Nathan took a small step back, but everything suddenly paused.
Validia lifted her hand from the ground.
"Oh, I forgot to sort all the sapoa logs you pulled out, hehehhe…" she chuckled softly.
"Eh…" Nathan could only sigh at her behavior,
but he didn't blame her—Validia had contributed more to this forest clearing than he did anyway.
Validia sorted the logs.
Once finished, she knelt down again.
"Nathan, you'd better stand by the riverbank."
Nathan nodded, then jogged lightly toward the river—ending up behind Validia's body.
The ground began to tremble again.
Strangely, only the part of the forest being cleared started shaking.
Then—
Crckk… A cracking sound.
Puff… Rocks and grasses were uprooted from the ground, levitating into the air before falling back down gently.
Nathan's mouth hung open.
What the hell… If she had done this from the start, everything would've ended way faster, he muttered internally.