Chapter 108 - Dungeon - XVI
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The crimson sun cast weak light across the mountain's surface as five figures stood with hair whipping in the wind, their anxious gazes fixed on the fifth mountain's peak.
Three days had passed since they conquered the fourth mountain. Following standard procedure, the group destroyed the central access passage and took shelter at the summit. During these three days, they endured three centipede attacks - the creatures scaling the mountain in conquest attempts. Yet their positional advantage, combined with Dália and Aeloria's coordinated efforts to repel the monsters, proved overwhelmingly effective.
Still, no victorious smiles graced their faces.
"Nothing?" Seraphine asked.
"Nothing," I replied. "I scouted as close as possible. Watched for hours and saw no movement on the mountain."
"What about the grasshoppers?" Aeloria inquired.
"They follow the centipedes' pattern - try to conquer through the central passage, then vanish like dust when they enter!"
"The centipede strategy won't work against whatever's guarding this mountain," Dália observed.
"Phew... So it's another type of creature. The question is - what kind?" Aeloria deduced.
"The passage is much larger than the fourth mountain's. Big enough for four centipedes to pass simultaneously!" I described.