Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 2309

Crippled Williams paused briefly before continuing, “However, the weather was not favorable during the year of the large-scale migration. Due to the warmer climate, the layer of ice on the river's surface became thinner and could not bear the weight of a colony with ten thousand people. The ice shattered when the colony arrived in the middle of the river. Everyone fell into the river and either drowned or froze to death. There are at least ten thousand bodies underneath the river flowing under the cliff. That's why I call it the Ghoul Cliff.”

Sole Wolf quickly said in agitation, “The Ghoul Cliff we are looking for is most probably the same place you are describing. Please bring us to Ghoul Cliff because we have something very important to do there.”

Crippled Williams refused him outright. “No way, no way! I disagree! We made a deal earlier. I have no obligation to bring you to Ghoul Cliff. Let me give you a piece of advice. Do not go to Ghoul Cliff unless there is a necessity. If you go there...”

He lowered his voice and added in a mysterious tone, “I assume you all have heard of the presence of a devil who can devour humans' souls on Golden Sands Mountain. It is highly probable that Ghoul Cliff is the den of that soul-devouring devil. Do you think you'll survive going into the devil's den?”

Sole Wolf replied, “Soul-devouring devil? That is pure nonsense. Don't worry. Even if there is a devil, we can defeat him. Hurry up and bring us to Ghoul Cliff now.”

“No way, no way!” Crippled Williams continued shaking his head in refusal. “I still have a long life to live. I'm not going to accompany all of you to die.”

In the end, Sole Wolf took out two stacks of cash from his pocket and showed Crippled Williams the money. “Bring us to Ghoul Cliff, and these two stacks of cash will be yours.”

Crippled Williams' eyes shone at the sight of the money.

He contemplated for a few moments before gritting his teeth and said, “Okay. I'll bring you there, but all of you must listen to me. Also, if we encounter danger, I'll ditch you all and flee on my own. None of you can blame me if that happens.”

“Rest assured. Not only will we not become your burden, but we'll even help you to escape... if we truly stumble into a dire situation beyond our abilities.”

Crippled Williams took the stacks of cash. “Deal!”

With the others following him, he walked half a circle around the bottom of the mountain and halted beside a pine at last.

The pine, with an extremely broad, flat-topped crown, was the only greenery on Golden Sands Mountain. The other areas were covered in sand.

Crippled Williams uttered, “We'll climb up from here. There will be a cave halfway up the mountain, and we'll stop there.”

“Okay,” everyone else replied.

Crippled Williams led the group again, climbing in front.

Sole Wolf and the others trod on his heels.

Golden Sands Mountain was similarly layered with sand. Due to the soft texture of the surface, one would slip and fall if one was not careful.

Nevertheless, the journey was child's play to Sole Wolf and the other team members.

Initially, Sole Wolf thought Crippled Williams would face trouble climbing the mountain that time around. However, the latter yet again exceeded his expectation.

Crippled Williams was very familiar with the terrain there, to the extent of recognizing the placement of every stone and the location of every pit.

His speed was even comparable to Sole Wolf and the others.

Evidently, Crippled Williams frequented that place.

That observation prompted Sole Wolf and the other team members to grow more puzzled. Why does Crippled Williams come here so often when he knows this is a forbidden area?

Their doubts toward Crippled Williams intensified.

Around half an hour later, the group finally arrived in the middle of the mountain.

Just as Crippled Williams had stated, there was indeed a cave there.

The cave was deep and dark. No one could see anything beyond the entrance, much less the other end of the cave.

Sole Wolf glanced at the cave's interior before asking, “Will we reach Ghoul Cliff if we make our way through this cave?”

“Nope.” Crippled Williams shook his head. “There's only a one in thousand chance for you to reach Ghoul Cliff if you venture into this cave.”

“Why?” Lone Wolf and the others were baffled. “Don't tell me there is more than one exit for this cave?”

Crippled Williams nodded. “That's right. This cave's interior is extremely complex and branches out to multiple different smaller caves. I am the only person alive who knows the correct way to reach Ghoul Cliff. No one else has this capability.”