"What happened?! Where is Ye Zhong?!" The Outpost's Manager couldn't help but exclaim when one of the disciples who went with Ye Zhong returned alone to the city. He was seriously injured and looked like he ran barefoot for a long time, his qi was barely circulating within his body.
Wang Shan and the other Wandering Disciples who received him had taken him to the office of the Outpost Manager to report what happened and this was his reaction.
"... That. W-we got separated inside the fog. I only managed to crawl away after it cleared. I ran away in fear of being caught by the intermediate-grade elemental beast. That mist… It rendered me unable to circulate my qi. I honestly don't know what happened to him and Brother Jin!" The disciple's voice trembled with fear and pain as he recounted his hardship.