The three did not remain in the moonlight passage for long.
The moonlight's teleportation speed quickly slowed.
The previously blurred lines around them gradually rose and fell before finally settling into place.
The three had no time to take in the surrounding scenery.
At that moment, all their eyes were drawn to the enormous temple.
This massive temple was formed from an unknown silver-gray material, with not a trace of brickwork visible. It seemed as though it had been painstakingly carved from a single colossal piece of uncut jade, strange and magnificent.
Yet that was not its most eye-catching feature.
What truly stood out was the equally enormous sphere atop the temple. Unlike the core within the Moon Outpost, faint moonlight threads extended from its surface in countless directions. Some reached deep into the sky, while others plunged straight underground.
[Full Moon Temple]
The four large words flashed through the trio's vision, revealing the name of this place.
Before they could consider the origin of that name, they came under a sudden attack.
Whoosh!
Boom! Boom!
Several afterimages flashed past, and the clash between the attackers and the three swiftly went from beginning to end.
"Invaders—kill—"
[You have killed a Full Moon Scorpion Guard.] [----]
The string of kill notifications brought on by its dying words demonstrated the vast disparity in strength between both sides.
It also showed that these two guards did not possess the resurrection ability found in the Moon Outpost—at least not where they had fought.
"Pretty fast, though."
Only after the battle did Brother Mangzi have time to carefully inspect their appearance. Just as their name suggested, the Full Moon Scorpion Guards truly resembled humanoid scorpions, with stingers trailing behind them.
"Guardians of the Full Moon Temple. They use bodily paralysis and a special