At the thought of being sent to the slaughterhouse as livestock, where their life and death depended on who the butchers pointed at, everyone's heart was shrouded in a layer of fear.
Was he still going to continue climbing this mountain?
It was obviously a dead end ahead of them!
"The Scar of Tianshan Mountain is right in front of us. The Rift Valley will bring us to the Scar of Tianshan Mountain after crossing the mountain ridges. I don't think I need to tell you how many treasures there are in the Scar of Tianshan Mountain, right?" Yassen was the leader of the Alliance of Mages. He had to calm the other groups down.
"Yassen, the Frosty Ancient Eagles will eventually fill their stomachs. Shouldn't we wait for another batch of beasts to come down to their deaths so the Frosty Ancient Eagles can fill their stomachs?" Zhao Kang, the leader of the Savage Raptor Hunter Group, asked.
Yassen shook his head and said, "Based on what I know, the Frosty Ancient Eagles are storing food for the winter. Even powerful demon creatures with ancient lineages like them that live in the Glacier Layer might be trapped in their nests for a long time during the harsh weather. It's important for the Frosty Ancient Eagles to fill their stomachs to resist the cold."
"The beasts are charging down the mountain with insane momentum. We can't possibly go up the mountain while the Frosty Ancient Eagles are busy hunting the beasts," Kuma said.
"Around three days ago, a group of seniors had the same idea. They tried to go up the mountain while the beasts were charging down the mountain. They told us at the risk of their lives that the Frosty Ancient Eagles are more interested in humans like us, who have tremendous magic energy in their bodies," Yassen said.
"There are a lot of Frosty Ancient Eagles, and their nests aren't too far away from here. The Lake of Tianshan Mountain is a feast for them, "a group of explorers from the Sacred Hall of Liberty said.
The Sacred Hall of Liberty was the highest Magic Association in the Americas. It was obvious that the Research Union of the Sacred Hall of Liberty was also interested in the mysterious Tianshan Mountain in China. They were too powerful to risk their lives, so they had hired the explorers.
"So when is the best time to go up the mountain?" Xing Hui, who was from the Mu Clan, asked.
"When there aren't many beasts left, around ten minutes from now. It also means we only have ten minutes to decide whether to advance or retreat," Yassen said.
Many mage groups fell silent after hearing Yassen's words.
Ten minutes later, their fate would be the same as the horde of beasts. The Mages that were able to reach the Tianshan Lake were considered influential in society. They were not like the Hunters and mercenaries who had nothing. Courage was no longer the only thing that mattered when the death rate was so high.
One after another, small groups of mages chose to descend the mountain.
They did not want to joke around with their lives. Along the way, they had constantly lost people, and their hearts were tormented. It was not easy for them to make it here. They thought that the future was bright, but who knew that it would be such a hellish hunting scene. They would rather be conservative and plunder some things from the alpine layer or the meadow layer.
One-third of the people turned around and left. This ratio surprised Mofan. Logically speaking, after witnessing such a terrifying scene, it would be rare for a normal party to have more than one-fifth of its members stay behind.
"Looks like it's not because the remaining people aren't afraid, but because they're very confident in their own strength!" Mofan glanced at the groups that had decided to stay. Most of them were reputable in the world, including those under the Zhao Clan and the Mu Clan.
The Rift Valley leading to the Scar of Tianshan Mountain had appeared on Tianshan Mountain. As the representative of the two renowned clans in the country, it was reasonable that they were not involved in the Rift Valley.
"Yeah, most of them are experienced. That's why they aren't scared by something like this," Jiang Yu agreed.
"What about the Mailong Private Military Group? Are we leaving or advancing?" Jiang Shaoxu asked.
"I think so."
…
As the teams prepared to depart, the entire frozen Heaven Mountain Lake was filled with the smell of blood. The blood had even condensed into a red icy mist that floated above the lake.
Yassen glanced at the people of the Mailong Private Military Group before looking at the ninth team.
He had noticed them before. He asked with a smile, "Since when did the Mailong Private Military Group recruit China's national team?"
"China's national team?" Kuma turned to the ninth team.
Kuma only knew Ai Jiangtu was a member of China's national team. She did not know any of the others.
In her eyes, the World College Tournament was just a debate between a bunch of kids. It was incomparable to a battle of life and death in a courtroom. As such, she never cared about the World College Tournament.
"So they are a bunch of geniuses. They are bold enough to come to Tianshan Mountain. It seems like they are quite capable after all, since they managed to secure the top spot in the world's top universities," Zhao Kang of the Savage Raptor Mercenary Group chuckled.
"We'll have to take care of them later. Either way, we are still seniors. We can't afford to let a bunch of reputable college students die in front of a group of Mages like us. It's going to be hard for us to survive in the world, HAHAHA!" Bertan, a member of the Sacred Hall of Liberty, said.
The leaders of the groups were discussing the matter. The members of the groups were looking at them too, but their gazes were not friendly.
"They recognized us," Guan Yu said.
"They only recognized us now. I think they are a little slow," Jiang Shaoxu said.
"I don't think so. I've been traveling around the world for years, and I've noticed that the older members of the society don't treat the World College Tournament seriously," Mofan said.
Mofan had experienced it firsthand. He rarely wore a disguise. He always showed his handsome face to the crowd, yet he rarely received any respect or compliments. Even if someone recognized him, eight out of ten people would behave like Lido, the Combat Officer of the Blue Star Knights.
"It can't be helped. Most of the participants of the World College Tournament are supported by powerful organizations. In the eyes of the people of the Magic Society, we were born with a silver spoon in our mouths. We don't have much experience in society. We only know how to show off our skills," Jiang Yu said.
Mofan recalled the situation of the World College Tournament's nominations. It was true that the participants' strength determined who they were, while their background determined who they were.
However, when Mo Fan thought about it, it seemed like the people around him, including Mu Ningxue, were all born with a silver spoon in their mouths, or some kind of law …
In other words, the people of the Magic Society did not accept him as the winner of the World College Tournament because of them!
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