"Next, we'll encounter hostile Soul Masters from the mountain fortress on the way up. Remember, show no mercy."
"If they manage to send out a signal in time, we'll suffer even greater casualties."
"Move!"
Tang Lan stood at the foot of the mountain, glanced at the treacherous terrain above, and swiftly issued the order.
Including Tang Lan, all thirty-six of them melted into the darkness and silently infiltrated the mountain.
Muffled groans occasionally sounded along the way, but they could not halt Tang Lan and the others' advance.
After easily dealing with the sentries and hidden scouts along the way, the group finally reached the mountainside.
Once they got there, Tang Lan and the others discovered that a remarkably wide stone road had been artificially carved through the area. There were even clear, recent wheel tracks around it.
"These tracks clearly couldn't have been left by just one carriage. It looks like there were definitely no fewer than ten."
"And they came up within the last two days. There are no main roads at the foot of this mountain, so they must have hidden the real route."
Tang Lan crouched down and examined the wheel tracks on the ground. He then glanced back at the dense woods below before speaking.
From the front, Goat Horn Mountain appeared to be a vast mountain range thick with vegetation, with only a faintly visible narrow footpath leading upward.
But Tang Lan and the others would never believe that this was the only route. Hidden within the dense forest, there had to be another road known only to them, one wide enough for carriages to travel up the mountain.
However, the mountain range stretched dozens of miles northward. Finding that road would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
Even so, they could determine