The journey was smooth-sailing. Before everyone knew it, they had already arrived at their destination.
Given how dark the sky was, it was too late to start their explorations. They decided to get a good night's rest and scale the mountain at sunrise.
Thanks to Princess Xenia's reliable and competent retainers, everyone was able to have a simple breakfast before they started their hike up the mountain.
The airship couldn't traverse the Heracle Mountain since there was a mysterious force that made airships lose control when they got too close.
If one were to look at the mountain from a distance, they would only see half of the mountain, for the rest were always covered by dark clouds, hugging its body like a black cloak.
There was a constant stream of missing people reports. Most of them scaled the mountain in an attempt to reach its peak, but they never came back nor were they heard from ever again.
