Chapter 260: Decisive Battle, Atop Mount Everest (Part 2)

They were the Zodiac Guardian Warriors led by Qi Yue. The promised encounter with Rain Eye was approaching, and Qi Yue's mind was continuously flashing through everything that had transpired between them. Those scenes presented themselves as vividly as if they were right before his eyes—from the stunning first encounter, to the subsequent adoration, the heart-to-heart conversations they had over several months in Athens, and finally to the ultimate betrayal, each had left its profound imprint deep in Qi Yue's heart.

In the midst of the flickering light, a line of thirteen individuals took only a mere ten minutes to climb what was supposed to be the most challenging final thousand meters, reaching the summit of Mount Everest. From afar, looking down at the expanse of snowbound wilderness, clusters of snow fog driven by gusty winds constantly battered their bodies.