The Dissolving Mist: Chapter 4

Diana's P.O.V

It was boring to just sit around doing nothing, but fortunately, Adam understood my boredom. He commanded the waves in order to make the currents to push us towards Africa faster, and within 2 hours, when the time is 17:00 local time, we saw the shore, and I decided to make a swim for it. I jumped into the water and started swimming for it towards the shore of Africa. It took me 50 minutes for me to swim 2 miles from my present position towards the shore, and as soon as we reached the shore, I was already sopping wet from the seawater. Fortunately for me, I didn't have to go through custom checks because basically I swam my way here. I just need a restroom where I can dry myself and my equipments.

We met up at the front of the Seaport, and I waited up the rooftop. As soon as I saw Josh, Gary, Stephanie and Adam, I jumped down beside them.

The others are surprised to see that I have jumped down from the top because it's not something the demigods see everyday.

"So, where to?" Adam asked.

I picked up a brochure and it contains a map. It says that we're in Somalia, and according to some sources, Somalia is one of the poorest countries in the world, having its government overthrown 8 decades ago, and since then, they have formed gangs in order to take control territories around Somalia, and we have about 1200 miles to reach the heart of Sahara Desert. It was a long journey, and I have to push myself to my extreme limits if I want to get to my goal fast.

We tried to find a car, but it turns out that all the cars had been taken by the Somalian gangs. Tourists that came to this place have no choice but to travel by foot across the vast country, with the majority of its territory were deserts. I sense that the gemstone is just on the other side of the Sahara Desert, and it's about 1800 miles, so we need to get a car in order to make that journey or risk exhaustion.

It was to our luck that we have found a car suitable for driving, with 10 jars of petrol. This is just nice, so my friends can just refill the fuel midway just in case the car is low on fuel.

"Alright, let's go!" I said, as I took a headstart and sprinted my way off to the Heart of Sahara. My friends followed me by car, and the local time here is about 18:00, which means that the desert is about to cool down to freezing temperatures, and it's at these times it's ideal to run on deserts.

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