The bone-chilling dark wind howled in, as if trying to blow every intruder from the depths of the Dark Gobi away. With every step forward, the wind grew noticeably stronger.
The dark wind scraped across the scale-like crystal armor plates before Su Xiao, occasionally even striking sparks. That showed how powerful the climate was. Without a sufficiently strong physique, anyone who wandered here would soon be blown into a skeleton.
Su Xiao had led his lord troops deep into this place to reach the Dark Salt Lake at the deepest part of the Dark Gobi. If nothing went wrong, the "Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon" dwelled there.
"My lord, in my experience, the Abyss Dragon shouldn't be at the Dark Salt Lake this season."
Eugene spoke with certainty and composure, as if he truly knew something about the "Firstborn of the Abyss Dragon."
"That's right. This is the season when the Abyss Dragon hunts."
Viper strongly agreed.
"Then doesn't that mean we'll return empty-handed?"
Fangtooth chimed in as well.
"This is Lord Byakuya's order. No matter what, we should make the trip."
Eugene spoke with righteous conviction. Beside him, Viper hesitated, while Fangtooth quietly sighed.
Seeing this, Su Xiao realized that among the three, Eugene was vaguely the leader, Viper came next, and Fangtooth had the least say. It wasn't because Viper and Fangtooth had been won over by Eugene's charisma, but because he had beaten them into submission in secret.
Given the lord troop's situation, having Baha and Eminem serve as the second-in-command was obviously impossible. They weren't natives of this world, and their reputations were insufficient to command respect. Eugene's reputation was poor, but infamy was still fame.
Thus, the current arrangement was that Su Xiao led the lord troop, while Eugene was second-in-command. That was where the