They were finally within arm's reach of the summit.
Qi Gu panted. "Let's... rest a bit, or we won't have the strength to fight once we get up there."
At his words, the people, ghosts, and Golden Toad promptly stopped.
Whatever Qi Gu said went, after all.
Someone immediately volunteered to spread out a blanket, while others took it upon themselves to pass him water and snacks, and Golden Toad supplied flattery in generous quantities.
It was a stark contrast to the first episode.
[Well, well, well, he really has become the boss of this show!]
[Not only that, everyone else is perfectly willing to let him.]
[Seriously, this episode... wouldn't they have been wiped out without Qi Gu?]
[Not just them. Everyone in the entire district below the mountain would've been caught up in it.]
[People in Qingji District are sweating buckets.]
[Waaah, thank you, Qi Gu, for saving my sorry life! If I weren't scared out of my mind right now, I'd go out and bring him snacks.]
[Me too.]
[Stay safe, you two. If you really want to deliver something, wait at the foot of the mountain once they've finished catching this thing. Speaking of which, the crew should be almost down there by now, right?]
[I'm kind of curious how Sha Chuan's doing now.]
Song An had indeed brought the crew back to the foot of the mountain and was currently letting everyone on Weibo know they were safe.
He had just finished posting the update when he spotted someone lying on a patch of sand nearby, inside a red sleeping bag.
Who was that? How had they gotten down the mountain even faster than his group?
Utterly shocked, Song An immediately went over... only to discover that it was no red sleeping bag at all.