At Xu Le's request, several mercenaries quickly gathered some wood.
Those who could not find any simply started cutting down trees.
But the process made them breathe faster, drawing in more and more water vapor.
As the team's pile of wood grew, Bai Jing became somewhat anxious.
"We've gathered plenty of wood. Can we light it now?"
She could hardly be blamed for being anxious. Their current surroundings really were terrible.
Most of the mercenaries were having difficulty breathing. Nearly everyone here was a Level 2 Warrior, and under these circumstances, they could not hold out any longer.
"Impatience, pressure, and inadequate preparation are all the beginning of utter failure. You want them to survive, don't you?"
"Uh..."
Faced with Xu Le's questioning, Bai Jing did not know what to say for a moment.
"Sorry. I shouldn't be disturbing you or questioning you at a time like this."
"Plenty of people keep saying that concern clouds judgment. To me, that's just stupidity. If you care about someone, you should take a more appropriate approach, not interfere in the wrong way. Understand?"
Bai Jing knew Xu Le was lecturing her again. She hated lectures, no matter who gave them.
But lately, she seemed to have grown accustomed to his lectures.
"Understood. I'll do as you say."
"Keep gathering firewood, then light it as I instruct."
Bai Jing looked at Xu Le, then pointed at herself.
"You want me to light it? Not you?"
"If you don't want to, I can run away right now. And let me tell you, I'm really fast when I run. Most people can't catch me."
Faced with this threat from Xu Le, Bai Jing was momentarily speechless.
"But can I really do it? What you're talking about has to do with Warlocks, doesn't it? I'm just