A whole day was wasted. At night, strong winds sounded like roaring beasts on the mountain.
The tent that was set up could not be supported at all. As a last resort, two light magicians could only be guarded at the intersection, using the blessing of light to keep the strong cold wind flowing in.
“Hoo ho ho ho ho!!!!!”
The wind became more violent. Because of the long and narrow terrain, the wind from higher places gathered through the canyon and formed a force like the breath of a giant wind dragon in the entire Tianshan Rift Valley, hitting them hard. On the uninvited guests of Tianshan Mountain.
The people of the Mailon Mercenary Group were unprepared, and the two light mages guarding the entrance were directly swept up and hit by the wind against the stone wall, causing their flesh and blood to be bruised on the spot.
The members at the back also did not expect to be attacked by the mountain wind at night. The personnel were scattered and scattered. The defensive magic was released layer by layer, but it was difficult to completely resist the continuous mountain wind!
"Damn it, what the hell is this, Tommy, how on earth do you collect intelligence? Who can withstand such a strange wind?" Lu Xiu cursed angrily.
"I...I haven't heard of it either. There are many strange and harsh factors in the Tianshan Mountains. It's probably because the place where we camp happens to be at a wind outlet in the mountain." Tommy said, staring at the strong wind.
This ferocious breath of wind came quickly but lasted for a long time. The strong wind was madly destroying the group of people throughout the night.
The barrier is constantly being propped up, but there are still some fragile magicians who are swept away by this terrible rift valley demon wind. They may fly far away and become unconscious, or they may be beaten to death on the stone wall or directly blown away. To a place where you can't find it at all...
"Lingling, what's going on?" Mo Fan asked.
"If a very strong cold air flow happens to blow along the trajectory of this mountain rift valley, the rift valley will indeed act like a wind cone and form the ferocious demonic winds like now, but the probability of this is actually very low. I don’t know if it’s because we are unlucky or something else.” Lingling said.
"I seem to have heard something." Nan Jue suddenly said alertly.
"The wind sounds like an engine spinning in my ears. What can I hear?" Zhao Manyan said.
…
It was daybreak when the wind stopped. Kuma immediately asked Tommy, the captain of the third team, to count the people. As expected, five more people were missing last night.
Two of the light mages were killed on the spot. The breath of wind came so suddenly that they did not react at all.
As for the remaining three people, they were blown far away and no one came back, so it was probably impossible for them to survive.
"I don't want to stay in this damn place for a second," Oban said.
"Yeah, I feel like after we get the money, we have no life left to spend it."
People continue to die, and now the number of people in the Mailon Mercenary Group is almost half that of when they came before.
However, the way back was not as simple as imagined. Under the intimidation of deputy commander Kuma, the people of the mercenary group could only continue to move forward.
…
They traveled for about two more days. These two days were rare and peaceful. The Tianshan Demon Tiger did not appear to hunt again, which made the people of the mercenary group feel a little more at ease.
"Have you noticed that the road we have been walking in the past two days seems to have stopped seeing many forks. We shouldn't have gone wrong, right?" Zhao Manyan said.
"The altitude is rising one after another, and you can already see the snow line in the distance. There is nothing wrong with it." Lingling said with certainty.
"That is to say, this is the only way to the glacier accumulation." Zhao Manyan said.
"Well, that's pretty much understandable. Look ahead." Lingling pointed.
Zhao Manyan looked to the heights ahead and suddenly found a golden flag standing on a steep rocky mountain with some English writing on it.
"Flag??" Zhao Manyan looked a little dumbfounded.
How come there is a flag in this damn place!
"It means that someone has arrived before us. Their situation is similar to ours. When they reach the high mountain level, the road starts to become straighter, so if nothing else, it's not just that one." Lingling said.
The team continued to move forward, and sure enough, in addition to the golden English flag, there were quite a few groups of mages camped at the mountain pass above!
Climbing up a relatively large slope, what appeared in front of everyone was a lake at the mouth of the Tianshan Mountains. The lake was very large, with a diameter of more than four kilometers. It was hard to imagine that the Great Rift Valley of the Tianshan Mountains led to the exact location where it had always been. The Tianshan Pool is rumored to be very holy and beautiful.
There is a thin layer of ice condensed on the Tianshan Pool, which can barely be stepped on. Mages wearing colorful clothes are camping near the Tianshan Pool. There are rows of ice on the edge of the pool that can block the strong wind and cold frost. Ancient coniferous trees.
"I thought we were moving relatively quickly, but I didn't expect so many of our colleagues to be here already." Kuma curled his lips, seeming quite dissatisfied with this trip.
There really is no better campsite nearby than the old coniferous tree by the lake. But what is puzzling is why this group of people stayed here like a gathering instead of scrambling to taste the purest delicacies of Tianshan Mountain. move forward.
"They are from the Mailon Mercenary Group!"
"The Mailon Mercenary Group is not ranked among the best in Asia."
"Very good, there is another powerful mage group to join, so we will be more confident."
The people from the Mailon mercenary group entered the giant coniferous tree camp, and people from other mage groups gathered around them very eagerly, which made Kuma couldn't help but be more vigilant.
Strictly speaking, everyone is a competitor, and they even wish others would die on the way. It is definitely not a good thing to show such enthusiasm.
"Kuma!" A tall man with bushy eyebrows shouted.
"Hunter King Yasen?" Kuma looked at this person in surprise.
"Are you okay?" asked the hunter king Yasen.
"It's not very good, half of the people died." Kuma said bluntly.
"We are not much better. There are seventeen people in the entire hunter group. I originally thought that with fewer people, the target would be much smaller and easier to move. Who knows, five people died along the way." Hunter King Yasen said.
"How come you have such a high mortality rate when your cultivation level is so high?" Kuma said in surprise.
Hunter King Yasen is famous in the world, and the team he leads must be the top among hunters. Even their team has suffered such a big loss, so it is not easy for their Mailon mercenary group to not be completely wiped out. After all, no matter how sophisticated the Mailon mercenary group is, it can't compare with Hunter King Yasen's team!
"In Tianshan, I'm afraid the most unworthy thing to mention is cultivation." Yasen sighed helplessly.
"With so many teams gathered here, is the road ahead blocked?" Kuma asked.
"I can walk, but it's difficult for a single team to pass through alive. I really didn't expect that the mysterious and ancient Tianshan Mountains would force us competitors to unite together." Hunter King Yasen said.
