Seeing Lai Zhuge stunned and hearing the other Magicians' astonished cries, Hua Xiaotian knew without guessing that these reinforcements had run into trouble. He smiled bitterly. I had thought these Masters could use their specialized expertise to create an opening. But now, it seems they might perish before their mission is even underway!
"Gentlemen, please retreat to the riverbank! Let me test the waters!" Hua Xiaotian, also hovering above the river, called out to Lai Zhuge and the others.
The moment his words fell…
GURGLE! GURGLE! GURGLE!
Those eerie gurgling sounds, absent for over an hour, started up again—incredibly loud and urgent. In the next second, the entire surface of the river began to bubble. The *entire* river! At a glance, it looked like a boiling cauldron of volcanic magma.
"Retreat! Retreat, quickly!" Feeling a formidable aura instantly saturate the entire riverbed, Hua Xiaotian roared in panic.
