"I'm much better. I can just about stand, but climbing a mountain is still a bit much," Jiang Xueyao said.
Yang Xiaobing opened her eyes and got up to carry Jiang Xueyao.
"Wait," Xu Yuan said.
The two women looked at him.
"If we can focus on climbing, we'll move much faster," Xu Yuan said.
"Who doesn't want to focus on climbing? But there are Demon Beasts, aren't there?" Yang Xiaobing said.
"Xueyao, can you still set up a Magic Array?" Xu Yuan asked.
"Yes—I have a spare Formation Disc," Jiang Xueyao said.
"Then set up a Thunderfire-type Magic Array. It matches your attributes, so it's bound to be stronger."
"Then we won't have to worry about Demon Beasts ambushing us."
The two women thought it over for a moment.
He was right.
It really was a solution.
They had been in a rush, with Lu Chenzhou chasing them and trying to beat them down, while they desperately tried to reach the summit faster.
No wonder none of them had thought of it!
"Good idea... Give me a moment. I'll set up an array that'll keep enemies at least twenty meters away!"
Jiang Xueyao took out her Formation Disc and hurried to work.
Before long,
the Formation Disc gave a soft hum, and an invisible ripple enveloped the three of them.
The Magic Array was complete!
"What array is this?" Xu Yuan asked.
"The Thunderfire Demon-Slaying Array. It lies dormant until something nonhuman enters a twenty-meter radius around us, then instantly releases a lightning strike," Jiang Xueyao said. "It's powerful! I remember you used it in the last Single-Move Challenge. The lightning struck down two pig demons hiding nearby," Yang Xiaobing praised her.
"That's right. It's quite powerful," Jiang Xueyao said.
"Then we can relax!" Xu Yuan gave her a