"Everyone, your trial begins now..."
On the second deck.
Xiao Lei looked down at the disciples without a trace of emotion in her eyes. "Next, you will enter the Black Mist Marsh one at a time. Choose your own direction. There is only one requirement: no forming teams."
"If you encounter another disciple during the trial, you may exchange no more than three sentences, and you must not help each other."
"The Communication Jade Pendants you carry will record everything."
"Anyone who violates the rules will be considered to have failed the trial."
With that, Xiao Lei stopped speaking and turned her head slightly toward Chen Yu beside her.
Before the trial began, both leaders had to address the disciples.
But when she turned her head...
She discovered that, at some point, Chen Yu had put an extremely strange-looking mask over his face.
The mask covered his entire face, with transparent lenses over his eyes.
A round protrusion covered his mouth and nose.
It looked truly bizarre.
"You..."
A hint of confusion appeared in Xiao Lei's cold eyes.
With the gas mask on, the air Chen Yu inhaled carried a faint herbal fragrance from the Filter Screen soaked in detoxifying ingredients.
Seeing the confusion in Xiao Lei's eyes, Chen Yu smiled and answered in a slightly muffled voice, "Just a little personal protection."
With that, Chen Yu walked to the edge of the deck, his mask still on.
His appearance immediately set the disciples talking.
"What's the leader wearing on his face?"
"How strange. I've never seen a mask like that."
"Is it to block the smell? Honestly, the air in this Black Mist Marsh really does stink."
Ignoring their comments...
Chen Yu cleared his throat. "The main dangers in the Black Mist Marsh include bogs, various poisonous plants and