The rising sun dyed the Kaqiduo Mountain Range red, its peaks blanketed in snow year-round.
Gu Yu (Invincible_Loneliness) spread his arms, savoring nature's wonders in this silent world. The freezing air had reddened his cheeks, yet his eyes held an indescribable enjoyment.
Standing at the cliff's edge atop the highest peak, he looked down at crimson clouds churning below. The mountains beneath lay cloaked in silver, their endless ridges resembling snow dragons coiled around one another. Bitter winds collided in the air, their tearing howls like the roars of enraged dragons.
Gu Yu glanced back at the members of his team, helplessness appearing on his face.
He had traveled all this way to the Kaqiduo Mountain Range and climbed its highest peak because his father had issued a strict order. He had no choice but to come.
Otherwise, in Gu Yu's opinion, staying home to play Battle Online and buying Soul Coins to strengthen himself would have been far more enjoyable.
His father was a business tycoon with countless enterprises under his command.
According to his father, he had once been an ordinary extreme sports athlete. Back then, some energy drink corporation had sponsored his team for a wingsuit flying challenge, which was how they had come to the Kaqiduo Mountain Range.
Yet when they reached the highest peak, his father had encountered a remarkable man. According to his father, all his current achievements had come from that man's guidance and blessings.
As an atheist, Gu Yu treated those words as nothing more than a story.
Naturally, he did not believe in any extraordinary men or divine beings. Still, he had no ability to resist his father's demands and could only obediently comply.
To help his son successfully reach the highest peak, his father had spent a fortune hiring a