"A shortcut to the summit?"
Mu You was delighted. With this, he would no longer have to climb thousands of meters from the foot of Mist Mountain every time, passing through that dangerous foggy region along the way. It was both dangerous and slow; entering the Tomb and taking a shortcut would be much more convenient.
Mu You selected yes. He certainly had to go up and take a look first.
At the same time, however, he kept the Pocket Watch ready in his hand to guard against any danger.
[You climbed up the stone chimney. Climbing in progress. Estimated arrival in ten minutes...]
Climbing a thousand-meter-high shaft apparently took quite some effort. Mu You dutifully waited ten minutes.
[After an arduous climb, you finally reached the chimney's exit!] [You climbed out of the exit and emerged onto a stretch of snow. Before you lay a world blanketed in ice and snow. Snow-white mountaintops merged together in the distance, too indistinct to make out clearly. Fierce winds howled toward you, carrying frost. The extreme cold instantly engulfed you, causing severe hypothermia. Your health will drop by 5% per second...]
"Shit, it's that bad?"
Mu You's eyelid twitched at the sight, and he hurriedly pressed the Pocket Watch.
Apparently, this summit was not somewhere he could visit unprepared. At the very least, he needed protection against the cold first. Otherwise, he would freeze to death in under twenty seconds after stepping outside. It was absurd.
He could only set this aside for now and come back once he had prepared some items to protect against the cold.
``` [Time flowed backward, returning you to the chimney.]
[Having witnessed the extreme conditions atop Mist Mountain, you knew exploration was currently hopeless and retraced your path to the hidden