Chapter 1980 - Unknown Cause of Death (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
“Your face is pale. Did the Bone-Eating Spiders scare you?” Mo Fan asked Walden.
“No… not at all,” Walden replied, shaking his head.
“It’s going to be a dangerous trip, but don’t worry, you will be safe as long as you stick with us,” Mo Fan stated, slapping Walden on the back.
“Oh, let’s hope so,” Walden said. He subconsciously looked at Mo Fan as he left.
As a matter of fact, he was a little touched by Mo Fan’s words after being humiliated by the older mercenaries. However, he had a feeling that he should not treat everyone’s words too seriously. In a dangerous place like Tianshan Mountain, it was quite likely that a man would run away just like the others when there was any danger, let alone protect him. Everyone knew how to talk pretty!
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The only good thing about the landslide was they now had a much clearer idea of which way they should be going.
The landslide had come down from the higher layers. They just needed to follow its trail!
After waiting half a day, the landslide turned into ordinary flowing sand and rocks. It might have changed the ground along the way, but the Rift Valley remained. It would not be sealed off by the landslide, nor was it going to just disappear after the landslide filled it up.
“I believe the Rift Valley is closely related to the flash floods. Tianshan Mountain has had strong undercurrents flowing within it for a long time. The Rift Valley has been around a long time too, but it was buried underground. The recent mudflows must have broken through the ground and cleared a path to the Rift Valley!” Lingling declared after a thorough analysis.
“Yes. It’s unlikely such a spectacular valley would suddenly appear out of nowhere,” Nanyu agreed with Lingling’s speculation.
Valleys and streams were the result of constant rain and flowing water. The flash floods must have occurred countless times before they finally opened up an entrance into the Rift Valley.
Therefore, the Rift Valley would surely lead them to the Valley of Glaciers.
The Valley of Glaciers had a deadly wind that even the strongest Mages would struggle to defend themselves from. It was like a natural magic barrier established around Tianshan Mountain to stop outsiders. However, if they headed for the Valley of Glaciers through the Rift Valley, they could avoid the deadly wind. Most importantly, it would lead them to the Scar of Tianshan Mountain!
No wonder countless Mages across the world had come to Tianshan Mountain. Even though their cultivation was not too impressive, they could still enter the treasure vault in Tianshan Mountain by taking the right path!
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The barren land fell silent after the mudslide had passed. The group had discovered some corpses buried under the ground along the way. Even the creatures of Tianshan Mountain had not all found shelter from the mudslides.
Tommy, who was scouting the path ahead, called out, “There are some corpses here!”
“Is there anything special about them?” Gavin said.
“They are humans.”
“Oh, that’s pretty normal.”
Tommy glanced at Kuma and added, “These people didn’t die to the landslide. They managed to find a shelter like us, but they still died to some unknown cause.”
“Maybe the demon creatures killed them,” Gavin said impatiently.
“I didn’t see any wounds or injuries, either.”