Chapter 857: Falling Boulders Precipice (1/2)

Days passed in this routine as Krune spent his time cultivating and attempting to awaken the brooch's spirit. Whenever he felt bored, he would attempt awakening a spirit on the sword, only to see that the spirit that he had awakened within minutes would be killed immediately by the hilt.

Normally, awakening a spirit was a tedious process, even for Krune. It took anywhere from half a day to an entire day to form a spirit that was close to awakening. But, most of the time, it would be something that would die within a couple of days.

Therefore, once the equipment had returned to its original state, he would have to begin the process anew. Hence, it would usually take him anywhere from a month to three months to awaken a spirit successfully. As for the brooch, considering the quality of the materials involved, he would need to spend a far longer time to awaken its spirit.

The only thing that did not fall into that norm was the blade of that sword he had received. It took him anywhere from a minute to 30 minutes to awaken its spirit. But alas, all of them were killed by the glowing green hilt. Nevertheless, Krune kept up with it, trying to figure out its mysteries while deepening the comprehension of his Calamity Laws. It was a training of sorts, after all.

His cultivation was also progressing at a steady pace. Thanks to the Rank Two God Stones, he was quite close to breaking through. He had a feeling that after a week or two, he would achieve the second stage of the God Foundation Realm.

”Krune!” Just as he was in the midst of his cultivation, Vardin's voice resounded as the carriage intensely rumbled. Unsurprisingly, Krune stopped cultivating as he kept the sword in his storage time before heading out through the balcony. It was at times like these that he appreciated the caravan for installing the balcony to his room.

All he had to do was jump off of it, and he would soon land on the ground. But at the very moment he arrived at the balcony, Vardin peeked from the roof and said, ”Come up! Hurry!”

Hearing that, Krune jumped and landed on the roof of the carriage, finding the action slightly difficult. The laws of the God Realm had completely suppressed his abilities. If he was still in the Godly Path Realm, he wouldn't even have to lift a finger to achieve something of this caliber.

”What happened?” Krune had a serious expression while asking upon noticing the expressions of Vardin and Diana.

”We're approaching the first danger zone. We'll enter it any minute now,” Diana turned solemn as she replied, entering a battle-ready state. She looked like she was ready to pit herself in a life-and-death battle.

”It's the Falling Boulders Precipice,” Vardin replied, determining the danger zone they were entering based on the terrain.

Krune immediately looked at the very front of the caravan, watching a long line of mountains stream before them appear closer and closer as the caravan moved towards them. It was a series of mountains, with each leading into a range of its own.

Clouds covered everything beyond their middle points, preventing them from gazing beyond. There was a narrow passage in between the mountains with a height of less than a kilometer. Below that was the ground, and above were the clouds.

The rumbling of the caravan grew more and more intense as they proceeded through a beaten path. Then again, the beaten path was only relatively better compared to the ground covered in rocky spikes.

Krune looked beyond the mountains, noticing a path trail through the precipice among one of the mountain ranges. It was barely 10 meters wide in some places, while narrower at others. There were also numerous twists and turns where the path just disappeared out of nowhere.

Nevertheless, what shocked him the most was the current scene in front of him. Rocks of varying sizes fell through the clouds like rain. Big boulders larger than a small house in size fell every once in a while.

He even noticed a boulder crash into a section of the path, collapsing it soon after. This was definitely a danger zone.

”We're really traveling through there? There?!” Krune shouted with a hint of disbelief, pointing at the place as he looked at Diana and Vardin. Unfortunately for him, they nodded at his question with a helpless expression.

Diana responded, ”I think Trivar has a valid reason to choose this route.”

Before she could say anything else, Trivar's shout resounded throughout the caravan. ”All mercenaries, take your positions! As for the caravans, those who are assigned to this task should head up to the roof immediately!.”

His shout then relayed the positions everyone had to take up. ”Winged Wasps, protect carriages 76-90, five per each member! Block the largest boulders, leave the rest to the caravan members!”

”Five for each one of us. I hope we can do it,” Krune sighed as he muttered to himself, looking at Diana and Vardin. ”I'll take the ones from carriage 86.”

”I'll take the ones in the middle, then,” Vardin soon replied.