A closer look revealed that this wasn't real fog, but a massive, innumerable swarm of tiny black insects.
The swarm clustered together, forming a thick black mist.
"Everyone, hang in there! We're here!"
Five Silver Lotus Wood Soul Beasts stood side-by-side in front of the five people. Their bodies were pitted and scarred from the gnawing of the tiny black insects as they struggled to fend off the swarm's assault.
Han Ning merely glanced over and saw that of the group of five, two were already lying on the ground with their eyes shut tight. Their faces were twisted in agony, and guttural, unsettling groans escaped their lips as their bodies trembled violently, as if enduring immense pain.
One of them was Teacher Liu Yueming.
Yin Yi let out a sharp cry, maneuvering her Emerald Flower Thorns to weave through the swarm in an attempt to exterminate the strange black insects.
But then, something unexpected happened.
