Kenping Yuelai also understood what Uchiha Madara meant. They were now facing an unknown danger, and without thorough preparations, they could easily be wiped out.
"Everyone, stop!" Kenping Yuelai ordered loudly.
Hearing Kenping Yuelai's words, everyone stopped, though they had no idea what had happened.
"From this point on, rest where you are," Kenping Yuelai said.
They had all thought they had encountered some danger, but Kenping Yuelai's order turned out to be for them to rest in place. Every one of them looked reluctant.
Kenping Yuelai looked at the group and said, "We've already been traveling for so many days. A little more time won't matter."
"Do you know what we're about to face?" Kenping Yuelai said to them. "A legendary magical beast from the Elzeran Continent. Its level of danger is absolutely no less than that of the Four Ancient Magical Beasts."
"So we need to make thorough preparations. Otherwise, forget about your bonuses—even your heads will be left here," Kenping Yuelai said.
Everyone felt that Kenping Yuelai's words made sense, so they all stopped to rest.
The mages created another translucent protective barrier in the sky, blocking all the wind and snow outside.
Uchiha Madara found a rock and sat down.
Looking at the people around him, he saw that they no longer had the excitement they had shown a few days ago. Now, everyone was silent.
The surroundings were unusually quiet.
Kenping Yuelai walked over, sat beside Uchiha Madara, and handed him a cup of hot water.
"The atmosphere feels a little off," Kenping Yuelai said to Uchiha Madara. "A group of over two hundred people is strangely quiet. Not a sound."
"Yesterday, they were still making such a racket, but today they've become this quiet," Kenping Yuelai said.
"Because they'll soon be seeing the Ice