species they had never seen before, but each one also possessed human-like intelligence.
But if they tried to take a different route, the dense foliage all looked the same. It was entirely possible they would get lost.
"Captain Cross, how are we going to get back? I wonder if The Crown Prince and Tanuki have found their targets yet!"
Lex Cross calmly led Flora Bloom to the edge of a swamp they had just passed. "Don't worry, I'll get you back to the base safely. You just need to hold on tight to me and not let go."
