He stood up without another word, grabbed a few pills at random and swallowed them. Energy washed over his wounds as he hurried off into the distance.
"Yuan, let it go."
"We can only pin our hopes on them now. In your condition, you won't be any help even if you go."
The old man could not help speaking up.
"How about I go instead?"
Yuan Qingshan shook his head decisively. "No, you must stay at Demon-Suppressing Pass. The Demon Domain has plenty of little schemes this time, but some things are impossible to predict. We can't afford any mistakes."
"I... cough, cough... I'll go!"
Without giving them another chance to speak, Yuan Qingshan walked to the stairs at the edge of the battlements and left the pass.
The instant he reached the ground, he took flight, keeping low to avoid detection by the Demon Domain and moving extremely fast.
Yet beads of sweat kept appearing on his pale face.
"This batch of supplies is extremely important!"
"We have to get it up there!"
His gaze resolute, Sun Wen led the way up the mountain with two crates on his shoulders.
At that moment, fighting raged on the summit, and roars rang out without end.
"Boss, just let us go."
"It's too dangerous up there. You..."
A middle-aged man spoke with some hesitation.
"Cut the crap!"
"Don't waste time."
Sun Wen's voice remained level, and he looked utterly calm. Only when he raised his head toward the summit did a trace of worry show in his eyes.
He kept climbing. After going days and nights without sleep, he had deep circles under his eyes and looked extremely weak.
At the sight, the employees fell silent and followed Sun Wen without a word.
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