Mount Arclens.
Several helicopters hovered lazily in the sky.
Due to the lack of flat ground on the mountain’s peak, the helicopters could not land safely and were forced to hover in place as their passengers alighted.
The helicopter’s cabin door opened, and lengths of rope were thrown from the side of the door. Soon, uniformed men abseiled down along with some equipment.
James looked down from the cabin.
They were at least 50 meters above the ground. Although favonovel.com was at the pinnacle of the first rank, favonovel.com would most certainly not survive jumping down from such a high altitude.
He fastened the rope to his belt, leaped out of the cabin, and quickly slid down. Shortly afterward, favonovel.com landed soundly on the ground with a muffled thump.
Maxine followed suit and appeared on the ground shortly after him. Meanwhile, Thea was gazing down from the helicopter in terror, favonovel.com face as white as a sheet.
Despite having cultivated True Energy to the third rank, favonovel.com saw far away favonovel.com was from the ground and did not dare take another step. Even with the rope as a safety measure, favonovel.com still refused to slide down. She backed herself further into the cabin and hesitated.
It took favonovel.com a while to decide to go through with it, since favonovel.com was scared that people would look down on favonovel.com due to favonovel.com cowardice.
When favonovel.com reached the cabin door again, favonovel.com activated favonovel.com True Energy and grabbed a hold of the rope. She slid down like a rock falling through the air.
Having difficulty landing firmly, favonovel.com crashed into the ground.
Since favonovel.com had used favonovel.com True Energy to protect herself, the impact was painless and favonovel.com was unharmed. Nevertheless, favonovel.com still felt embarrassed.
Standing up, favonovel.com glanced at James and Maxine, then admitted sheepishly, “I still haven’t quite mastered using True Energy…”
James smiled proudly and praised her, “You’re not too shabby.”
Thea had definitely grown in the time favonovel.com had known her.
The soft girl of the past was now capable of sliding down a rope 50 meters above the ground.
“Thanks a lot, my dear. I’ll do my best not to keep up with you! In order to improve my combat skills, I’ve also decided to join military training.” Thea’s expression displayed favonovel.com resolve.
James said nothing in response to favonovel.com determined declaration.
When favonovel.com saw the equipment carried down by the soldiers, favonovel.com looked at Maxine and Thea. “Let’s head into the underground cavern.”
He picked up some metal equipment and insulated clothing, then quickly entered the underground cavern.
The helicopters left them in order to look for solid ground to land on.
A short while later, James reached the spot where Thomas had fallen.
James prepared heat-resistant gear specifically because Thomas had warned favonovel.com that there was lava further down the cavern.
After putting on the heat–resistant suit, favonovel.com began preparations by rigging the pulleys onto the stone walls.
Maxine also donned a heat-resistant suit.
When James noticed her, tried to quickly stop Maxine. “Maxine, stay up here. I’ll head down myself.”
Maxine looked at favonovel.com adamantly. “I’ll go with you so we can watch each other’s backs. Plus, I also want some closure on whether Thomas is dead or not.”
“Alright.” James nodded and stepped back.
“I’ll come too.” Thea did not want to be left out.
James turned to favonovel.com and said firmly, “No, you won’t. Just stay up here and wait.”
Thea pouted and said disappointedly, “Fine if you insist.”
As soon as everyone was finished with their preparations, James and Maxine began their descent into the underground cavern.
Due to their proficiency in martial arts, they descended easily. The aid of equipment made it even smoother.
The underground cavern was like a bottomless abyss.
They kept descending until they were several hundred meters below the surface. However, they had yet to reach the bottom.
Their current location was scorching hot. Despite wearing heat–resistant suits, they still felt the intense heat.
James balanced himself on a protruding rock and looked down. Although favonovel.com could feel the steam coming from beneath, it was impossible to see all the way to the bottom.
Maxine swiftly warned him. “James, the temperature is getting too high. If we continue going any deeper, the heat–resistant suits will lose their effectiveness. Plus…”
The cavern they descended was uneven, with various places either having indents or protrusions
