Gao Cuilan asked Chen Xiaojun softly, "Sixth Brother, there's something I don't understand. How could Wolf Bandits suddenly appear in such a remote place?"
When Chen Xiaojun heard that, his expression turned grave. After pondering for a moment, he slowly said, "Perhaps they were only passing through by chance. Or perhaps they came here specifically to guard this key route through the valley."
Chen Mu's heart tightened when he heard this, and he pressed, "Then if they really are stationed here, what does that mean?"
Chen Xiaojun sighed and explained, "It means the situation is far more serious than we imagined."
"Relative to the camp, this place is already considered a fringe area off to the side."
"If even this place has Wolf Bandits stationed here, then it proves one of two things: either the Wolf Bandits' forces have already grown so large that they have spare strength to clear out students like us who are outside, or they are stepping up preparations to attack the camp—or have already attacked it—and are preventing us students from returning."
Chen Mu clenched his fists and asked, "Then how do we verify this guess?"
Chen Xiaojun turned his gaze toward the distance and said in a low voice, "Then we'll have to see whether there are traces of Wolf Bandits at our next stop, Eagle Beak Peak."
Su Ningxia was resting off to the side with the group of five when Chen Xiaojun and Gao Cuilan walked over.
Chen Xiaojun's gaze swept over the five of them one by one, and he asked with concern, "How are you all? Did this battle aggravate the wounds from last night?"
Chen Haonan said lightly, "We're fine, Sixth Brother. Don't worry. Just now we only did some simple control and barely used any soul skills.