Two troops were the first to arrive.
One from Celestial Desolation City, led by Blood Asura Nazg.
The other from Dark Fire City, led by Demon Contract Master, Great Lord of the Flying Dragon Race, Di Long.
Obviously.
To get here.
They paid a price.
First, they had to find an inconspicuous cavern entrance amid the Red Mountains, despite the constant eruptions of toxic gas, fire rain, and meteorites. Then they had to navigate a complex labyrinth of interconnected structures and potential deadly traps to eventually reach this place, which was no easy feat.
Losses were inevitable.
The Dark Fire City troop suffered more than half losses.
The Celestial Desolation City troop also lost more than a third.
To their great surprise, they thought their speed was fast enough and their exploration relatively successful, but they were still late. The treasures of the Red Mountain had already been seized by Sand Spring City's earlier arrival.
Di Long learned of the situation.
