The wind was as sharp as a knife as it cut through the cliffs.
As they went deeper into the Ancient Isthmus, the wind that blew through the valley became stronger and stronger. The strange thing was that the wind did not blow away the clouds and mist. Instead, the white mist often appeared together with the fierce wind. It swallowed the clouds and spat out fog, causing sand and stones to fly everywhere. It made the visibility in the valley extremely low.
This situation allowed Brando and the others to avoid Andesha's pursuit, but it also made the trek through the valley even more difficult.
Brando placed his hand on a protruding rock. The wind blew so hard that he had to squint his eyes. He turned around and passed his hand to Scarlett who was climbing up.
He placed Scarlett on the platform, followed by Vahina. On the other side, Veronica climbed up with the help of the Mephistopheles.
In the end, Brando also climbed up against the wind.
"That's the legendary Tempest Circle in front of us, right? Legend has it that no one has ever been able to cross that wall made of violent winds," Veronica said as she held her Azure Firmament in one hand.
She turned around and looked at Brando with her emerald eyes, "What do you plan to do, little one?"
Even though the Cruz Goddess of War was still weak, she seemed to be in good spirits.
Brando climbed up the platform. The valley was split into two, and on the other side was a bottomless ravine. The black granite was split in the middle, and the fracture was smooth and flat, as if there was a huge fissure in the ground.
The wind continued to flow in the direction of the fissure, and the airflow formed a white line that looked like a sea current that was suspended in the air.
The nest of the Saint Hydra was right below —
Brando was speechless for a moment before he turned around and answered, "The way to pass through the Tempest Wall is through the underground. The Druids have invested a lot of manpower and resources into this place for the past hundred years just to find that passage."
"They found it?"
Brando shook his head.
"So you know?" Veronica asked as she looked at him.
"I've read about it in an ancient document. It should be nearby." [Ancient texts are used to being ridiculed, and I have a tendency to turn this excuse into a hidden truth. The entrance to the underground passage is at the bottom of this bottomless chasm, but going down is not an easy task.]
At this time, Brando noticed that Scarlet was looking at her wrist with a strange expression.
He immediately felt awkward and couldn't help but touch the teeth marks on his wrist. However, he really didn't know how to explain it. Perhaps it wasn't some kind of hand-kissing gift?
"But damn it, it turns out that life points can't be withdrawn automatically!"
Scarlett woke up at the right time. Brando had a headache, but he turned back to look at Mephistopheles. That damned transvestite turned his face to one side.
"Erm … Well, to go down from here," Brando awkwardly changed the topic. "It looks a little difficult. I'm not sure if there's a way down."
"Go down from here?"
This was the first time the noble daughter of the Cruz family spoke since she woke up. She seemed to have woken up from her depression. She frowned and raised her eyebrows.
Vahina looked down at the pitch-black chasm with a pale face.
"That's too whimsical, isn't it?!"
"For a spoiled, weak, and incompetent young lady, that's indeed the case."
Mephistopheles replied quickly.
He looked expressionlessly at Vahina who was staring at him in disbelief. "That's why I said, please don't question the master's decision —"
"You!"
"Enough, Vahina." Veronica interrupted them. "Since the ancient document mentioned that passage, there might be a way down. Let's look for it."
"I'm sorry, but there's no such ancient document!"
Brando cursed inwardly.
However, he did think of a possibility. Back when that player entered the Loop of Trade Winds, his strength wasn't even half of his. Since that player couldn't climb down this cliff, it meant that there was indeed a path leading to this cliff.
But before that, Brando drew a card from the Planeswalker System's deck. It was the Holy Sword.
He frowned. He had hoped that it would be the Silver Stallion. That way, he could send everyone down the chasm after three trips. But things did not go as he wished.
Ever since he left the Holy White Stone, it had already been three stages. But he only drew the Pristine Archangel, the Golden War Flag, and the Holy Sword card.
In addition to his original hand, there were the Blood Throne Vampire, Wind Spirit Spider, Holy Sword, Fire Djinn, Sprint Drive, Energy Drain, and Fireclaw Bugler.
The Blood Throne Vampire and Wind Spirit Spider were still on the battlefield. The Holy Sword was originally used up, but it was now back in his hand. The Fire Djinn had entered the graveyard during the battle with Amman, and the Fireclaw Lord was still in the graveyard.
Energy Drain was used up when he fought the Warg and was shuffled back into the deck. The Fireclaw Bugler and Pikeman should still be on the battlefield, but they should be with Amandina.
Other than the Wind Spirit Spider, Brando did not have the time to reset any other cards. He had a few chances to do so, but he missed them because he was unconscious.
"Andesha is down there." Scarlet suddenly whispered.
Brendel was taken aback. He looked over and saw that the woman was indeed chasing after him along the valley. But it seemed that she had not discovered them yet. The wind in the chasm was strong, and they could only see a sky full of sand and clouds.
But Andesha's speed still made him suck in a breath of cold air. She did not know the correct path, and she was only one step behind them.
The difference in strength was a little too great.
Brando quickly lowered his body and gestured to the others to lie flat on the boulder. He then turned back and whispered: "Regardless of whether there is a path or not, we have to go."
"That woman … …" Faena seemed to have recalled the previous incident and could not help but tremble. She clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Brando immediately gestured to Mephistopheles to pull the young lady back. At the same time, he brought Veronica and Scarlet back carefully. He gestured to the others:
"We have to walk along the cliff and see if we can find the path."
Veronica and Scarlet nodded.
But no one expected that when Mephistopheles helped Faena up, she seemed to have lost her balance and slipped down.
"Careful!" Brando's expression changed as he shouted.
