Although I wasn't sure what had happened, one thing was clear to me: we needed to reach that entrance before anyone else. In times of uncertainty like this, wherever there is activity, there lies an opportunity. So, it was only right to be ruthless and get ahead of the others in times like these.

After running towards the direction of the explosion for quite a while, we finally arrived at the entrance to the tunnel. From afar, smoke was still billowing from the site. However...

It was evident that some formidable individuals had already arrived, and judging by their levels, these guys were not to be underestimated. One of them happened to be an old acquaintance.

Gongxi Jinsheng

Wandering Swordsman LV78

Neutral · Enlightened · Golden Core Stage · Tianxin Sword Technique User · Demon Hunter · Head of the Gongxi Family · Tianxin Sect's Second Leader

Sineil Turner

Dual Sword Specialist - Monster Hunter LV82

Neutral · Proficient · Demon Slayer · Beast Hunter · Item Maker · One-Hit Killer · Blasphemer · Earth Dragon Slayer

Haida Yangping

Swordsman LV86

Neutral · Fierce · Swordsman · Murderer · Destroyer · One-Hit Killer · Blasphemer · Wanted Criminal · Demon Hunter

The last person was our old friend, Uncle George.

"Well, well."

I waved to Uncle George, who looked a bit awkward and glanced at me and then at Sally beside me.

"I didn't expect... you guys are pretty fast, huh?"

"No, no, you're faster. I'm not fast at all. Of course, it's a double meaning."

"Oh, teacher, you've also joined the party!"

Alyxia looked at me admiringly from the side.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm an honest person."

I said seriously.

"Tsk~"

Alyxia rolled her eyes and walked away.

Uncle George, being an old hand, naturally understood what we were talking about. He smiled wryly and said,

"I didn't expect you could really get Sally to come out. Looks like you know, huh?"

"Huh? I know what? Sally? What do I know?"

I looked at Sally with a puzzled expression, and she responded with an innocent smile.

"I don't know~"

"..."

Uncle George broke out in a cold sweat on his face, coughed, and said,

"Well, it seems everything's fine if nothing's wrong."

However, the looks from the other two were quite off. After all, they had arrived separately earlier, and now seeing so many of us, especially linking up with Uncle George, made them feel pressured suddenly.

Come on, we're just kids~ Don't look at us like that~

And one of them seems to... though I've never met them, it seems they have some kind of connection, right?

"Is this gentleman here Mr. Haidao?"

I said to the rugged-looking man.

He seemed a bit surprised and looked at me with confusion.

"Have we... met before?"

"No, but I've met Shima Senbon and Haidao Mingren before when I went to the academy for exchanges."

"You are..."

He sized me up and asked with a hint of curiosity.

"You are... Lin Fir?"

"Ah, it seems they have indeed mentioned me."

"Well, of course, because of you, they almost transferred to the Western Continent to study magic, saying how cool magic is when it's just leveraging natural elements, whereas learning swordsmanship is the real deal."

"Forgot to bring your sword?"

"......"

The other person pondered for a moment before replying, "Forgetting the sword is his own fault, it has nothing to do with strength."

Well said. I have never seen such shameless audacity before.

However, after my remark, the remaining person became uneasy. When I looked at him, he seemed to be looking at me expectantly.

Seriously, do you have to be like this? At least you are a demon hunter, can't you learn something from that silver-haired guy?

Although you have short blond hair, at least you are a scarred, rugged-looking uncle, can't you look more serious?

Oh, forget it, having one more laborer wouldn't hurt. So I approached him and said, "Mr. Turner?"

"Yes, yes! That's me!"

Why are you so excited? I just saw your title, I really don't know you.

But lured by the appeal of what seemed like a decent hand, I continued, "I remember... you once killed a land dragon, right? Are you here to challenge a sky dragon this time?"

"Yes, yes."

The other person nodded eagerly.

I turned to look at everyone.

"Alright then, I have a proposal. Let's go in together and see what's going on. After all, I am a teacher, and all of you, although each of you has your strengths, facing a dragon that has long disappeared from the human world, there's no absolute certainty, right? I think some of you might just be scouting, but remember, dragons don't care why you're there. So, let's go together, it's safer, isn't it?"

The three people looked at each other, and Uncle George nodded first.

"I have no objections, after all, protecting Sally is also one of our daily tasks."

Huh? I just saw a hint of a smirk at the corner of Sally's mouth, but upon closer inspection, she had a smile on her face again.

However, I felt that it wasn't an illusion.

"I... don't mind either, after all, I'm just here to see what's different between the Western dragons and the Eastern dragons."

Mr. Hai Island also chimed in.

Hehe, not even a three-year-old would believe that.

"Well, I'm in too. Honestly, I've been here for over a week and haven't found anything, only today something happened, so, having someone to look out for me is good."

Mr. Turner also said, which surprised me a bit. A week? Could the dragon really be asleep?

Anyway, let's go in and see first.

After speaking, led by the three masters as the vanguard, we entered the exploding cave.