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"Boss, this guy knows nothing about Ahn'Qiraj; bringing him along is just a burden!" the Bald Man protested with a frown.
"I give it two days at most before Deer breaks the barrier here. Isn't it too much of a loss to let this warrior take advantage of it?" the Stalwart Man added.
Moments after Deer had caught up, Tifet and the others followed suit. It wasn't that they intended to keep an eye on Garen; rather, the area of the barrier was small, and they couldn't leave the task of breaking it entirely to Deer. They needed to observe the barrier as well, so encountering Garen was unavoidable.
The Bald Man and his companion remained wary of Garen. After all, Lost Land was different from the outside world; in this smoke-filled place, no one could afford to spare energy to look after others. Moreover, Garen's understanding of Ahn'Qiraj was very shallow, making him appear to them as nothing more than a complete liability.
Tifet said nothing, silently watching Garen's back.
At that moment, Garen reached into his pocket, pondered for a moment, then suddenly strode off to the side. Deer had yet to recover from his previous exertion; he paused in surprise before quickly following after him.
"What does he think he's doing?" the Bald Man scoffed. "Running around in a place like this? This guy really has no fear of death!"
Garen stopped amidst a patch of thick weeds, observing carefully for a while before drawing Stormblade and delivering a diagonal slash in front of him!
"Bang!"
The sword's edge struck the barrier, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
"What incredible power!" the Stalwart Man exclaimed in astonishment. In Lost Land, even the most ordinary barriers could be considered as solid as iron walls. The fact that Garen's strike could shake it even slightly spoke volumes about his strength!
"So what? Dead Man's Gorge isn't a place where brute force alone can win," the Bald Man sneered dismissively. "Even if he swung a hundred times, the barrier would—huh?!"
With a dull thud, the heavy barrier suddenly cracked open under Garen's fierce assault!
The Bald Man's eyes widened in disbelief as he watched Garen and Deer emerge from the broken barrier, his expression filled with shock.
“By luck… it must be luck! Damn it, what kind of fortune is this? He just casually found the weak point of the barrier!” the Bald Man thought to himself, not hesitating in his actions as he immediately followed Tifet out through the gap.
As the last of them, the Stalwart Man, stepped out, the gap trembled twice before gradually closing.
“Oh my…” Lu exclaimed in surprise as he looked at Garen. “Sir Garen, how did you do that?”
Garen understood that Lu was asking how he managed to find the weak point of the barrier, and at the same time, Tifet cast a puzzled glance his way.
The weak points of barriers are like vulnerabilities in a person; they vary from individual to individual, making them difficult to capture easily. Garen touched the Heart of Agou in his pocket but ultimately chose not to reveal it. It wasn’t that he intended to keep it a secret; rather, the Heart of Agou clearly had a special purpose in Ahn'Qiraj. With it, finding Tastandin would be much easier for Garen.
Seeing that Garen didn’t respond, Lu decided not to press further. Everyone has their own secrets, and even the best of friends have no obligation to share everything.
Only the Bald Man shot a disdainful glance at Garen.
“Well, now that we’ve broken through the first barrier, we should address the next issue,” Tifet said with a serious expression.
“Issue?” the Stalwart Man asked in confusion. “Haven’t we already left the barrier?”
Tifet shook his head. “We’ve only left the first barrier. There’s no way Ahn'Qiraj has only one layer of barrier.”
“That’s a problem for later; we should focus on moving forward now,” the Bald Man said as he scanned the area and pointed north. “That way should lead us to Sterling Line, the outskirts of an ancient battlefield. On the other side is Arcane Crystal.”
After saying this, the Bald Man started walking ahead on his own, but just then, Tifet’s calm remark caused him to freeze in place.
“Hmm, but if you go another twenty meters forward, you’ll be sliced into pieces by wind blades.”
The Bald Man was startled and jumped back as if electrified. He then focused his gaze ahead and saw faint glimmers of cold light in the air nearby—sharp winds howling ominously!
Another barrier?!
"I have some unfortunate news," Tifet said, rubbing his nose with a wry smile. "Due to our choice of the wrong Ahn'Qiraj entrance, we are now surrounded by barriers."
Dead Man's Gorge stretched for miles, filled with numerous entrances. It resembled an enormous maze, with layers of barriers blocking their path. The distribution of these barriers was erratic, leaving no one aware of the terrifying dangers hidden behind each entrance.
However, despite this, they were somewhat lucky. If the first barrier they encountered had been one with devastating power, they would likely have been wiped out by now.
"How do we get out? Should we continue looking for weak points?" Garen squinted as he scanned the area. Besides the Wind Blade Barrier ahead, there were at least four other damaging barriers surrounding them, forming a tight encirclement.
"Yes, of course," Tifet nodded. "But each barrier leads to different places, so we need to choose a suitable target. After all, breaking all these barriers would take too much effort."
Thinking of what Bald Man had just said, Garen pointed at the Wind Blade Barrier. "Is that the one?"
"That's true in a sense..." Tifet shook his head with a bitter smile. "But unfortunately, a large part of that barrier overlaps with the other two barriers, making it the most difficult to break."
"So the best option right now is the barrier on the left. It may take us on a longer detour, but at least it's safer... Where are you going?"
Before Tifet could finish his sentence, Garen had already walked forward.
"Should we stop him?" Lu asked anxiously.
Tifet snapped back to reality and after a moment of silence shook his head. It wasn't that he had great faith in Garen's strength; rather, from their encounter two years ago, he knew very well that once Garen made a decision, no one could sway him.
"Prepare to heal him," Tifet sighed and said to Lu.
"Is he really just going to charge into the barrier like that?" Stalwart Man exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes wide. "Doesn't he fear for his life?"
Entering a barrier unprepared was an extremely dangerous move. After all, Lost Land was unlike the outside world; it was filled with too many unstable factors. Moreover, Garen's powers were suppressed—whether he could hold out was uncertain. More importantly, how would he break the barrier?
They had spent a full six days breaking through the barrier just now.
"No need to prepare treatment for him; just collect his body!" Bald Man sneered. He had never welcomed Garen's presence, and seeing Garen voluntarily walk into danger brought him a sense of schadenfreude.
"Watch your words, Barov," Tifet frowned.
"Boss, I'm just stating the facts," Bald Man replied without hesitation, mocking, "You must have felt the power of these barriers. Even legendary strongmen might not withstand them, and he chose to enter the overlapping sections of two barriers... Do you still think he can succeed?"
At that moment, a rumble echoed from ahead!
Garen was seen walking deep into the barrier, surrounded by sharp wind blades and biting cold air!
But in that instant, a towering mountain's phantom suddenly appeared behind Garen. Before this translucent mountain, Garen stood like a rock, immovable, and even his silhouette exuded an inexplicable sense of pressure!
The wind blades that rushed toward him vanished as if they were cleaving into stone.
Garen placed his hand into his pocket and quickly searched for the weak points of the barrier using the Heart of Agou.
Back when Garen broke through to the Third Tier, the System had granted him a reward, likely as compensation for his rapid increase in power that left his skills struggling to keep up.
[Mountain Spirit: Third Tier soul skill. Summons the spirit of Mountain Spirit, capable of withstanding 40% damage and absorbing 25% damage; duration depends on the host's soul power!]
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