"Was the cold coming from inside the Black Mist Space?"
Yui gazed at the Black Mist Vortex in the center of the cavern. As it spun, an invisible chill kept pouring out, cold enough to pierce her bones.
After studying it for a long while with her chin in her hand, Yui reached a conclusion. "This Black Mist Vortex probably isn't one that leads to the Red Ant Desert."
"It keeps pouring out cold air. No matter how I look at it, it doesn't seem like a passage to the Red Ant Desert... Besides, none of the black mist vortices I'd seen before seemed to release anything. Why is this one giving off cold air?"
With something this abnormal, should I still risk going in? she asked herself.
"Ugh! Forget it! I'll use another Shadow Clone!" Yui sighed. In this situation, she had no better option than to summon another Shadow Clone to scout ahead.
She raised both hands and formed hand seals. Poof! A new Shadow Clone instantly appeared beside her.
The two Shadow Clones exchanged a glance in front of the Black Mist Vortex. Then one of them became a dark blur and darted into it, disappearing from sight.
"Phew..." Yui, who remained outside the Black Mist Vortex, let out a long breath. After creating another Shadow Clone, she felt utterly drained, her entire body weak and limp.
"If that giant spider catches up now, I probably won't have any strength left to fight back!" Yui looked away from the Black Mist Vortex and took one last look around the cavern. Once she confirmed she hadn't missed anything, she headed outside through the passage she had come from.
Walking through the passage, she stared at the exit and said gravely, "The Black Mist Vortex here probably doesn't lead