Chapitre 203: 203: Just A Very Giant Squid

The return scroll was an excellent item, allowing one to travel to any destination in a flash with the only prerequisite being that it was in cooldown mode.

With this, Val could escape to safety if he encountered a perilous situation he couldn't handle during his travel.

Thus, he felt more at ease with the idea of exploring the Forest of Dread.

His strides were long and confident as he stepped outside the barrier surrounding the cave.

He looked back at the cave and thought, "This will be my base in the future."

Because of the safety it provided, Val decided to assign it as the starting point for every visit to the forest. However, it should be noted that this arrangement was only temporary. Should he stumble upon a more strategic or fortified location, he would readily designate it as his new base of operations.

'When that time comes, I will strip the cave of all its resources,' he thought.