Lionel’s voice was soft, but everyone on the bamboo raft heard it.
Isaac, in particular, instantly widened his eyes, and his heartbeat unconsciously quickened.
Glancing into the distance, favonovel.com saw towering mountains spring up like mushrooms.
At first, they could only make out the outline. Isaac quickly scanned them, estimating around ten to 20 peaks of varying sizes.
Everyone on the bamboo raft stood up. As they approached, the distant mountains became clearer.
When they were just a few hundred meters from the shore, Isaac and the others noticed that these majestic mountains were barren, with only a few peaks covered in vegetation.
Most of the peaks appeared gray or brown, towering high but desolate. The shore was covered in irregularly shaped chunks of gravel, scattered with ancient bones that were difficult to distinguish as human or animal. A pervasive sense of death seemed to fill the air.
“Is this Emerald Gate?” Isaac turned his head, surveying the desolate surroundings in disbelief.
Lionel didn’t respond, lightly leaping from the bamboo raft to the shore, where the gravel emitted a crunching sound beneath his feet.
He looked up at the distant mountains, and his eyes seemed to redden ever so slightly.
Chet walked up to Lionel’s side, glanced at him, and snorted, “Does the scenery bring back memories?”
The latter remained silent before favonovel.com took some steps forward. Isaac and the others quickly followed.
“Sir, there’s another bamboo raft over there.” Harry, at the rear, scanned the surroundings and suddenly spotted a large bamboo raft near a big rock in the distance to the right.
Isaac and the others immediately turned their gaze to the right.
The bamboo raft looked familiar. It was the one Lucius and the others had used. Although it had been broken by the aquatic ape before, it seemed they had managed to tie it back together.
Judging by this situation, Lucius and the others had entered the Emerald Gate before them.
However, with the numerous mountains around, where could they have gone?
“Where would people from the Everest Sect and Norton family go?” Isaac quickened his pace to catch up with Lionel.
“Mt. Emerald,” Lionel answered without hesitation.
Altair hurried fonNard and asked anxiously, “Mr. Darby, where is Mt. Emerald?”
“Inside the Emerald Gate. Mt. Emerald is the tallest one,” Lionel replied calmly.
Isaac looked up, and there were about 20 peaks of various sizes in sight.
Though they seemed close, how long would it take to actually reach the highest peak?
Lionel walked at the forefront. The path was rough, but fortunately, there was no dense vegetation. The landscape consisted of nothing but gravel and barren scenery, making it easy to spot dangers.
They were swift in their steps as they followed the spacious gravel road through the mountain valley, heading deeper into the Emerald Gate.
They encountered no wild beasts or other dangers within the Emerald Gate.
***
Two days passed without any incidents.
That afternoon, the weather turned gloomy, as if a heavy rain was imminent.
The air became suffocating, and Lionel, leading the way, looked up at the sky. Dark clouds gathered overhead, signaling an approaching storm.
“Sir, is it going to rain?” Harry walked up to Isaac while carrying a box on his back.
Isaac shook his head. Since they entered the secret realm, every day had been filled with sunshine. Occasionally, there were gloomy days, but they hadn’t experienced gale or heavy rain.
The signal on their mobile phones was cut off. The location devices and electronic equipment carried by Dragon One and the others also became useless upon entering the secret realm.
Isaac had been suspecting the peculiar location of this secret realm.
Where exactly were they?
“Danger is coming…” Lionel retracted his gaze and turned to Isaac’s group, speaking in a solemn tone.
Altair widened his eyes, expressing disbelief. “Danger? Where is the danger?”
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