Chapter 1586: Chapter 102: Abyss (First Update)

As they were speaking, everyone’s vision suddenly darkened, and both the sky and the two crescent moons disappeared from sight.

The already gloomy sky, covered by the towering canyon walls on both sides, was now indistinguishable from the deep of night.

Leaves reaching out like sharp blades now appeared wide and lush.

"Keep quiet."

Instantly, the whole team’s noise quietened down.

Only the rustling sound of footsteps in the thick, chaotic undergrowth.

Alva, concerned that Mu Fan might struggle with the sudden darkness, deliberately slowed down and whispered, "There are many venomous insects and fierce beasts here. Lighting a torch could easily cause unnecessary trouble. We’re traveling along safe routes; stick close and don’t get separated."

Mu Fan replied with a simple "I can see clearly."

Alva chuckled; this person regarded as a rival was becoming more and more interesting.

As Mu Fan ran with them, there seemed to be a fiery red glow deep within his pupils, piercing through the darkness.

He could distinctly see vast areas of fallen trees within the canyon.

Especially at the central position, Mu Fan unusually noticed a straight, flat road leading forward.

Massive footprints fell upon the ground, as if a herd of beasts had thundered past, flattening all obstacles.

During the run, the team maintained an oppressive silence.

Bloer’s pace never stopped, yet he deliberately circled around at certain spots, crouching down as he passed.

Mu Fan couldn’t help but admire the slim Wind Clan member Bloer, who was naturally adept at moving stealthily in the night.

The recently avoided areas were either sudden drop-offs or the lairs of... a certain cold-blooded creature.

Mu Fan even spotted a thigh-thick python, its neck gently raised in the underbrush.

Without the guidance of the Wind Clan members, ordinary people entering here would likely perish within twenty meters from a sudden attack.

Time ticked away.

Soon, a faint radiant appeared ahead.

Compared to the canyon’s pitch blackness, the dark area ahead seemed especially bright.

Mu Fan glanced at his watch, estimating they had navigated the canyon in about thirty minutes while running full speed.

"Ahead is the desolate area; stone beast attacks can occur anytime, so stay alert."

Alva spoke again, and the entire team simultaneously drew their weapons.

Seeing Alva’s alert gaze, Mu Fan nodded, drawing his weapon from his waist, and then...

Alva was astonished to find that he...

"Couldn’t see" Mu Fan!

He was right there, but there was an inexplicable illusion of invisibility.

The team finally rushed out of the canyon, led safely throughout by the Wind Clan member Bloer.

The moon’s glow lay ahead, with the wind’s hum continuously echoing.

Things intensified as the group accelerated, leaping high and landing from a cliff face.

With a thud upon landing, several White Armor Clan warriors scattered in a cross formation, their war axes glinting coldly.

Only after they had exited the canyon did Mu Fan understand what Alva referred to as the "desolate area."

He landed silently like a night cat, greeted by a barren landscape stretching endlessly.

Rounded protruding rocks patched together, with not a single blade of grass.

It resembled a forsaken, abandoned land.

The whistling wind amplified its desolation.

Whoosh!

A shadow suddenly shot out from the ground, lunging at a White Armor Clan warrior who had just turned.

Mu Fan was about to act when he saw a flash, and Bloer, the slender Wind Clan individual, appeared, clutching a writhing black worm.

Mu Fan saw Bloer’s face smile for the first time since he appeared.

His dark face beamed happily, creasing with joy.

"Black Stone Worm, enough to poison at least fifty crossbow arrows."

Satisfied, Bloer mused to himself as he expertly twisted his fingers.

The worm shrieked, then went limp, before Bloer casually tossed it into the cloth bag at his waist.

The skilled maneuver showed it was far from his first time doing this.

"Arrows coated with Black Stone Worm blood can bring down a rhino with just four shots, yet they’re useless against them. Wind Clan hunting heavily relies on poisoned arrows from Black Stone Worms."

Even Alva spoke with an admiring tone.

Once, he had been grazed by a Black Stone Worm, resulting in over half a Star Time of paralysis.

He envied the Wind Clan’s resistance to poison.

After this brief interlude, Bloer’s expression lightened from its previous wooden demeanor, excitement quickening his pace.

The team ran across the vast wilderness, resembling a line of ants amidst boundless nature.

That vast, lonely feeling could easily overwhelm an ordinary person, engulfing them in the grandeur of nature and their own insignificance.

During the journey, they did not have the "luck" to encounter another Black Stone Worm.

Finally, after nearly an hour’s run, the team came to a halt.

What unfolded before Mu Fan was a grand spectacle.

Black stones spreading like a tidal wave finally reached their end, resembling a mighty river rushing to a cliff edge to form a waterfall.

The "waterfall" gathered from all directions toward a single spot.

It was a giant circular abyss with a diameter of at least three kilometers.

At the center, a continuous whirlwind of black mist eerily spiraled into the sky; most spectacular were the countless stones hovering above, defying gravity.

As if they weren’t stones at all.!

Even from a kilometer away from the abyss, Mu Fan felt his skin prickling instinctively.

His innate intuition warning of the danger ahead.

But Bloer’s running speed abruptly increased.

"Doton, get ready to assist Bloer."

Alva cast towards the front.

Then, in Mu Fan’s view, a muscular man with a bare torso unfastened a rope from his waist and threw it fiercely forward, instantly wrapping Bloer.

Bound by the rope, Bloer suddenly accelerated.

"This is the ultimate secret of our White Armor Clan! Brother Mu, watch closely!"

Three others simultaneously drew out three massive bone-like teeth as tall as themselves and stabbed them heavily into the ground.

Thud!

Another three ropes simultaneously flung from the trio’s hands, looping around the waist of the bare-chested man, securing him.

Then, with a loud shout, the muscular man pulled his arms back with force.

At the same moment, Bloer rushed towards the unfathomable abyss, crouched, and leaped heavily!