Conversely, if they were to walk slowly and allow a large group of Demon Worms to surround them, it would instead be a highly disadvantageous situation for them. The question was, whether Yue Yang would pick the second method. After all, he was the client and held the final choice. Ye Kong was afraid that he had not explained it clearly enough, and added, “If we were to choose the first method, then we would have to prepare all the necessary items. We would also have to find other parties who wish to pass through Yu Long Valley and work together to advance; However, if we were to pick the second option, we could start instantly as the Demon Worms are at their weakest in the afternoon. But now, we’ve already missed the optimal timing… The fastest run through Yu Long Valley was five hours, we would have to be faster than that. Otherwise, when the sky darkens, we would be in an extremely dangerous predicament.”
Yue Yang felt that even if the tragic guy who had learnt martial arts were to run through this fifty kilometre mountain road, he would have no problem, not to mention his current self.
He decided to go with the second option.
Ye Kong hastily nodded his head saying, “Since I’ve learnt some techniques passed down in my family, there is no problem with my stamina when running. I’ll give everyone half an hour to gather up what you need.”
Ye Kong and the Li brothers gulped nervously.
Although they were hoping for Yue Yang to choose the second option in their hearts just now, Yue Yang had actually decided to do it. They felt that this was akin to him betting his life on it. The Li brothers immediately lay down to rest at their current spots. They were preparing to recover their strength to the peak within half an hour.
However, Ye Kong did not do this. He instantly ran towards the nearest provision shop and bought various necessities with the advance pay that Yue Yang had given him from the shopkeeper. Ten minutes later, he brought a large bag of items back along with a piece of good news. Two days ago, a few groups of strong parties had cleared this trial and slaughtered a good amount of Demon Worms. There were slightly less worms than usual crawling about right now.
In Yue Yang’s eyes, even if the Demon Worms were ten times less, there were still too many of them to count.
However, Li Qie and Li Ge’s morale was greatly bolstered by this news. Although they knew that this would not help much, hearing good news was always better than hearing bad news.
“Do you want to leave the Ironback Demonic Wolf here to be cared for? No matter how docile it is, seeing the mountain packed with Demon Worms will probably cause him to turn tail and flee while leaving you behind.” Ye Kong quietly advised Yue Yang to keep Hui Tai Lang here while sprinkling ‘Insect Repelling Powder’ on him.
“No need. I’ll just let it be if it runs away. After all, this is a test for it.” Yue Yang randomly gave Hui Tai Lang a flying kick.
If Hui Tai Lang ran away after merely looking at the Demon Worms, what was the point of keeping it?
Ye Kong saw Yue Yang kicking his beast around leisurely and was dumbfounded. He had never seen a warrior who would hit his own beasts. Wasn’t he afraid that this Ironback Demonic Wolf would run away? However, when he saw the comfortable expression of Hui Tai Lang after he was beaten up. He had never seen a beast that lacked so much dignity before. Could it be that this wolf was a naturally born masochist?
As Yue Yang’s group prepared to rush through Yu Long Valley, the party members who were discussing on going through the valley together were dumbfounded.
Two group leaders shouted first, “Oi, are you preparing to send yourselves as dinner for the demon worms?”
Someone also cried out, “Mad, these four guys have gone mad.”
“It’s afternoon now, the sun is about to set. It’s impossible for you to run through Yu Long Valley in five hours. Even if you’re lucky and don’t meet any Level 3 Nest Spiders and Bird Eating Mantises, or large groups of Level 2 Giant Black Iron Ants and Devil Masked Centipedes, it’s impossible for you to rush through Yu Long Valley in one go. With its being 50 kilometres long, along with it’s complex terrain, I’d estimate that you’d be dead tired even before you’re halfway through.” A few of the warriors that set up stalls tried to convince them with good intentions, “Stay and team up with everyone to clear the trial, after all, that’s the safest way to do it.”
“There are less than a hundred warriors who try to run past Yu Long Valley. But those who can safely make it through number less than ten. You’d better think about this carefully.” Even the Silver Armour Guard Captain who watched over the mouth of Yu Ling Valley advised Yue Yang not to be impulsive.
“You guys can stay…”
Yue Yang spoke to test the reactions of Ye Kong and the others.
If Ye Kong and the Li brothers hesitated, Yue Yang would immediately leave and not trust them ever again. Even if they were only hired, the