Liu Di stood atop the cliff.
As far as the eye could see lay the verdant T4 Zone.
Though the land stretched boundlessly, it was still carved apart by great rivers. The land was vast, but the rivers were even longer.
Nothing unusual could be seen across the river. The mountains were merely somewhat shorter, though numerous, rising and falling like waves.
The elderly man in plain clothes stroked his beard. "I've caught scorpions on this mountain for more than a decade. I've seen dozens of people cross to the other side, but none ever returned—not even a trace of them remained."
"But isn't it strange?"
The old man looked at Liu Di. "One day, when I returned to the T5 District, I was shocked to discover that a little girl who had crossed the river had appeared in T5 completely unharmed. Rumor has it that she was also someone without runes, yet she found a passage over there that connected T4 and T5."
Liu Di nodded slightly. "I don't believe it."
"???"
The old man froze. "And I heard that little girl was born in the T-one Zone and made her way all the way to T5."
Liu Di nodded again. "I don't believe that at all."
The old man suddenly felt stifled. "Can't you see how profound and unfathomable I look? Why would I deceive a mere junior?"
Liu Di curled his lip. "All I see over there are ordinary mountains. There's no danger, much less any passage."
"Bullshit!"
The old man grew agitated. "A taboo existence sleeps over there. It cannot be disturbed. Its name cannot even be mentioned. If it wakes up, everyone will die!"
Liu Di glanced at the old man. "You really know how to tell stories, old man. What taboo existence? Waking up