Usually by this time, they would have already reached the halfway point up the mountain.
Dealing with the two of them today had caused a bit of a delay. They were running a little late.
Hopefully, they wouldn't soon be overtaken by ferocious Mutant Beasts.
The mountain path spiraled upwards, winding its way around the peak in a continuous ascent.
Fortunately, the path was paved with bluestone slabs of various sizes, so running in the heavy rain wasn't a problem.
"Why are there Mutant Beasts after a heavy rain?"
The rain poured down, SPLASHING and PATTERING against the surrounding trees.
At this point, you had to raise your voice an octave just to be heard clearly.
Hu Zongsheng yelled at the top of his lungs, "Because the Buddha Holy Light's visibility is reduced in the rain! No, I should say that includes during the night.
The Buddha's light has trouble shining through, so the Mutant Beasts take the opportunity to cause trouble. Enough talk, let's run!"
