Chen Fan swung himself onto the horse, and the Bone Saddle automatically molded itself to fit him. He had never ridden a horse before, but the instant he mounted, he felt a connection form with this Skeleton Horse.
It felt as natural as moving his own limbs.
"Hyah!"
There were no reins, no riding crop.
He leaned forward, and the Skeleton Horse began to charge. In the blink of an eye, it shot out of Cave No. 2, becoming a blue meteor skimming the ground, trailing a short-lived path of flame.
It was faster than he had imagined, much faster than his homemade Three-Wheeler.
The moment he rushed into the Canyon Passage, the world abruptly narrowed.
The Thousand Meters-long rock walls on either side were perfectly straight.
Wind howled past his ears.
The wind grew shrill and concentrated, colliding and overlapping with the thunder of hooves. Mixed with rain, it lashed his face, and the faint sting left him utterly exhilarated.
He could not help shouting again.
"Hyah!"
I need a riding crop.
The thought suddenly popped into his head. Though he needed no crop to control this Skeleton Horse, right now he needed the motion of cracking one to give his emotions an outlet.
The scenery on either side gradually blurred.
Until the light directly ahead came clearly into view. That was the exit of the Canyon Passage.
It was also the foot of Nameless Mountain.
The moment he charged out of the Canyon Passage, he saw a mass of rubble and Soil piled at its mouth. It was probably all the Soil Crocodile had dug out of Cave No. 2, dumped here.
This place was near the sea.
It lay directly ahead of the Canyon Passage.
Not far away, roughly a Thousand Meters.
A few dozen breaths