[2:00 AM]
[60 km to Destination]
Luke continued down the narrow forest path, Synthia secured firmly on his back.
By now, he had already hunted five beasts.
Two of them while carrying Synthia.
Thanks to his Domain, he rarely needed to spot an enemy with his eyes. The moment a creature entered its range, he could sense its presence and direction as clearly as if it were standing right in front of him.
Synthia remained safely strapped behind him, submerged within the water-filled container. There was enough water for her to stay fully immersed without risking suffocation, though the arrangement was far from comfortable.
Luke pressed onward at a steady pace of roughly twenty kilometers per hour.
According to the System, dawn would arrive around six in the morning.
At his current speed, he should reach the ocean shortly before five.
The estimate sounded reasonable.
Achievable, even.
At least, it would have been if the wilderness had any intention of leaving him alone.