Mephistopheles reacted quickly and grabbed Faena's ankle, hanging her upside down in the air. Even though the cross-dresser's strength was so great that it almost caused tears to fall from the noble lady's eyes, at least he managed to catch her before she slid down.
Vahina bit her lips hard to stop herself from screaming. She looked up with a pale face and saw a pebble rolling down in that direction, making a crashing sound.
The few of them froze on the cliff.
Brando looked at Andesha's direction with a grave expression. But fortunately, the wind in the chasm was strong, and Andesha did not seem to have noticed the commotion.
"Save … … Save me … …"
Faena was clearly frightened. Her leg was lifted upside down by Mephistopheles, and her whole body swayed back and forth on the cliff. Even a man would not be able to endure such a situation, let alone Faena who had never experienced such a situation before.
She looked as if she was about to cry at any moment.
Brando could not help but glance at her. He could not understand why the Goddess of War, who was known for her calmness and foresight, would bring along a useless noble with her.
This was a rather euphemistic way of putting it. In fact, Faena's influence on Veronica was negative no matter how he looked at it.
Veronica sighed.
What could she say? This was not her idea, and Elman was the one who made the decision. Moreover, Elman and Faena were both descendants of large families and not her direct subordinates, so she could not say anything.
Brando could tell from her expression that the Empire was not as united as before. Otherwise, they would not have sent a group of people to deal with such an important matter.
But this was still considered good, at least compared to Aouine.
He nodded at Mephistopheles and motioned for them to pull Faena up. Although he wanted to throw her down, he was afraid that Veronica would immediately draw her sword against him.
Mephistopheles obeyed and slowly pulled Faena up. But at this moment, before the people on the cliff could even breathe a sigh of relief, something happened.
Brando was stunned as he watched the dagger on Faena's waist slip out of its sheath.
The dagger slowly fell.
At that moment, it was as if time was stretched.
Everyone saw the sword slowly fall, then hit a protruding rock, bounced to the side, and continued to fall, after which it was hit many times.
Finally, a series of crisp metallic clangs could be heard from the bottom of the cliff.
The cliff was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Andesha stopped in her tracks.
Then, she suddenly raised her head. Although she did not see the people on the cliff, her purple eyebrows twitched. She seemed to have determined the direction of Brando's group.
Countless vines surged out from Andesha's back and escorted her forward. She then turned into a dark green dragon and charged towards the direction of the cliff.
The craggy terrain was not an obstacle for Andesha. She walked on the cliff as if it was flat ground and closed the distance between them in an instant.
"Run!" Brando was the first to react. He knew that Andesha had already discovered them. If she could not even catch this movement, then she was not worthy of being one of the twelve Patriarchs of the Tree Herders.
"Brando."
"Don't speak," he interrupted her: "Follow the original plan and run south!"
Brando paused for a moment: "Help me take care of Scarlett."
Veronica frowned and looked at him. She suddenly realized that this young man might be separated from them. In fact, that was exactly what Brando was thinking. If Andesha caught up to them, he would have to think of a way to lure her away.
The nest of the Lernaia Hydra should be nearby. Under such circumstances, bringing the others, especially the useless young lady, would only be a burden.
He made up his mind in an instant, but Veronica had already started to pull Scarlett away. Mephistopheles also pulled Faena up. He did not wait for her to regain her balance and dragged her by the arm.
Faena's hand was in so much pain that she teared up, but she knew that she was in trouble. She gritted her teeth and did not dare to make a sound as she staggered behind.
Brando was the last to leave. He looked at Andesha from afar and saw that she was moving at an astonishing speed.
The few of them ran along the cliff towards the south. On one side was the bottomless abyss, and on the other side was the Lord of Withering Weeds. The distance between them was getting closer and closer.
If not for the strong winds above the canyon, Andesha would have chased after them without any hesitation.
But the difference in speed was too great, and Brando knew that it would not end well if he continued chasing after her. He turned around and released the Eternal Orb and the Wind Spirit Spiders to form a wall between them and Andesha.
The Wind Spirit Spiders lined up in midair and formed a wall that shone with a green radiance.
"Get out of my way!"
Andesha looked at the green wall. She saw that it was just some ordinary Wind Spirit Spiders, but as the Matriarch of the Tree Herders and the Lord of Withering Weeds in The Amber Sword, she naturally recognized these little creatures.
She thought that Brando was trying to stall for time, and she roared and waved her hand nonchalantly. Countless vines shot towards the wall of Wind Spirit Spiders like steel spears.
Andesha did not use her full strength, but this mistake caused her to suffer a great loss.
In the next moment, the green radiance on the wall suddenly changed and was replaced by gold. The wall of Wind Spirit Spiders seemed to be dyed with a dazzling golden light.
Then, a golden light flashed.
Countless pillars of light shot out from the wall and pierced through Andesha's vines, hitting her body in an instant. The Matriarch of the Tree Herders screamed in pain. Even though a Silver-ranked attack was not enough to injure her, it was enough to make her flustered and battered.
Brando used up all his Earth EP in an instant and ordered the Holy Sword Art to attack without holding back. The continuous barrage of light pillars infuriated Andesha, but it was a pity that it was not easy for her to regain the initiative in the midst of the barrage of attacks.
When Andesha finally managed to break free from the pillars of light, she was furious to find that Brendel and the others had pulled away from her by quite a distance.
The Withered Overlord of the Tree Shepherds let out a furious roar. He waved a vine in his hand and tore the Wind Spirit Spiders' formation to shreds in no time.
Then, she continued to advance.
At this time, Brando immediately sacrificed the remaining Wind Spirit Spiders.
"Sacrifice non-black creatures to the card, Blood Throne Vampire."
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