After two months of relentless fighting and consuming demonic beasts, the team's efforts bore fruit as they experienced breakthroughs. Jack, Shun, and the two Class A soldiers, Nicu and Ailu, Shun's close friends, reached the mid-stage of the condensation realm. Four Eyes is on the brink of entering the True Origin Realm and finds himself stuck at a bottleneck, unable to advance further. The rest of the group either lingered in the middle of the Gathering Realm or stood a step away from condensation.
However, despite their progress, anxiety gnawed at them. From an initial twenty-eight, only twelve remained, and they still faced another month in this treacherous mystic mountain. The loss of their comrades weighed heavily on their minds, creating a somber atmosphere that pervaded their every interaction.