Chapter 1972 - Digested Corpses (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The Rift Valley of Tianshan Mountain was not the grassland in front of the group. They had to make their way around a few smaller peaks below Tianshan Mountain and enter a barren land first.

The Mailong Private Military Group had departed quite late. When the group, now consisting of over a hundred people, reached the entrance of the Rift Valley, many Mages had already set up their tents or built temporary huts with their magic.

“What’s going on here? Are these people here to watch the show?” Jiang Yu wondered aloud.

The Rift Valley had only been discovered recently. It had a lot of things valuable to groups who were not planning to go to the Scar of Tianshan Mountain. Normally, people would be competing fiercely for the resources in the Rift Valley, yet they had set up tents outside the valley instead!

“Go and find out what they are up to,” Kuma ordered Tommy, the captain of the third team.

Everyone could tell that Tommy was an experienced Mage. He blended into the groups in no time.

Tommy returned after asking around for a while and reported back to Kuma, “It sounds like landslides are happening in the Rift Valley. They had buried a Hunter Group that went into the Rift Valley half a day ago alive,” Tommy reported to her.

“Are these people so afraid of a little situation? Did they forget it’s Tianshan Mountain, the Land of the Brave?” someone scoffed aloud.

“It’s not that simple. The landslides happen randomly, and they are quite deadly, especially if the people are stuck in the Rift Valley. They have nowhere to run and no chance to stop the landslides,” Tommy corrected him sternly.

“We have so many people in our group. Couldn’t we just build a wall and stop the landslides?” Kuma asked.

“It won’t work. The Rift Valley goes from a higher altitude to a lower altitude, especially in the longer segments. The landslides continuously pick up momentum and more rocks and mud along the way. They will only slow down when the terrain is flat. They would simply bury us all alive,” Tommy said.

“Do these landslides have any patterns?” Kuma asked.

“We can set out now. We will be safe if we reach the canyon before sunrise,” Mo Fan told Kuma.

Kuma, Tommy, and other captains turned to Mo Fan. A proud senior harrumphed, “Where did this rookie come from? Did he have a right to speak?”

Kuma waved her hand to silence Gavin.

“Are you familiar with the landslides?” Kuma asked.

“The landslides are happening because the ice higher up the mountain is melting, thus turning some of the sections in the Rift Valley into a rapid drainage channel. The rapid current picks up the mud, sand, and rocks along the way and eventually turns into landslides. Therefore, we should be on the move when the temperature is still low and there isn’t much sunlight. It’s going to warm up quickly after the sun rises, meaning more landslides are going to happen,” Mo Fan said easily.

“Is that true?” Kuma asked Tommy.

“A few experienced Hunters did mention it as a possibility, but everyone has their own saying,” Tommy said.