The stretch of neat land in front of Ming Zi made him pause. Bending down to examine the soil of the suspiciously flat area, Ming Zi's brows creased in confusion.
"This doesn't feel right."
Ming Zi took out a crimson gem from his pocket and examined it while his feet carried him through the mile-wide flat area.
The gem's crimson glow brightened slightly with each of his steps forward. Soon, the gem was glowing like a fiery coal, its light rather eye-catching even under the bright sunlight.
Ming Zi sighed, and clenched his fist around the gem, snuffing out its brightness. Pocketing the gem, he was about to turn around, but something in the distance caught his attention.
"This type of residue..."
Ming Zi broke into a sprint so fast that three seconds later, he was way past the land once occupied by Pine Town, standing within the woods miles away from his previous position.
