C102 (1/2)
Cloud Sky Mountain Range!
Cloud Sky Mountain was located within the borders of the Eighteen Northern Duchies. This mountain range was not particularly vast and there were no powerful magical beasts. However, it was very famous on the continent because of the continent's greatest mountain — Cloud Sky Mountain.
Cloud Sky Mountain, because the mountain was too tall, the middle-aged people halfway up the mountain were surrounded by white clouds. Looking from the bottom of the mountain, it was as if the mountain was charging straight into the clouds, and as such, it was named Cloud Sky Mountain!
The Cloud Mountain wasn't very large, to the point that there weren't any Saint level magical beasts present. Even a Class 7 Magical Beast was a rarity in the Cloud Mountain Range, but it was precisely because of this that many adventurers and mercenaries liked to come to the Cloud Mountain Range to hunt for magical beasts and collect rare herbs. The reason was very simple: Cloud Sky Mountain was too high, and many people would not have the strength to climb halfway up the mountain. Moreover, the mountain peak was covered in wasteland and snow, so the conditions were very bad.
However, an unexpected guest had arrived at the foot of Heavenly Cloud Mountain: a man of about twenty years of age. His clothes were extremely strange and he was accompanied by an abnormally majestic Dark Overlord Mastiff.
The moment the young man arrived at Cloud Sky Mountain, he took a good rest and then started heading up Cloud Sky Mountain in large strides! And that unusually majestic Dark Overlord Mastiff was leisurely following the young man for more than a dozen meters. Clearly, the strength of the Black Overlord Mastiff was more than the young man's, to the point that the young man was using all his strength to climb and run while the Black Overlord Mastiff was leisurely following him, it wasn't strenuous at all, and it still maintained a fixed distance from beginning to end.
The young man seemed to understand the rules of the mountain. It only took him a few dozen times to climb all the way up to the middle of the mountain – however, it usually took three to four hours for an ordinary warrior of the seventh rank to reach such a high height.
The clouds on the mountainside were very thick, and halfway up the mountain, it was as if one was in a fog that was only two to three meters away. But even so, the distance between the young man and the Dark Overlord Mastiff was still that great!
In addition to the fog, the mountainside was covered with gravel and debris – this sort of place, which was covered in thick fog all year round, was a place where few animals and plants could survive. The rubble without plants could also be considered a road, so the young man quickly passed through the fog region.
After passing through the thick fog, they arrived at the upper level of Cloud Sky Mountain, where there were once again many growth of shrubs, weeds, and the like. This caused the young man to have no choice but to climb up while chopping down the shrubs that blocked his path with a sharp sword.
However, just as the young man walked in front of a bush, the Dark Overlord Mastiff that had been following him suddenly sped up and arrived in front of the young man. Then, it spat out a mouthful of thick black fog that covered the bush in front of the young man.
”Zi zi …” An exceptionally ear-piercing sound came from within the black fog. After a while, the black fog dispersed. The shrubs on the ground had long since disappeared, leaving only a puddle of corroded black liquid!
”Little Black!” Didn't I tell you not to attack unless it's a fatal danger? ” That young man was obviously very unhappy with the Dark Overlord Mastiff's attack.
”Boss!” There was a Level 4 Nether Snake in this bush just now. He was highly toxic! With your current strength, if you were to be bitten by it, you will definitely lose your life! ” The Dark Overlord Mastiff actually said in human language, ”And I just used dark magic to corrode this bush, you didn't have to use your sword to do that? This will save us a lot of time! ”
”I won't die immediately if that Abyss Snake bit me. If I bring the medicine with me, a mere rank 4 beast's poison won't be able to do anything to me. Also, I came here to climb the mountain to find the feeling of climbing the mountain. It's a pleasure to chop down the shrubs with my sword. Do you know that?” The young man said, ”The few times I went to climb the mountain, the subordinates all knew that it was not necessary and would not do anything. If I had known, I wouldn't have brought you here. ”