CHAPTER 1289: CHAPTER 1288: THAT HITS HARD

Alright, although these words sting a little, they’re undeniably true.

The orcs instantly grasped Ji Nuan’s thoughts.

They tied a rope connecting Casa and Xiu Yan, with Casa crawling over the Black Quicksand like the fake Orc earlier, while Xiu Yan flew above him, ready to rescue him if any danger appeared.

This arrangement was quite perfect.

Seeing the rope connecting Casa and Xiu Yan, Harry, Norz, and Tuya felt much more at ease.

At this point, Casa had slowly crawled onto the Black Quicksand, mimicking the earlier fake Orc’s movements.

But gradually, he realized that this task wasn’t so easy.

His entire body’s strength had to be evenly distributed; any excessive force in one area would cause him to sink, making things quite troublesome.

Focusing intensely also drained the orc’s energy.

After crawling for a while, Casa’s arms and body started trembling.

It was now nearly noon.

Casa’s and Xiu Yan’s figures had become two tiny black dots: "I wonder how they’re doing now."

Ji Nuan transformed directly into a Half Orc state, astonishing the surrounding orcs, but she didn’t care. The abilities she’d evolved could only be used after changing form.

The transformed vision allowed her to see Xiu Yan and Casa’s figures clearly. Casa was resting on the Black Quicksand, looking quite exhausted.

This made Ji Nuan frown; if the evolved orc’s stamina couldn’t keep up, it would be even more difficult for a regular orc.

While all the orcs were intently watching those two rising and falling black dots, a bored and thin orc discovered something unusual about the Black Quicksand.

Compared to earlier, the Black Quicksand had actually started emitting bursts of smoke.

Though small, it definitely existed.

What is this?

He cautiously extended his hand to wave it in the white fog, feeling nothing.

What they didn’t know was that Casa was feeling uncomfortable at this moment; he hadn’t realized when, but the Black Quicksand beneath him started emitting wisps of green smoke,

a faintly unpleasant smell wafted into his nostrils.

"Are you alright?" The orc’s cool voice resonated.

Casa furrowed his brow: "I don’t know why, but the Black Quicksand seems to be getting hot."

Xiu Yan descended a bit, finally noticing strands of gas beginning to emerge from the surrounding Black Quicksand.

"Was this white smoke here just now?"

Casa glanced around him upon hearing this: "No, it wasn’t here earlier; it only started smoking when the Black Quicksand began heating up."

Xiu Yan grabbed the rope around his waist: "Hold onto the rope, I’ll pull you up first. Let’s wait and see; once we’re sure what’s happening, we’ll move forward."

Casa nodded, though his hands and feet were stiff from prolonged crawling, making it a good time for a rest.

He then reached out to grab the rope tied around his waist, allowing Xiu Yan to slowly fly to a higher place.

But in the next instant, as Casa was relaxing his limbs, he felt his waist tighten, his body rapidly ascending, and the rope’s pressure around his waist almost made him vomit.

"What’s happening... oh my!" Before he could finish speaking, calm as Casa was, he couldn’t help but swear upon seeing the scene below his feet.