Shadow Poison Assassin Alliance Branch Ruins, Dimensional Runic Gate [Seeking Subscriptions]

The passageway was fairly spacious, with iron brackets for torches mounted on the walls.

The air was filled with a dusty smell. Clearly, no one had entered this place for many years.

"Don't let your guard down. Watch out for traps!"

Zoe Babbitt's expression tightened again as she shouted a warning.

The Shadow Poison Assassin Alliance specialized in stealth and assassination. They also dabbled in poisoning and setting traps.

Those were, after all, the skills assassins relied on to make a living.

They truly had to remain vigilant!

The two Wolf Cavalry scouting ahead put away their scimitars and drew the Javelins hanging at their waists. They advanced in a crouch, repeatedly probing the walls and ground ahead with their Javelins.

Before long, they triggered the first trap. Two or three meters ahead, deep-green Rune light flickered atop the stone wall, followed by a massive spray of poisonous mist.

Fortunately, Zoe had been prepared. She immediately took a [Second-Order Whirlwind Rune (Green)] from her Storage Grid and activated it with a flick of her wrist.

Pale cyan wind-spirit elemental mana instantly gathered, then transformed into a whirlwind that swept down the passage, dragging the surrounding dust along with it.

Whoosh!

The whirlwind struck the poisonous mist and blew it straight into the depths of the passage.

No matter how high the poisonous mist's rank was, without anyone controlling it, it could not withstand the gale.

The Wolf Cavalry were physically strong and mentally resilient, but they were only Second-Order troops after all. Using them as scouts was somewhat of a stretch.

It had to be said that this was, in fact, an oversight on Zong Shen's part.

With the Strategy Module at his side, he did not need scouts to accompany him at all.

As a result, he had overlooked