The enormous sun hung high in the sky, its light spilling across the earth.
Although the temperature was high enough to leave people drenched in sweat, Liu Huimin and Wang Man felt ice-cold inside.
"..." The two walked in silence for a while. A gust of wind swept through the area, sending waves of heat rolling toward them and making them frown.
"I'm going back." Wang Man broke the silence. The moment he finished speaking, Liu Huimin said, "I'll go with you."
"I can go alone."
"Either we go together, or neither of us goes."
"Uh..." Seeing Liu Huimin's serious expression and unquestionable attitude, Wang Man was rendered speechless. After pondering for two or three seconds, he nodded.
The two of them then hurried toward the place where they had previously been surrounded.
The impact caused by the Lava Monsters continued unabated. The ground had dried out and cracked, and stepping on certain places would make a pit appear.
Liu Huimin and Wang Man wore worried expressions. When they ran out of a lifeless forest and saw a figure in the distance, they immediately stopped, their eyes widening.
Gao Qi, his face somewhat pale, came before his two companions and asked, "Didn't I tell you to leave? Why did you come back?"
Wang Man recovered from his shock and asked excitedly, "Y-you... how did you escape?"
Gao Qi explained with a broad smile, "I owe my survival this time to a senior..."
As Liu Huimin and Wang Man listened to Gao Qi recount that heart-stopping scene, both of them opened their mouths in astonishment.
"My verbal description alone can't truly show how powerful that senior was. You have to see it with your own eyes to understand how astonishing his strength was..." Gao Qi's eyes were filled with longing.
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