When the sky outside became brighter, Tyron and the other sleeping men woke up from their sleep one by one. The dead bonfire was ignited, and they sat around it, munching on their breakfast. Walker kept sneaking a glance at Tyron until the latter became annoyed by his action. “Speak if you have something to say to me. Stop sneaking a glance at me like some boy in love.” “Ahem.” Walker cleared his throat and finally said what was on his mind. “That… I want to ask if we are still continuing with our journey, or we should head back to the base.” One should know that they've only been out here for three days. Yet, in those three days, they had almost lost their lives in three separate cases. They might have escaped the disaster due to luck, but they can't be that lucky every time, right? Tyron didn't utter a word in answer to Walker's question. Instead, his gaze shifted to the side and fell on the young boy who was seated next to Ryker, munching on a biscuit. “Come out with me, Ian.” He got to his feet and strode out of the cave. Ian was stunned by the sudden call, but he quickly dropped his half-eaten biscuit and followed behind Tyron. The two didn't go far, but stopped a few distances away from the cave entrance. The morning air, mixed with the smell of rotten leaves, blew into their noses. The two were already accustomed to such a smell in the wilds. “What you said to me earlier. Was it a lie?” Tyron didn't specify what he was asking about, but Ian, who was being questioned, suddenly lowered his head in silence. Tyron didn't urge him to answer, and just continued to stare at the aftermath of yesterday's battle before him. It didn't take long for a low voice to fall into his ears. “Yes. But I…” Ian wanted to find some words to explain himself. However, nothing came out in the end. The fact that he had lied to Tyron was indeed true. “I'm sorry.” The look on Tyron's face was surprisingly calm when he heard the truth from Ian's mouth. He turned his head around and stared at Ian, who was still lowering his head guiltily, before walking past him. “We are going back,” Tyron announced as soon as he walked into the cave. “As of today, the temporary relationship between us and the crown prince has been cut off. No further alliance will take place between us in the future.” “What!” Tyron's sudden announcement took the people seated by surprise. Ian, who was stepping into the cave, instantly halted when he heard Tyron's announcement. Although he had expected the latter to be angry at him but he didn't expect that he would go this far. “Why? What's going on, boss?” Ryker, who was the closest to Ian, couldn't help but ask. Why were they kicking Ian out of their team? The young boy hasn't done anything out of hand for him to be kicked out. “Don't ask me any further questions. Pack up your things, and we will start our journey.” Tyron's gaze was cold as he spoke. Miley was also taken aback at Tyron's decision. She already guessed that Tyron would be worried about Ian after what happened last night. But seeing his expression, which appeared as if he was holding back his anger, Miley felt that the conversation the two had outside must have brought about the sudden change. Ian fully stepped inside and began to speak. “I'm so sorry, everyone. Because of me, your tasks have to be shortened.” “You… What are you saying?” Ryker was stunned by Ian's actions. Ian lifted his head and smiled at him. He knew that Ryker saw him as a close brother, but because of his own selfishness, he had almost put the lives of the team members in danger. Ian wouldn't dare say that his father would not take action on the Tyron guild if anything were to happen to him outside the wild. His gaze turned to a certain person inside the room. However, when he saw the frown on her face, Ian didn't know how to feel at that moment. Sylvia, who was unaware of Ian’s thoughts, was busy dealing with the hysterical laughter going on inside her head. [Ha-ha-ha. I knew this day was finally going to come. Look at those shifty eyes of his. It definitely means that he's up to no good. Thankfully, Tyron seems to have a keen eye like me and was able to discern what kind of person he is. Ha-ha-ha.] Sylvia rubbed her throbbing temple. She already knew that Susu had no good impression of Ian, so it wasn't a surprise to see him laughing at Ian's downfall. Perhaps because of Tyron's cold mood, no one asked any further questions and continued to eat their food in silence. Once they were done with their breakfast, they set out on the road. “Sit behind me, Your Highness. I wouldn't want what happened last night to occur again.” Facing Tyron's cold words, Ian could only sit behind him. On the road, Gael's scouting bird discovered that some powerful beasts had already occupied their return route, so they had to take a detour.“Sigh.” The loud sigh fell into everyone's ears. “What is it?” Kai turned to look at Jose, who had just sighed. “I was expecting us to stay in the wilds for several months, but who would have thought that we wouldn't even last a week. Facing the strong beasts here, it made me realize how weak my strength is.” “Don't take it to heart, brother. Although this isn't our intention, the experience we've had here is quite more than hunting in the outer area.” Milo, next to them, uttered. “Let's improve our strength, and we will challenge this place again,” Jose said with determination. “That's the spirit, Jose.” The three people began to converse. Tyron, who listened to their words, felt a bit relieved that none of them was angry at his decision. Then, out of a sudden, the mount he was riding on instantly halted its steps, as if afraid to move forward. The others behind also noticed the strangeness. “Boss.” Atlas looked at Tyron with an inquisitive gaze. Why did the mount stop? “I'm not sure why, but it just wouldn't move forward.” Beasts are very sensitive to danger. So, for it to be afraid of moving forward, it means that there must be something dangerous lurking around them. Tyron quickly spread out his mental consciousness and scanned the whole area. But no matter how many times he did so, he couldn't sense any threat around his radar. Then why did the beast stop if there's no danger nearby? Although confused, Tyron decided to go along with the beast's intuition. “Let's--” Before he could finish his sentence, the ground before them began to tremble. “Retreat!” Everyone immediately retreated backward. The ground started to concave in, revealing several dark holes. Without the support of their roots, the surrounding trees began to fall one by one. However, before they could touch the ground, a massive figure suddenly emerged from the dark holes and swallowed them up. 'Crash!' An area reaching thousands of acres was instantly turned over. And the monsters who had caused this catastrophe began to emerge from the holes one by one. They were long and round, bearing the appearance of a worm. However, these worms were millions of times bigger. They were huge and had thick black hides covering their entire body. On the upper part of their end was a huge mouth that could extend several meters wide. Inside it were thousands of shiny teeth that made one feel a chill in their body. “Siii! Siii!” The loud cries of the worms rang out as they emerged to the surface. Facing this scene, sweat broke out on Sylvia and the others' foreheads. If the mount hadn't stopped at that moment, they would have met the same fate as the trees swallowed up by the worms.