Looking at Fortress No. 192 just 500 kilometers away on the map, Richard breathed a sigh of relief.
500 kilometers might sound distant, but for a Dragon Beast, it's merely a six-hour journey.
In that time frame, even if they encountered danger, as long as they exerted all their effort to escape, they could quickly reach the next fortress.
As for why not to fly, Richard noted that a shooting star streaking across the sky looked admittedly quite conspicuous. If there was a group, that would be even more striking.
Galaxy Mayflies were highly sensitive to energy; doing so would undoubtedly tell them that Wizards were coming.
Moreover, the pace of a Dragon Beast wasn't slow. Although Wizards could fly faster than Dragon Beasts if they exerted their full strength, doing so would deplete a large amount of Magic Power, thus reducing their combat effectiveness, and it wouldn't last long either.
This was really a loss not worth the gain.
