Overlord (Light Novel)

They set off, heading towards the Dark Elf village.

Relying on what that elf had said, they raced across the ground on Fenrir’s back. If they could have discovered their target from the sky, they would have headed there without stopping, but unfortunately, it couldn’t be discovered even with Aura’s talents.

It was hard to breathe as they ran through the forest—it was as if Ainz were being smacked in the face by air that had absorbed the very greenery. That characteristic, and extremely potent on top of that, scent of a forest made his nasal cavity tremble. It may have just been Ainz’s imagination, but he could feel that it was different from the air in The Great Forest of Tob. If it weren’t just his imagination alone, then though this world may resemble YGGDRASIL, there were major differences, and it was brimming with various other changes.

As he idly mused over this, the urge of wanting to travel all over this vast world put just a little thrill in his heart.

If the average Joe was to proceed down the pathless path through The Great Sea of Trees with its dangling vines, jumble of trees, and more impeding them, it would obviously be impossible to proceed in a straight line. Before they knew it, they would find themselves heading in a completely different direction.

From what they had heard from the man, the distance to the Dark Elf village was about a week’s travel.

Although the Elves were adapted to the forests, if they could progress 15 kilometers a day within this Sea of Trees, they would be doing well. Based on that, the villages would be separated by about 100 kilometers. Ainz and company covered that distance on foot in a little over an hour. If it hadn’t been necessary for them to check their surroundings, they would have arrived even faster.

That was just how incredible Fenrir was. Fenrir’s ability, [Forestwalker], had been particularly useful because all the trees, dense thickets, and such moved as if they were avoiding Fenrir; thus, they were able to travel in an approximately straight line. No matter how great Fenrir himself was, they shouldn’t have been able to have come this far on foot in such a short amount of time had it not been for [Forestwalker].

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