Chapter 1932
Author: Marina Vittori
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56
"No chance at surviving? Is it really that dangerous?" Jackson was shocked.

Ryan was the Arcane Path Guild's prodigy, possessing strength comparable to Jackson. The monsters in the oasis must be exceptionally formidable for him to say that.

"I'm not trying to scare you. It's genuinely horrifying in there. My seniors and juniors were eaten by those monsters.

"If I hadn't run fast enough and been lucky, I might have suffered the same fate," Ryan said with a pained expression.

He had watched helplessly as his fellow disciples were killed, and the feeling was unbearable.

"Seems like our mission this time is teeming with danger!" Jackson appeared pensive.

Although the Arcane Path Guild wasn't a Southwest sect, their strength rivaled that of the Embersteel Order.

The fact that their team of elite disciples that were sent on the exploration barely survived indicated the extreme danger within the oasis.

It would be a challenge for Jackson to venture in with his current abilities.
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