Return!

Three days later, on the night of November 5th, just as everyone was about to run out of food and supplies, the tens of thousands of Tribal Alliance warriors and tens of thousands of Prospectors who had been trapped underground for a month finally returned to the surface and saw the long-lost brilliant starry sky above the Ice and Snow Wilderness once more.

Because everyone had spent too long underground, many people's eyes had already adapted to the dark, dim environment. That was why Zhang Tie had deliberately chosen this time to bring everyone back to the surface. If they had returned during the day and suddenly faced the blinding sunlight outside, who knew how many would have gone blind? Returning at night, after a night of adjustment, should pose no great problem.

As he breathed in the fresh air from the surface, carrying the scent of the wilderness, the nerves Zhang Tie had kept taut for nearly a month finally relaxed completely. To have led so many people back alive this time—the whole process had been like a dream. Even Zhang Tie, who was not a narcissist, felt something complicated stirring in his heart at that moment.

My brothers, I did it! Zhang Tie said to himself, his heart brimming with emotion.

When the first faintly cool night breeze blew over him, Zhang Tie felt a slight dampness at the corners of his eyes. It was joy, excitement, and a trace of pride. Even if he had played the part of a fraudster god, he had at least brought most of those little people out alive. To Zhang Tie, this was the greatest and most meaningful thing he had done in his entire life. If Dad and Mom knew, they would definitely be proud of him...

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