Zoe put on the hood, as suggested by Li Ang, and she obediently followed through.
The three young girls followed the crowd through the entrance passageway.
The entrance queue, dominated by the sandland merchants, was filled with brute force pushing and shoving, with coarse equipment and sharp edges everywhere. Just walking through the line was fraught with tension.
ALulu held up a shield, her little face tense, prepared to fend off outsiders from reaching Zoe and Dorothy. The half-elf huddled her shoulders, bent down, and clung to the unshakable ALulu to remain steady.
Nearby, someone was discussing the content of the combat skills competition.
"Big brother, I heard that the first round is a selection phase? How was it the last time you came?"
"It's different each time. The time before last was a maze with demons, and last time it was allowed to attack others in a jumping platform challenge."
Their conversation attracted quite a bit of attention.
