Journey (31)
The scalding heat and the travelers
The Volcanic Territory is factual hell
They cannot stop the journey or rant over the tough circumstances. It was what it could be and they cannot change. The Hightown has no other path which it could clear for the travelers. The other parts nearing Middletown were surrounded with water. There was not a chance for the geographical settings to change very time soon. So in the end it was what they could get. This was also the reason why the hunters of the Middletown were strictly order to start their journey after reaching level five peak as for Qiao was concern he appeared exception.