Continuing forward, they soon arrived at the foot of Tianqing Mountain.
Unlike the forest landscape, there were not many trees around the mountain, and even patches of lush green were extremely rare. The terrain was entirely made of grayish-brown rocks and purple-black crystals embedded in every corner of the mountain, arranged like decorations.
As the group drew closer, they couldn't help marveling, "So this is Tianqing Mountain, how magnificent."
The weather at that moment was just right, pleasantly cool with plenty of sunshine.
Ash said with irrepressible excitement, "Let's pick up the pace and get moving! The thought of meeting Ho-Oh has me so excited I can hardly stand it," and his steps quickened considerably.
The others shared similar feelings and likewise sped up their advance.
Yet, as if the preceding steps had not yet been completed, the blue-and-white pattern of the sky was soon stained with patches of ink-black.
Noticing the drastic shift in the weather, Brock immediately said to his companions, "This is bad, let's find a place that can shelter us from the rain first."
Going up the mountain on a rainy day was extremely dangerous.
With those dark clouds accompanied by arcs of lightning, it was undoubtedly a thundercloud.
Not long after heading up the mountain, the group was running back down again—a rather comical scene...
Chapter 76