The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1527

Because the canopy was so dense, sunlight barely penetrated the forest floor. By five or six in the evening, the woods were already plunging into pitch darkness.

And yet, they still hadn't found the lagoon Zeke had promised.

If they didn't locate it soon, they would have to survive another brutal night without rest!

The condition of the four infected soldiers was rapidly deteriorating, and both Claire and Elias were looking increasingly haggard from the constant medical interventions.

"Zeke, how much further is this damn lagoon?"

Miller was officially out of patience.

They had entered the mountains yesterday afternoon. Factoring in Claire's travel time from Cabinda, they had been running on fumes for two straight days.

In twenty-four hours, the four infected soldiers would be dead.

And with absolutely zero progress, the tension was suffocating.

Although Claire knew the exact ecological conditions required for the Dreamweed to bloom, searching a jungle this massive was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Their only options were blindly analyzing the vegetation or trusting Zeke to lead them to the water source.

With nightfall rapidly approaching, there was no guarantee they would even survive to continue the search tomorrow.

"We're close. I swear the lagoon is just up ahead."

This time, Zeke sounded absolutely certain.

Claire's feet were covered in agonizing blisters, and her stamina was completely depleted.

Hearing that the lagoon was supposedly close, she hesitated to ask the group to stop for a break.

Dane, however, noticed how pale and unsteady she looked and immediately stepped in.

"Here's the plan. Claire, Dr. Sterling, and I will stay behind to rest. The rest of you form a strike team and follow Zeke to find the lagoon!"

"Leave markers along the trail, and fire a flare the second you find the water."

Though cell phones were dead in The Aila Highlands, flare guns were still functional.

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