Yang Ling suspected that the Divine Guard Office had already obtained a map of the interior of Fire Cloud Cave.
Right now, they were being forced along by these people, heading deeper into Fire Cloud Cave.
Their route had not been decided on the spot. The woman seemed to have planned it out long ago.
The woman casually slaughtered every swarm of Carnivorous Fire Beetles they encountered along the way.
Yang Ling felt the loss keenly. Those Carnivorous Fire Beetles were all experience.
All told, he had lost at least five or six levels' worth.
He dared to unleash "Blade Storm" repeatedly in front of Fifth Ranks, but he would never dare reveal his abundant qi and blood before the Divine Guard Office's Third-Rank Grandmaster and Fourth-Rank Grandmasters.
"Fourth Brother, does the Great Dream Dynasty only want Fire Flood Dragon Island? This island has nothing to do with our Zhao State in the first place. Why won't they let us leave?"
Zhao Yuan spoke quietly.
He knew the others could hear him and had said it deliberately.
The Divine Guard Office's Fourth Ranks and Fifth Ranks remained expressionless, apparently not bothering to respond.
Zhao Zheng shook his head lightly. "I don't know."
Zhao Yuan reluctantly shut his mouth.
The group fell silent as they rushed deeper into Fire Cloud Cave.
Suddenly, the woman led everyone onto a shortcut.
Yang Ling glanced at the map. This shortcut was not marked on it at all.
If this was a path, it would take them right past a spot marked with three skulls.
"This counts as a path?"
Zhao Yuan and Zhao Qi exchanged looks. At its widest, the path could fit two people side by side, while its narrow stretches required them to turn sideways.
Calling it a crack would have been