"You found them?" Lucy asked over her shoulder.
"No, it's purely an intuition. What's important is that on the map of Leihuo Base, I also know that there are several defiles that pass through the Winterset Mountains. Any one of them is easier and wider than this one. Those sword demons have vested information , Why don’t you choose the main road and change to this line of sky, which really arouses doubts. The biggest possibility is to find us and want to take advantage of the special environment here to kill us.” Allen said.
Willick scratched his head and said, "Then shall we keep up?"
Allen frowned and said, "The barren land passes through the Abyss of the Fallen Star. We might as well pass through the mountains from outside, and then drive ahead of them, and wait for them to come to the door at the entrance of the barren land."
"That's a good idea." Lucy clapped her hands in approval.
The other two also had no objection, and immediately withdrew from the first-line Tianshan Pass and chose another path.
The wind roared in the mountains, causing Bazba to squint his eyes slightly. A sword demon stepped forward and said, "It's been three hours, and nothing has changed. Bazba, are you sure someone is following us?"
"I'm not sure, but it's always right to be careful. Although it took a little time for our people to come back, but after confirming that nothing went wrong, we can go on our way with peace of mind." The sword demon leader said in a deep voice.
One long and two short whistling sounds resounded in the mountains, and the Sword Demon appeared from his hiding place, brushed off the frost and snow from his body, and returned.
The team left, going deep into the mountains.
Three days later, the Abyss of Death Star was in sight.
It is adjacent to the Ice Demon Valley, a dangerous species of ape that lives in the ice and snow world of the Northland. They are slender and have ice crystal claws. When tearing the prey's flesh, the claws will inject cold air to reduce the blood circulation of the prey, thereby pulling the prey alive. A single ice monster is not a big threat, but these dangerous species live in groups. Once they appear, they are usually counted in hundreds.
This valley is inhabited by several groups of ice demons, hence the name. Fortunately, it is the last month of winter, and it is also the coldest month. Even the Ice Demon was unwilling to haunt in this kind of weather. When the Sword Demon team entered the valley, the huge valley was as quiet as a ghost land.
Soon the team came to the Abyss of the Fallen Star. This abyss was wide in the east and narrow in the west. It was a big crack that went straight to the center of the earth, with a total length of nearly 20 kilometers from east to west. The crack closes and disappears on the ice sheet on the west side, and the part passing through the Ice Demon Valley is the widest section of the Star Abyss. Connecting the cliffs on both sides is a trestle bridge built by the sword demon tribe many years ago.
Since the sword demon tribe living in the barren land moved away, the trestle bridge still remains, but it is damaged in many places. Fortunately, the material used to build the bridge is a very strong iron tree, so it can barely pass through. Walking under the trestle bridge, the wind blows from time to time under the Star Abyss, and the sound is high-pitched and long, like the roar of the devil from hell. Even the sword demon walked carefully when passing the trestle bridge, for fear of being accidentally blown off the trestle bridge by the wind, that would be a situation beyond redemption.
Through the trestle, you can see an abandoned sword level. Most of the level buildings were collapsed by the snow and buried under the frost and snow. There was only one stone outpost barely standing in the snow, and those black walls formed a strong contrast with the snow.
The sword demon team quickly passed the outpost and went deep into the barren land. The barren land is a snowfield, and there is no detailed information on the map of the Leihuo base here. After all, this is a no-man's land, and there is no need for inspection and surveillance. The snow field is vast, beyond sight
Boundless. Walking among them, you can hardly find any reference objects, as if the heaven and the earth are unified, without any difference.
Without the aid of tools, it is very easy to lose your way on this snowy field, and you will never be able to get out of this vast area, and you will only become a dead bone under the snow in the end. However, this sword demon team didn't seem to intend to go straight into the snowfield. They turned to the west about a kilometer away from Xingxingyuan. And all of this allows the eyes behind a pair of binoculars to see clearly.
"They're going to Budong Lake." Allen was wearing a snow camouflage suit, which can not only protect against the cold but also be used for concealment. He stood up on a low slope, slid down the slope, and said to the other three.
"Not Winter Lake? What's that place?" Lucy asked.
Allen shook his head: "That is the last marked area on the west side of the base map. As for where it is, I don't know. But looking at their route, it should be heading towards Budong Lake. It may be them The location of the landing may also be the location where the sacrificial team will appear. In short, let's follow."
The four of them left the low slope, nearly two kilometers away from the Sword Demon, and they also turned westward, towards the direction of Budong Lake. Marching in the snowy field was extremely boring, and Chen Shan was lacking. And because of the strong wind in the snow field, several people were able to cover most of their faces with masks, so naturally no one chatted, and they all hurried on their way in silence.
