Aah...
Screams rose one after another.
The polluted river above burst through and poured down. Within moments, its foul waters had swallowed ten to twenty percent of the densely populated Copper Mountain tribe... mostly the elderly and weak among the Earth Dwellers.
But this was only the beginning. The real danger lay ahead. As more filthy water flooded in, the carnivorous creatures born in that river would become the terrifying enemies they had to face.
There was little to be said. Faced with a sudden disaster, everyone could only instinctively try to save themselves... organizing a rescue was simply impossible.
Besides, an Earth Dweller tribe hardly seemed like the sort of place with a comprehensive social relief system.
"Everyone, change of plans! Gather at the Copper Mountain chief's home!"
Facing this abrupt development, all Heavy Load could do was race against time and rescue Fuhu, who might be imprisoned in Gu Lidu's dungeon, before the entire tribe was submerged.
This mission had been plagued by unexpected developments, including Adolf's betrayal, but the quest chain had only just begun. How could he bear to abandon it now?
Could Adolf have caused the polluted river above to collapse?
Weighed down by his worries, Heavy Load reached the vicinity of Gu Lidu's residence first, since he was closest... The Copper Mountain tribe was in utter chaos. Everyone was too busy saving themselves for any Earth Dweller to notice his movements. In a sense, this actually helped him tremendously!
This was a crisis, but also an opportunity!
The thought flashed through Heavy Load's mind.
A short while later, the original members of his combat party arrived one after another. Soon afterward, Little Mage and Little Pharmacist arrived together.
Heavy Load said bluntly, "The person we need to rescue is in Gu Lidu's dungeon. The