Miles Carter and Skylar stood silently, watching as the beacon fire was slowly ignited.
They were trying to send a distress signal to their teammates. When they had initially chosen the mountain area as their starting point, Miles Carter had a deeper consideration in mind—just in case something went wrong, their teammates, located in the high mountain region, might be able to see the beacon fire they ignited.
They had used materials that could burn for a long time and covered the flames with leaves that would emit large amounts of black smoke. This was a simple yet common distress signal.
Miles Carter had only lit the fire as a precaution. Deep down, before actually engaging with Charles in battle, he had felt certain that he would never reach the point of needing to use the beacon for help.
But now, he had no other options.
