In the height of summer, the northwestern desert lay scorched beneath the blazing sun, the bone-dry air vibrating with waves of heat, carrying not a trace of moisture.
A team made up of twelve Flame Spider Roving Merchants advanced steadily, following the undulating line of the dunes.
At the rear of the procession, a Flame Spider Warrior continuously deployed Earth System Abilities, erasing the traces of footprints left along their path.
At the head of the team, the two Spider Kings, White Ivy and Star Leaf, walked side by side.
All along the way, White Ivy had already inquired from the Star Leaf Spider King about the detailed information regarding Red Crow Mountain.
A place akin to the Flame Spider Tribe's ancestral land, Shanglu.
An ancient power that had found ways to survive the Origin Force Silent Period, having experienced more than a hundred cycles of Origin Force Reincarnation.
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The team climbed up a barren hill.
