Celebrity

Wu Dazhi was the first to walk inside.

The one who came out to greet them was a burly middle-aged man, bare-chested and powerfully built. He was the earth-element awakener known as Third Brother.

"Da Zhi, what's going on outside?" Third Brother asked anxiously.

"The Man-Eating Vine is really gone. It withered up—I saw it with my own eyes!"

Wu Dazhi's face lit up with delight.

For them, this was indeed good news. It would make it much easier to go out hunting and search for supplies.

"That's great!"

Third Brother was equally delighted.

They had once avoided that thing as if it were snakes and scorpions. Quite a few of their brothers had died at its hands. Now that it was finally gone, it felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

At that moment, Third Brother quickly noticed Lin Dong. His gaze swept over him, carrying a trace of wariness.

"Who's he?"

"He's someone we ran into while we were out checking the situation..."

Wu Dazhi recounted everything from beginning to end, speaking smoothly. At the end, he secretly gave him a meaningful look.

"Oh."

Third Brother immediately got the hint.

"Then let's go in and tell the captain this good news."

The group headed deeper into the cave.

Third Brother turned around and used earth-element energy again, controlling the cave entrance until it closed.

The surroundings instantly grew dim. Only the torches on the walls flickered with lively flames, casting shifting light and shadow across their faces.

As Lin Dong walked farther inside, he discovered that the entire earthen hill had been hollowed out. The deeper they went, the wider it became.

Before long.

They arrived in the heart of the hill, where a hall stood before them.

Torches still burned along the