Qian Wanyu took the lead, stepping against the slippery cave wall and leaping up.
Dongfang Minghui was just about to follow when Lien caught her. Looking at the two injured men, she instructed, "Mu Sheng, stay in this cave with Lien for now. Seventh Sister and I will go see who they are."
"I'll go with you too."
"Mu Sheng, you stay here too."
With that, Dongfang Minghui climbed up using the footholds Seventh Sister had used. The cave wall was so slippery that she nearly capsized in the gutter and crashed into it. As soon as she emerged, she saw a group of black-clad people standing in rows before them, making her heart sink further.
In this world blanketed in white snow, the people who had appeared from nowhere looked utterly out of place.
Qian Wanyu swept a cool glance over them, finally fixing her gaze on the person standing most conspicuously in the leader's position. He was tall, his black clothing concealing him completely. "Your purpose in coming here is-the Dragon Core?"
Hearing that they had come for her Dragon Core, Toothless's delicate brows shot up. Her fiery-red beauty mark shone brilliantly, and a ball of golden flame appeared in her pupils, as though it would burst out the next second.
Seeing this, Dongfang Minghui hurriedly grabbed her wrist, only to receive a solid burn herself. "Hiss-"
The fire in Toothless's eyes flashed and vanished, leaving black pupils again. Looking at Dongfang Minghui's reddened fingers, she frowned and said impatiently, "After so many lessons, you still haven't learned? Don't come near me when I'm angry, or the flames on my body will burn you."
Such a thoroughly useless Wood Element Spirit Master had actually managed to raise a fire element dragon like her unharmed. Toothless had already imagined