Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Mohave glanced at Andrew, looking apologetic.

Andrew chuckled. "It's alright, Mohave. If you're not allowed to talk about it, don't worry about it."

After that, silence fell over the group as they continued their trek. A string of torches and flashlights flickered through the dense forest.

Andrew glanced back and saw that the lights from Gallow's End heritage hamlet below had dwindled to just two or three tiny specks-probably the last streetlamps still glowing in the village.

They were deep in the wilderness now, far removed from any trace of civilization.

They passed through a rugged canyon between two massive peaks, and over three hours later, Andrew finally spotted something up ahead.

Beneath the starlit sky, nestled between towering cliffs, was a hidden mountain valley. It was not large, maybe the size of a small village, but its sudden appearance in this remote terrain took everyone's breath away.

"Who could have imagined there'd be a place like this in these endless mountains?" Chantelle murmured in awe.

zone. The old site of

the world outside was wrapped in chaos- foreign invaders, warlords ravaging Etharia-we

changed. It was all

erupted from the valley below. The shots were frantic and chaotic-like a group caught off

not set foot inside the forbidden area!" Andrew said quickly, "Follow Buzz and his men, use their firepower for cover.

by these gunshots, it seems the Wright family's group has

"Their survival isn't our responsibility. We

not say much more. However, it was clear she did

of them, but the path down was treacherous and steep. It was just a

to keep pace. At the base, they saw the crumbling sheltof a long-abandoned village. In the darkness, everything was pitch black,

behind Buzz and his men. The Patoajo warriors were familiar with this place,

the thundering gunfire suddenly went dead silent as if it had never happened at all. However,

did the gunfire suddenly stop?" Magnus

with fear and answered pathetically, "Could it be that they were