I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 1938 - 367: Natural Disaster Blocks the Path

It’s not only fierce but also astonishingly frequent.

Standing at the mountain’s peak, Tang Xing squinted as he gazed towards Donglan Mountain, calculating in his mind: "Such fierce thunder, even if it were just me, crossing would be daunting, let alone bringing four teammates along. It seems a long-term plan is needed."

Ancients said that Heaven and Earth can hear a person’s thoughts; Tang Xing had never believed this. Yet, as he was silently calculating, the thunder over the distant mountains suddenly started roaring.

If the prior thunder was like rumbles of drums, this was like a torrential storm, audible even from a hundred miles away with its dense rumbling.

Soon after, the group spotted a white line appearing on the barrier of Donglan Mountain from afar, somehow.

The white line tumbled down from high to low, raising white dust that obscured the upper half of the glowing Donglan Mountain.

Everything visible in their sights was flattened by this white line, leaving them staring in shock at the scene before them. After a while, they began to tremble.

Not out of fear, but the roar from Donglan Mountain made even the mountain beneath their feet tremble.

"Is this an avalanche?"

In uncertainty, Tang Tianyu asked Tang Xing: "Such a grand avalanche; if we’re caught in it, can we avoid it?"

"Avoid it, my foot..."

Tang Nianfan, who previously felt he had conquered the divine mountain, retorted discontentedly: "Ask the Eldest Senior Brother. When waves crash over at sea, can you avoid them? The force of this landslide is bigger, not smaller, than a tsunami."

"Neither early nor late, it collapses right when we are about to arrive. What’s the meaning? Intend to block us?"

Pei Mu first expressed displeasure, and then his stubborn spirit emerged, fiercely saying: "If it has the guts, let it continue collapsing, but as soon as it stops, I’ll scale over it!"

Perhaps Donglan Mountain heard their fierce words, a thick unimaginable purple lightning struck the mountain wall, blasting open a fissure in the ancient solid ice wall accumulated over aeons, with shattered ice rocks cascading down with an apocalyptic force.

Tang Nianfan and Tang Tianyu glanced at Pei Mu simultaneously, the latter’s expression astounded.

"Go."

Amidst their awe of Heaven and Earth, Tang Xing began to issue orders: "Whether we can cross is something to consider once scaled. Whatever is said now is futile, let’s first get closer and then plan!"

Although Donglan Mountain seemed close by, it was actually still some distance away. So, after two days, they finally arrived at a neighboring ten-thousand-branched low hill.

Just like the concept of strength and weakness, height is mainly relative. If you take this mountain alone, its ten-thousand branches are indeed not low.

But faced with Donglan Mountain, even standing atop the peak, Donglan’s summit remains invisible; what else could it be called but a low hill?

Only upon getting close, did they realize how terrifying the white line from several days ago truly was.

"There should have been forests, valleys there, now all flattened."

Tang Tianyu pointed to a white area below the mountain, waving his fingers and said: "Also here, and there, see those two small sharp points? That area should have originally been two low hills... and over there, there should have been a lake..."

Pei Mu, somewhat impressed, exclaimed: "You sure know a lot!"

Tang Tianyu lightly coughed, his expression slightly awkward.

Beside him, Tang Nianfan laughed: "If you were willing to look at a map, you’d know a lot too."

Only then did Pei Mu understand, his face reddening involuntarily.

While teammates chattered humorously, Tang Xing’s expression was less optimistic.

The Gegong Mountains harbor many rare treasures, therefore Zhongzhou has never ceased exploration, and after a millennium of development, those apothecaries and mountain dwellers had marked out several routes deemed safe.

But after such an avalanche, those paths evidently ceased to exist; and thinking of crossing the mountain, just listening to the thundering that shakes one’s heart knows it’s unrealistic.

"Let’s head south."

Yang Fan, always attentive to Tang Xing’s expression, suggested: "The map shows towns and villages there, perhaps we can find a path across the mountain."

"Not likely. Such avalanches that bury mountains, those towns and villages probably didn’t fare well."

Cross-armed in thought, Tang Xing was somewhat pessimistic about the proposal.

Yang Fan shrugged, continuing to persuade: "Those apothecaries and mountain dwellers who manage to stay in those places year-round should be precautionary against avalanches; it seems there’s no other way now."

"You’re right."

After contemplating for a long time, Tang Xing agreed: "Even if towns and villages are destroyed, finding a survivor would be great."

After deciding the strategy, the team didn’t hurry to descend the mountain, for keeping a broad view they followed the path of cultivators.

Without interference from thunder or snow monsters, the team’s movement was astoundingly quick; but upon arriving at the map-marked town location, they found nothing but white snow.

Judging from the snow depth, digging would be pointless.

Thus the team continued southward, hoping to find survivors in more remote villages to guide them.

Three to five days passed, seen was only obliterating snow, without any trace of human presence.

What stood before them were not only natural barriers but also despair in their hearts.

When almost ready to give up, they saw a flash of light shooting skyward at the avalanche’s fringe in a mountain hollow.

"There’s light over there!"

No hope is more moving than in despair, Tang Tianyu, responsible for outlook, exclaimed joyfully, and the news invigorated everyone.

Despite their exhausted bodies, they summoned unfathomable strength, racing eagerly toward the mountain hollow.

Perhaps their bad luck was truly over; not yet in the hollow, they saw a person, a living person!

Judging by attire, he should be a hunter, clad in thick clothes made from unknown beast skins, carrying a long bow over his shoulder, a short knife at his waist.

Seeing him, he was carrying a frozen wolverine, but upon hearing the wind and spotting them, he dropped the prey immediately and vanished into the wind and snow.

Already weary, none could chase him; after calling twice, they gave up.

"Seems we frightened him."

Tang Tianyu, first to spot the hunter, explained.

"Not right, look how the hunter first wanted to draw a knife at us, only choosing to drop the prey and flee upon seeing many of us; judging by the fleeing speed, he possesses cultivation, the reaction seems more than fright."

Following closely, Tang Nianfan pondered, differing in view.

Having faced such great natural disasters, seeing people as if seeing thieves, it seems hearts in the Donglan Mountain area are more treacherous than an avalanche.