The path to the mission location was not an easy one for Lu Ping and the others. It was in a corner of the Spirit Beast Garden, an area only recently opened up on the map.
At first, they could still see a few normal stalks of Spirit Grass, and a couple of startled wild rabbits would occasionally dart past. The scene could, at a stretch, be described as "man and nature in harmony."
But as the group ventured deeper, the atmosphere began to take a dark turn.
The surrounding trees gave way to a strange species called "Black Thornwood." Their branches coiled like snakes and were covered in sharp barbs.
"This... This is the path to the incubation chamber?" one of the undercover agents couldn't help but rub the goosebumps on his arms, his voice trembling. "Why does this feel less like a path to an incubation chamber and more like the Yellow Springs Road to King Yama's tomb? Did we walk onto the wrong set?"
