The river water rose over his calves, spreading a stinging sensation across his skin, indistinguishable whether it was the work of leeches or just an illusion from the cold.
Leoz drifted downstream, taking forty minutes to finally crawl ashore from the river. Luckily, he didn't encounter the Border Abyss' Shark Tooth Salmon or ferocious crocodiles, the cold area's most common freshwater killers. Due to their small sizes, they can easily slip into the human body through gaps and wreak havoc from within.
Boom—
He ignited his qi energy, squeezing dry his clothes and warming himself by the fire. Based on the surrounding straight birch trees and coniferous forest, he estimated that he had been washed into the borders of the Edelweiss Kingdom. Thin snowflakes already began to drift down, and seeing no sign of the Sun Lifting Tree for a long time, the temperature was very low and the moist air only deepened his judgment.
