Kapitel 1970: The Road to Liberation Is also a Dead End? (3)

Evading was not a shameful act.

In the face of circumstances temporarily beyond one's control, avoidance was not truly avoidance. It was just a necessary act of seeking refuge.

Xu Xiaoshou scanned his surroundings with a sweeping gaze.

From the dilapidated and bombed-out mountainous terrain of Fallen Abyss, he beheld far more than met the eye.

"If Fallen Abyss is indeed the terminus of Abyss Island, I have reason to question why we arrived here so swiftly and yet remain unharmed."

"I suspect this place is not a mere matter of choice."

Xu Xiaoshou gestured downward and chuckled. "Perhaps leaping down from here would only lead to a path of death?"

This remark caused Xiao Kongtong's face to stiffen, raising his vigilance in an instant.

As his sword cognition spread out, he surveyed every direction yet found no signs of suspicion.

"You..."

Xiao Kongtong was about to say, "Are you overthinking this?"