Traveling at night was dangerous, but the Ghost Bride's wedding procession was clearly more dangerous. Faced with two evils, Nameless and the others could only choose the lesser and make a run for it.
Everyone mounted up and fled. Nameless and Ni Hongye again took the lead, hacking a path through the woods.
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Fortunately, they still had a supernatural power—Internal Force—to draw on in this trial. A few swings at the trees would not leave their limbs aching and weak, so they cleared a path at a decent pace.
Besides, the Ghost Bride's procession was not moving fast, and Mark had spotted it early. By daylight, it still had not caught up with them.
Nameless yawned. Only when he saw the sun rise did he relax. He pulled a venomous snake from his wrist and said, "Breakfast is taken care of."
With the Golden Silk Ribbon Art protecting him, a mere venomous snake could not even pierce his skin. Snakes had struck at him several times during the night, and he had blocked them all with the art.
Several brightly patterned "belts" hung from his waist, each one a snake whose head he had cut off.
He severed this snake's head and hung its body from his waist. Behind him, Mark's mouth twitched, though he was a little envious. The Golden Silk Ribbon Art's defense was superb. If it were not so difficult to learn, he would have liked to study it properly. At the very least, it would greatly improve his chances of surviving this trial.
Even if it could not stop ghosts, stopping wild beasts would be good enough.
At around nine that morning, they stopped in a valley, lit a fire, and roasted meat for breakfast.
After eating, they decided to rest