Xu Mochen patiently helped the two women consider every possibility from the sidelines, while Hu Liena blushed.
Thinking back to how, just a few days ago, she had told Xu Mochen all sorts of things to watch out for—how to determine direction from ant holes and tree rings, how the Sinan couldn't be used in places with strong magnetic interference, and so on—
Now it seemed Xu Mochen had held back from correcting her to spare her feelings, even pretending to find her advice useful.
Of course, neither woman refused Xu Mochen's kindness. They immediately put on the Gas Masks.
Next, Xu Mochen took out a strange rectangular metal box and repeatedly pressed its buttons while pointing it at the surrounding area.
Then he took out a metal cylinder, pointed it at the mist in the air, and twisted it. The cylinder split open on both sides, revealing a small hole in the middle where the two halves had separated.
Xu Mochen poured Soul Power into it and pressed the button on top. The dense mist around the small hole was sucked inside.
Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang had no idea what Xu Mochen was doing, but they quietly waited for him to finish.
Once he was done, Xu Mochen immediately told the two women, "I'm ready. We're going into the maze forest. Follow the Dragon Seeking Compass in my hand."
The two women agreed at once. Without even realizing it, they had already begun to regard Xu Mochen as their leader.
As the three entered the maze forest, they went on high alert.
There was no denying that the maze forest was strange at every turn. Even in broad daylight, it was overgrown with trees and shrouded in darkness.
Dense mist blanketed the area, making it hard to clearly