"Destined Ones, a friendly reminder."
"The Black Bear Spirit's true form ahead is tough as nails. If you didn't pick up the Fireproof Mantle at the old Guanyin Monastery earlier, I suggest you go back and get it now. Otherwise, in this terrifying sea of flames, you'll experience what a truly—despairingly roasted monkey feels like!"
Hearing Lu Yuan's punchable warning, the players already holding the Fireproof Mantle curled their lips disdainfully.
"Hmph, this lady got the Fireproof Mantle ages ago! Who needs your reminder?"
Wang Qiu'er slung the Scale Staff · Twin Serpents over her shoulder and guided the Destined One out of Black Wind Cave.
The moment she emerged, a grand sight filled the entire screen.
This appeared to be the back mountain of Black Wind Mountain.
A steep mountain path covered in broken stone steps wound upward.
Ancient buildings lined both sides of the path, built against the mountainside with upturned eaves. Beneath the dim glow of the setting sun, they looked bleak and desolate.
"The scenery here... is completely different from the Emerald Bamboo Forest. It has this oppressive twilight atmosphere."
Huo Yuhao watched the screen from the private room and analyzed it gravely. "Dong'er, be careful. Terrain like this is perfect for hiding archers and ambushers."
Sure enough, as they followed the stone steps upward, a dense rain of arrows poured down from above.
Besides those annoying archers, the wolf assassins lurking in the shadows were even more troublesome.
Those sneaky bastards would suddenly snuff out the lamps by the roadside, then exploit the darkness to launch underhanded ambushes!
"Ah! Who's hitting me?!" Xiao Xiao panicked and mashed the keyboard. "Why did it suddenly go completely dark around here?!"
"Don't panic, Xiao Xiao! Lock onto it! It has green ghostfire on its body!"
After a chaotic