Huangfu Miaomiao looked around nervously. "It... it really did turn red..."
Ye Zheng immediately went on alert, her whole body tense as she stared at the smoke-shrouded Mountain. "When I killed Koschei, I encountered a similar mist."
Feng Ling froze for a moment, then turned to ask her, "Who is Koschei?"
"The Labyrinth Master of Daling Forest," Ye Zheng replied. "An embodiment of evil from Slavic Mythology. Ugly, skeleton-like, and also known as the Undead Demon King."
Feng Ling blinked and said, "Sounds pretty formidable. Since you killed it, you must have gotten Koschei's Card, right? Did you hand it over to the state?"
"Of course. Koschei's Card is stored in my phone." Ye Zheng paused slightly and frowned at her. "Is this really the time to talk about that?"
"I was curious." Feng Ling smiled. She was interested in the Cards of every Labyrinth Master.
Huangfu Miaomiao nervously whispered from beside them, "The mist is getting redder and redder... It's the Labyrinth Master. It has to be nearby, but... why can't I see it..."
Feng Ling narrowed her eyes and looked toward the Mountain ahead.
Most of the smoke had dispersed, revealing the Mountain after the explosion.
The Mountain now looked like a failed soufflé. Its upper half had collapsed inward, leaving it high around the edges and low in the middle.
Thick blood pulp spread out from the base, giving off a piercing stench.
The Labyrinth Master should have been inside this Mountain. They had blown it open, so the surrounding mist had turned red. The system was warning them that danger had arrived.
Still, Feng Ling did not quite understand. Why was the Labyrinth Master inside a pile of flesh? Was it an egg, absorbing nutrients from the meat in order to hatch?
"Come on. Let's go