Morning fog enveloped the Novice Village. Chu Yi held the short blade given by Tie Hu and repeatedly practiced slashing movements in the training ground. Sweat dripped down his chin and wetted the armor on his chest. He had exchanged it for the silver coins he earned from his first adventure. It was light and strong. The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance. Lin Feng galloped over on a maroon horse, and the bronze compass hanging on the saddle jingled with the bumps.
"Chu Yi! Pack your things quickly!" Lin Feng reined in the reins, his eyes flashing with excitement, "The Great Adventure Organization has issued an S-level mission - to explore the lost Yueyue ruins. It is said that there are relics of ancient civilizations that can subvert the magic system!"
Chu Yi's heart skipped a beat. Since traveling to this world, he has quickly mastered basic swordsmanship and magic knowledge with his golden fingers, but the S-level mission means facing unknown dangers. But thinking that he could reveal more secrets of another world, he still nodded firmly: "I will prepare now."
The two joined Tie Hu and Bai Zhi, and the four-person team headed towards the mountains in the northwest. Tie Hu carries a homemade giant crossbow on his back, and the tips of the arrows are tinged with poisonous blue; Bai Zhi's medicine box is filled with healing herbs, and she has a self-defense dagger on her waist. During the journey, Lin Feng kept fiddling with the compass, but the pointer spun wildly and uncontrollably.
"Something's wrong," Lin Feng frowned. "This compass started to malfunction when we were still ten miles away from the ruins. It seems that the energy field inside is weirder than imagined." Before he finished speaking, the sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and large raindrops fell. Chu Yi looked up and saw faint purple lightning swimming in the clouds, and the air was filled with pungent sulfur.
