The eerie laughter sounded like it was provoking Sage, mocking her even. As she clenched her fists that were stained with blood, Sage came to terms that she was not fighting for herself. She was fighting for the hundred thousand fallen soldiers!***Navia was not the only country to be hit by the reset. The entire world had been affected. Only half of the world’s population remained, a testament to the extent of the Creator's powers.Mount Shangspar was a snowy mountain located in a far southern region, a place considered to be no man's land since it did not belong to any country. On top of that, it was the coldest place in the world.Partingia was once located where Mount Shangspar now stood. The mountain had just appeared one day, but there were no records of such an event happening throughout history. However, one thing was for sure.Partingia was frozen within the snowy mountains, and the ancient kingdom was now Adrian's destination.Adrian and Rozi reached the borders of M

"Yes, water." Adrian took a deep breath and continued, "All we need to do is find a water source and follow where it flows toward. I'm sure we'll find something mysterious if we do so. It’ll be proof that there’s an underground somewhere."Let's keep going. We have to travel for another hundred kilometers to where a Navian base is. There's a lake named Sky Lake nearby that houses a Navian scientific region. There are many animals that breed there."Rozi did not object to this plan, knowing that following Adrian would be the right choice. She had developed a deep admiration for him after all that had happened. ***In the following days, the pair searched for Sky Lake within Mount Shangspar. Adrian's unique training and extraordinary physique made the harsh conditions of the snowy mountains bearable. Rozi had undergone mutations, enabling her to adapt better to the mountain's environment. The two of them continued their journey without rest, with only short breaks since time was n

"Why thirty years?" Rozi asked, puzzled by Adrian's statement.Adrian shrugged and did not answer.The night got darker. Adrian stood watch as Rozi took a nap in the tent. After a few hours, they traded places, and Rozi stood guard till the next morning. Although the sky was covered in shadow, some sunlight managed to pierce through, providing some light to Mount Shangspar.After a simple breakfast, Adrian packed up the tent before the pair approached the lake.Rozi asked, "Where should we go? Where's the water flowing?"Adrian pointed in a direction and said, “I noticed the water flowing in that direction while I was catching fish yesterday. We should be able to find the entrance if we follow the stream. Let's use the tidal waves while we still have them or we'll never find out where Partingia is buried."Rozi did not fully understand tides, but she was eager to find Partingia as quickly as possible.Adrian jumped onto a chunk of floating ice and used it as an improvised raft.

Adrian continued to contemplate the various possibilities, systematically piecing together the fragments of information in his mind. He first considered Mount Shangspar as a whole before searching for all kinds of possibilities through the fragments he had.Partingia was buried within Mount Shangspar, a mountain that had appeared out of nowhere. In other words, the people of Partingia could not have chosen where to be buried. This made its location nearly impossible to determine. If it were an ancient ruin, Adrian would have been able to locate it using his knowledge of geography and terrains. But this was no ancient ruin, which made determining its location difficult. He needed to find Partingia through the space he was in, but how was he to do that?Adrian pondered over the matter. Then a solution came to mind. It was the only plan he could come up with at the moment. He figured that by melting the ice covering the upper layers of the mountain, the ruins of Partingia could be une

Rozi did not understand much about this, but since Adrian said there was a chance, it meant there was a chance. The pair then established their base near Sky Lake, which provided them with a source of food. They also set up a second temporary base in a cave near Sky Lake, and their main goal now was to search for clues in the vicinity while waiting for the volcano to erupt.Days passed, and the pair explored all possibilities in the area but could not find any clues or answers. Meanwhile, Deus remained quiet, while the cities throughout Navia continued to build up their ecosystems.Over a week went by in the blink of an eye.On the morning of the tenth day, Adrian and Rozi were having breakfast in their tent when a deafening roar erupted throughout Mount Shangspar and the whole mountain trembled. Feeling the tremors, the pair rushed out of the tent and saw Deus emitting billows of hot air. Adrian was certain that the volcano was on the brink of eruption."It's going to erupt soon