Leave That Complete Pass Behind

"High speed?"

Dwun had barely lifted his head from the Reishi roadway when a tremendous force yanked his whole body backward.

Piyu screamed, but held her phone even steadier, the camera locked onto the rapidly retreating blue crystal road beneath their feet.

"Slow down! This road isn't slip-resistant!"

Milluki's voice came from behind. Bound by Bai Zhu's Bakudō rope, he was treated to a brutal reenactment of the Morgan era. He cursed as he desperately recorded the unbelievable energy composition on his terminal.

Bai Zhu did not even turn around. Hands clasped behind his back, he dragged the group along the avenue he had laid down as though taking an after-dinner stroll.

"Look at you country bumpkins, acting like you've never seen anything."

Though he sounded disdainful, he was silently sensing the Reiatsu consumption, the feel of Reishi condensing, and the tiny thrill of successfully showing off. This thing really was useful—traveling, putting on airs, emergency evacuation—it was practically an all-purpose vehicle.

At the distant sniper position, the muzzle flashes that had intermittently lit up completely vanished the moment the blue path unfurled.

Clearly, after witnessing something like a miracle descend, the opposing sniper, Gait, wisely gave up on further harassment and retreated into the Black Tower.

The end of the path lay at the Black Tower's bottom level.

When they arrived, a massive Black Stone Gate completely embedded in the tower's foundation stood before them.

There was no keyhole and no handle. Only countless blue-white patterns slowly flowed over its surface, as though alive.

"It's the same material as the Dragon-Severing Stone door in the collection room." Milluki's terminal had already begun scanning. More than a dozen blurry heat signatures appeared on the screen, distributed not far beyond the door.

Some of those heat signatures were sitting, while others