Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Mysterious Ancient Tree

Chapter 463 Enter
Actually, compared to the surprise of the mercenary group, Ai Jiangtu, Nan Jue, Guan Yu, and Jiang Yu, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, were no better off.

Jiang Yu, in particular, was filled with despair. His major was not as good as someone else's minor!

Although it's been quite a while since they graduated from the National Academy, and everyone has successively advanced to the Super-Tier stage, judging from Fang Yu's summoned beast, there's already a significant gap between them.

……

After resting, the members of the Mailong Mercenary Group began to move forward, and Fang Yu and his group followed.

The group bypassed several low-altitude mountain ranges at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains and entered the desert region.

The Mailong Mercenary Group was one of the later groups to set off. When the entire group of over a hundred people arrived at the entrance to the Tianshan Grand Canyon in the desert layer, there were already quite a few mages there, setting up some temporary tents or building some earthen houses with magic.

The Great Rift Valley is a new place. Even without entering the Tian Shan Scar, it still holds many treasures. Logically, after learning the news, the mages should have rushed in to loot as many treasures as possible. Instead, they've set up tents instead.

Upon arriving here, the group came to a stop.

Vice-Commander Kuma instructed the captain of the Third Division to go and investigate why so many people were stationed here.

The captain of the third squad quickly found out what was going on and explained, "It seems that a massive rockfall occurred in the Great Rift Valley, burying and swallowing up a hunter team that entered the valley half a day ago."

"It's just a minor incident. Is it really necessary to scare this group of people? Don't forget, this is Tianshan, the land of heroes," said the mercenary group's leader.

"It's not that simple. The torrents seem to occur unpredictably, and their destructive power is extremely strong. Especially if we are in the Great Rift Valley and suddenly encounter a torrent of torrents, not only will we have nowhere to escape, but we will also have no way to stop them," Tommy, who had inquired about the situation, said, shaking his head.

"With so many of us, can't we even hold them off with a defensive wall?" Kuma asked.

“It’s unstoppable. The Tianshan Grand Canyon itself is a terrain that gradually sinks down from the highest altitude. Especially in the places where the rift valley slope is extremely long, the torrents become rapid and fierce as they tumble and carry in more mud, sand and rocks. Unless they calm down on their own in some flat areas, they are just waiting to be smashed and buried alive,” Tommy said.

Lingling, who had conducted the investigation, then told the vice-captain Kuma how to deal with it, and her analysis was reasonable and well-founded.

Hearing Lingling's analysis, Kuma was somewhat surprised. She realized that the young men and women in this team were clearly not there to gain experience.

Then, the members of the Mairon Mercenary Group accepted Lingling's suggestion and began to move forward. Humans are creatures that love to follow the crowd. As the Mairon Mercenary Group made such a strong entrance, the hesitant mage groups also followed behind.

The Great Rift Valley isn't just one long, winding path. Once inside, countless branches appear, and it's impossible to say which one leads to a higher altitude. After all, the Great Rift Valley is incredibly long. Being in one of the valley paths, it's impossible to judge whether the terrain is flat or rising. Moreover, rising valley paths aren't necessarily unobstructed; you might walk for several kilometers only to find yourself at a dead end.

The Great Rift Valley can be described as a maze, with winding paths, branching routes, interconnected paths, and circuitous routes. Sometimes you can even find yourself backtracking without realizing it.

Seeing that the group had stopped again, Fang Yu shrugged and said, "I don't think they know much about this place."

"Perhaps we didn't do as much homework as you did," Ai Jiangtu said with a hint of helplessness.

Actually, Lingling did all the homework.

Of course, the expenses were pooled together by the group. Just as the two were chatting, the deputy commander, Kuma, approached, politely greeted Fang Yu, and asked, "Do you know how to proceed next?"

"Follow the direction Hong Shiliu will come from," Lingling replied.

Suddenly, Kuma realized something, and a knowing smile appeared on his face: "That's right, the torrents of water melted from the frost at higher levels, so they must have arrived here along a clear path. How clever."

At this moment, Lingling said in a low voice, "I advise you not to set up camp here. Rather than saying that the cave is full of feces, it is more accurate to say that it is full of digested bones."

Kuma was taken aback again.

“My men have already checked this area and there are no signs of demonic activity. The spiders that left behind their droppings have already left.”

She was naturally aware of this, and had even sent someone to investigate the surrounding area. It was only because Fang Yu's previous intimidation was so powerful that she would have definitely taught this little girl a lesson.

"That means your people aren't very good. Have you checked the higher-ups?" Lingling asked casually, as if she were looking at an idiot.

Reminded by Lingling, Kuma immediately walked to a cliff face that rose high into the ravine and pressed his palm against the rock.

Within minutes, Kuma's expression changed drastically!
"Prepare for battle!!"

"A challenge? There are no demons nearby." Tommy looked around in confusion.

"Yes, I specifically checked it..."

"Open your dog eyes and stare at the stone wall!!" Kuma shouted in a fit of rage.

Only then did the mercenaries carefully examine the upper part of the stone wall.

The rift valley is very deep, and there is very little light here. The upper rock walls are also obviously curved and uneven, making it difficult to see the situation at higher levels.

"Here I am, up there, my God, it's a Desert Bone-Eating Spider!" a mercenary shouted.

The mercenary stood on the stone wall, deliberately tilting his head to the side to see that the slightly wider crack above his head was covered with dozens of desert bone-eating spiders.

Each of them possesses enormous venom glands, and their pointed heads resemble the ferocious and ruthless appearance of a wicked woman. Their slender and soft claws can adhere perfectly to vertical stone walls, and they can move at high speeds without making a sound!

Most mages use ground waves to sense creatures on the ground, especially when demons are moving. Ground waves can effectively detect the sound of stomping. The more demons there are, the stronger the sound of stomping. Therefore, experienced earth-type hunters will not allow themselves to be surrounded by a group of demons. When demons are moving in groups, the sound of stomping is more obvious.

However, these desert bone-eating spiders... they didn't make a sound at all, approaching silently, spying silently, in a silence that was chilling.

Most importantly, their numbers are enormous.

(End of this chapter)