Thick fog spread out through the dense jungle on the mountains, rapidly reaching Xu Qing and the Captain. Within moments, they were enveloped. It was so dense that they couldn’t see even half a meter around them. Everything was hazy and indistinct. Not even the sky was visible overhead.

It came so quickly, and was so cold, that there was no way it was naturally occurring. In all likelihood it was summoned by a grue. What was even more telling was that when Xu Qing touched it, he could tell that there were countless minutely small entities in the fog, trying to bore into his body through his pores. Thankfully, with the defenses of his life lamp, the attack of the gruish fog didn’t do anything.

This reminds me of the Fog of Confusion back in the forbidden region by the scavenger basecamp. However, there’s a clear difference in level between the two. As Xu Qing looked around, he realized that the fog was making it impossible to sense the Captain’s aura. A moment ago he had been right next to Xu Qing, but now Xu Qing had no idea where he was.

That said, Xu Qing wasn’t worried about the Captain. Though Xu Qing might have an advantage in forbidden...