Rest Stop

Li Nian's proposal naturally won Yue Zhenqiao's wholehearted approval.

There had been far too many unexpected incidents along the way, seriously slowing the team's progress and journey.

Although these caravan guards had traveled through Fire Hell for years and possessed extensive experience in avoiding the heat, each of them wore special, heat-insulating beast-hide clothing produced in Fire Hell. They had also brought plenty of cooling supplies, such as waterskins and ice stones, and seemed to be in somewhat better condition than Fei Dao.

But they were still only a group of caravan guards, and they had been affected by the high temperature to some extent.

Moreover, precisely because they were experienced and spent all year traveling outside, they knew all too well what happened when one stayed outdoors for a long time at noon in Fire Hell. They were even more wary of it.

As they traveled along the winding mountain valley road, the group's pace was clearly much faster than before.

After quite some time passed, they once again repelled several waves of abnormal but thankfully small-scale demon attacks. They were already about to leave the bounds of Fu Yuan Mountain.

But...

Judging from how Yue Zhenqiao was becoming increasingly anxious and frequently looking at the sky, the map, and the hourglass he used for timing, their progress was still not fast enough!

Lin Yu walked among the group, already feeling that his lips were somewhat dry.

He had even been forced to temporarily put Hannah away. As an aquatic creature, Little Octopus had a higher status, but before reaching that realm of "doing as she pleased," she still had her own natural weaknesses.

Hannah was truly afraid of heat and dryness. Under the unrelenting sun in this weather, Lin Yu was worried that Little Octopus might turn into