Chapter 383: An Ominous Village

The primeval forest towered overhead, ancient trees knitting together into a canopy that blotted out the sky. In the dim jungle, shadow after shadow flickered past at speed. "Move, move, move!" Daniel Lyson shouted. "Faster!" Everyone surged forward, teeth clenched, forcing their legs to keep up. The growth here was so dense that layers of leaves pressed together like a sealed lid. Sunlight never reached the ground, and the heat had nowhere to go. Moisture released by the trees gathered into rolling...