Returning to familiar ground.
Several days later.
Divine Mountain.
After they received their new mission, the four old codgers, Guotai Min'an, gave Little White Tiger some time to rest.
Although the great battle was over, there was still no news of Hi Dog and Bone.
Led by Xiao Feng, Chun Prefecture's core members climbed Divine Mountain once again.
Nature's ability to repair itself was formidable. In just a few days, wind and snow had buried the traces of battle.
"This is the place."
Xiao Feng's speech was still somewhat slurred.
After his tongue had been cut out, Zhou Zhou had fortunately returned the severed tongue to him. The Guan Family had specially arranged for the Dragon Kingdom's finest Healing-Type Special Ability User to treat him, preserving his ability to speak.
Beneath the knee-deep snow lay nothing but hard rock.
Yet none of them had the slightest intention of giving up.
"Even if we have to dig through the mountain range, we're getting Hi Dog out." Old Ninth rolled up his sleeves and ordered his brothers, "Get to work."
Little White Tiger had few sworn brothers left. Losing even one could drive him mad.
If Hi Dog died here, Old Ninth would blast Divine Mountain flat.
"We can't use explosives or special abilities, or we might trigger an avalanche. That would make digging even harder." False Eye crouched down, carefully feeling the iron-hard rock beneath them, and suggested, "We'll have to use shovels."
"Then we'll claw them out with our hands if we have to." Little White Tiger took off his coat, shattered a rock with one punch, and turned to False Eye, Third Uncle, and the other core members. "Chun Prefecture doesn't leave brothers behind. Hi Dog and Bone are brothers I've put my life on the line with. Alive,