Upon hearing this question, Ma Yuanbai first cautiously looked around.
Seeing that no one was eavesdropping, he gently leaned close to Li Yu's ear:
"A huge secret is hidden on the mountaintop, and it is closely related to the impending disaster."
Li Yu was somewhat surprised, but he knew that Ma Yuanbai had no reason to lie to him.
"I can help you with this."
Ma Yuanbai's face lit up with joy, but Li Yu suddenly paused: "However..."
"Name your terms," Ma Yuanbai urged, knowing full well that getting Li Yu to help would come at a price.
However, he was willing to accept any conditions as long as Li Yu could come.
"I want a portable house from the shelter, do you have any ideas?" Li Yu's words surprised Ma Yuanbai.
He thought Li Yu was going to make some amazing demands, but it turned out to be related to the refuge.
"Was it the prize from that talent selection competition?" Ma Yuanbai recalled.
“That’s right.” Li Yu nodded in confirmation.
“No problem. As long as you can reach the top of Xirong Mountain, I’ll find a way to get everyone to help you get the reward when you come back.” Ma Yuanbai agreed immediately, his tone firm.
As long as we can get up the mountain, this condition is not a big deal at all.
"Deal." Li Yu readily agreed.
The two clasped hands.
Seeing this, the awakened ones behind Ma Yuanbai also breathed a sigh of relief.
With Li Yu's help, the success rate of this mission has greatly increased.
"Shall we set off now?" Li Yu asked, since he had agreed to help, the sooner the better.
“Of course.” Ma Yuanbai was also very excited.
His team of Awakened Ones had actually been assembled long before they arrived at the shelter.
The reason he hadn't chosen to set off was because he wanted to invite Li Yu to go with him.
Now that the team is complete, let's go!
Ma Yuanbai turned back and talked with several awakened individuals, leaving a few ordinary people from his group to wait.
After settling everything in, Ma Yuanbai came over with several Awakened Ones.
Li Yu also told Fu Xiyao, who had met Ma Yuanbai before and naturally had no objections.
Thinking that she could still help Li Yu, she decided to go along as well.
After a brief introduction, Ma Yuanbai led his newly formed temporary team northwards towards the shelter.
Throughout the journey, Ma Yuanbai could not hide his excitement.
"It can work!" Ma Yuanbai thought to himself.
Not only is his plan going very smoothly, but the awakened individuals he has recruited in his team are also much stronger than he initially expected.
After several hours of travel, the heavy rain gradually subsided.
The group finally arrived at the foot of Xirong Mountain.
"So this is Xirong Mountain."
Li Yu looked at the dark mass of mountains in the distance, feeling somewhat curious.
Ma Yuanbai called everyone together:
"We're about to start climbing the mountain, so everyone stay alert."
At this moment, Ma Yuanbai appeared extremely experienced, methodically assigning tasks to everyone.
"Sun Hao, be alert and sense danger."
The new young man standing to the side nodded.
"Zhao Xiong, you cover the rear."
"Leave it to me." The short man nodded.
"Li Yu, you're quite the dark horse?" Ma Yuanbai looked at Xiao Hei beside Li Yu with some concern.
"Don't worry, this horse can climb mountains without any problems," Li Yu assured him.
Ma Yuanbai nodded:
"Set off!"
All of them were Awakened Ones, and they were all moving quickly as they headed up the mountain.
The slope of Xirong Mountain is not steep, and Xiao Hei has no problem walking on it.
[Quivet LV7: Capacity 80, Reload Speed +7, Stability +25%]
Along the way, Li Yu did not forget to continue to reinforce the quiver.
After walking for another half hour, the group suddenly made a new discovery.
In the misty rain, a black object stood in the distance.
What is that?
"It looks like a tree."
The group quickly stepped forward and found it was indeed a tree. They hadn't seen a tree in a long time, having lived in the Black Mountain area for so long.
Li Yu and Fu Xiyao were also full of surprise. They both thought the trees had gone extinct, but they didn't expect that there was still one growing here.
Upon closer inspection, the tree was covered in pine needles.
The needles are dense and black, so they look dark from a distance.
"It's alive!"
"It's truly a miracle."
"Incredible!"
Sun Hao, the young man in charge of perception, was seeing a living tree for the first time.
Even Li Yu had only seen a living tree once when she was a child.
Even without Ma Yuanbai speaking, Li Yu was also curious about what was on the mountaintop.
In this land already dominated by rain, there is still such tenacious life.
Although this tree was extremely rare, the group did not stop there, but continued to walk upwards.
Li Yu tugged at Xiao Hei, but Xiao Hei didn't budge.
Fu Xiyao stepped forward and gently stroked Xiao Hei's mane, trying to soothe it gently.
However, Xiao Hei remained motionless, like a stubborn horse.
Xiao Hei seemed determined at this moment, refusing to move forward no matter what, stubbornly stopping behind that tree.
"What's wrong?" Ma Yuanbai noticed the situation and asked.
"The horse wouldn't suddenly stop moving; it wouldn't behave like that without a reason."
Li Yu told Ma Yuanbai that his eyes revealed seriousness and vigilance:
"There may be unforeseen dangers ahead."
Ma Yuanbai nodded. He trusted Li Yu's judgment and knew that there were dangers on Xirong Mountain, but his goal was to go up the mountain.
Li Yu pondered for a while, and then made a decision.
"The dark horse will stay here, and we'll continue on foot. If things get bad, we'll use this place as our rendezvous point."
Ma Yuanbai agreed to the plan: "Okay, let's move on."
Li Yu patted Xiao Hei's neck and said softly, "Wait for us here."
"Hmph~" Little Black seemed to understand and stayed quietly in place.
Fu Xiyao patted Xiao Hei before turning around and continuing forward with the others.
Just as the group passed by the tree, a rustling sound came from the mountaintop.
"Splash—"
"What's that sound?" Ma Yuanbai asked warily, immediately stopping in his tracks.
"The sound of rain?"
"No, it sounds like waves to me."
Li Yu listened intently and realized that it did indeed sound like waves crashing.
Everyone was startled. They were on Mount Xirong, not by the water, so how could they hear the sound of waves?
As they climbed higher up the mountain, the sound of the waves became clearer, and even the ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly.
The rain seemed to intensify as they drew closer to the source of the sound.
Everyone stopped in their tracks, and Ma Yuanbai turned to look at Sun Hao.
Sun Hao nodded, then pricked up his ears and lay on the ground to listen carefully, but the feedback he received made him freeze in place.
"What's wrong?" Ma Yuanbai asked anxiously.
"It's a tsunami..."
Sun Hao said in disbelief.
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