After Zhao Xuan wiped out the swarm of bats, the three continued forward along the narrow path. Several bat corpses still lay across the road. Their massive bodies had caused many parts of the path to crack when they fell, but fortunately, it had not broken apart.
The three walked in silence, each lost in their own thoughts. Hu Liena was secretly wary, while Tang San was curious as well. But he knew this was not the time to ask questions, so he could only bury his doubts deep inside.
The farther they went, the higher the temperature rose. The red glow at the bottom of the abyss grew brighter and brighter, and even Zhao Xuan could feel the scorching heat against his skin.
At that moment, he could not help thinking of Hermione. She had once used that Extreme Cold Storm spirit bone to cool things down. Thinking back on it now, it really had been a waste of something precious.
However, it had already been a year since they came to the City of Slaughter. He wondered whether she and Mu Bai were doing well, and whether Oscar had found a spirit ring suitable for himself.
Once he started thinking about it, more thoughts followed. Before he knew it, he and Tang San had already spent a year in the City of Slaughter. He was doing all right. Over the past few years, he had still kept in touch with and met his companions from time to time. But Tang San had not seen them for more than three years.
As he was thinking, Hu Liena stopped again ahead of them. Then her somewhat nervous voice came through. "S-So big... What a huge snake..."
"A snake?!"
Zhao Xuan and Tang San both froze, then leaned forward to look