The wind and snow were gradually increasing, and when a thunderbolt suddenly came from the northeast, causing several people to fall on the snow, Allen looked behind him in horror. The sky over there was so gloomy that it seemed about to collapse, lightning flashed everywhere, and strong winds blew wildly. Gradually, the airflow from the sky and the ground met, forming a wind dragon. The wind and tornado went away, and the frost and snow continued to grow, pushing towards them like a snow dragon.
"No, it's a snow whirlwind!" Allen yelled, "Hurry up, we can't beat it on the snow field. We can only form a ball and try not to blow it away."
At present, Lucy is in the center, and Allen's three men form a protective circle on the outside. Everyone stimulated their original strength, and they didn't care about revealing their whereabouts, so they passed this level first. Protecting the whole body with source power, Allen's knife, Broy's ax and Willick's fist were all deeply inserted into the ground for support.
The whirlwind is gradually advancing, the world is bleak, and the light is constantly dimming, like the end of the world.
Allen grabbed Lucy tightly with one hand, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, we'll be fine."
A stubborn smile appeared on Lucy's small face, and she nodded heavily.
The whirlwind whirled around them, and immediately everyone's ears were filled with the sound of the wind that seemed to tear the eardrums, and they couldn't hear anything else, and it was even difficult to open their eyes. The violent airflow is constantly rotating at high speed with the wind and snow, and it is extremely easy to lack oxygen in this environment. But now there is no other way, only to persevere with it. Huge centrifugal force lifts them off the ground, desperately throwing them out.
Allen was blown so that the muscles on both sides of his cheeks trembled, and he grabbed Qianjun tightly with his hands. Fortunately, he tied his palm and Qianjun together with a rope before, so he was not afraid of being separated from the heavy knife. And Qian Jun is already heavy, so it has an advantage in the storm. Although Alan was lifted by the wind, he couldn't blow it away. Allen hugged Lucy tightly with the other hand, clenched his teeth to prevent the girl from leaving her side.
The two hugged into a ball, struggling to hold on in the wind. Suddenly, two exclamations sounded, and before they had time to react, Willick and Bloy had disappeared without a trace. Allen was blown speechless by the wind, so he could barely look up. corner of eye
They only saw a flash of their figures before they completely disappeared into the wind and snow.
After an unknown amount of time, the whirlwind finally went away, and Alan fell down in the snow with Lucy on his back. The two gasped for breath, and neither of them spoke. The palm tied with Qianjun was torn bloody by the wind knife, and then quickly frozen by the cold wind, the blood scabs made the hand and the handle of the knife stick together and could not move. Although Allen was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to move a finger, he still tried his best to untie the rope, separated his hand from the handle of the knife vigorously, and then rubbed his hands desperately to promote blood circulation.
Suddenly Lucy held his head, their lips folded, and they kissed tightly. Lucy squeezed herself desperately against Allen, for fear of losing him. After a long kiss, she let Alan go, panting coquettishly: "I'm really afraid of being separated from you like this."
But weeping.
Allen quickly wiped away her tears and said, "No, from the moment I saw you again. I told myself that I will never be separated from you again."
"Really?" Lucy's eyes lit up.
"Yes, no matter what it is, I will not let them separate us. Even if I face the emperor, I will not let him take you away." Alan squeezed the girl's hand: "This is my promise."
The two had been in love for a long time, but they never revealed it. Unexpectedly, this time I ran into a whirlwind of ice and snow on the snow field, and almost died. At this moment, let's put everything aside and be honest. This thousand li snowfield is a witness.
Allen didn't let the sudden love dazzle him. He packed his things and frowned, "We have to act quickly. The wind speed is so fast and strong, and Willick and I may have been thrown far away."
Lucy's small face seemed to be shining. Although the situation was bad at the moment, she was full of confidence in her heart: "We will definitely find them."
"You are confident."
"Because they don't look like the kind of people who just give up on themselves."
So the two continued westward, and the snow whirlwind came from the northeast and pushed westward. If the two of Willik could get out of the whirlwind, they would naturally be in the west direction. The two trekked in the snow, leaving a string of footprints.
At night, the two of Willik were still nowhere to be seen. Allen could only find a leeward snow slope, light a fire with a marching stove, and spend the night holding Lucy in his arms. At dawn the next day, Allen was surprised to find that the temperature on Lucy's forehead had risen, but her hands and feet were cold. He quickly patted Lucy's little face, but couldn't wake her up. Originally, people like them who have already ignited the fire and even formed the engraving have the power to protect the body and are not easy to get sick. But yesterday's snow whirlwind was too shocking, the temperature in the whirlwind was extremely low, and the blood circulation was much slower than usual.
If the cold air takes the opportunity to enter the body, it is not surprising that people like them who are not too high level will get sick. But right now, the two are in the snowy field, and without any medicine, it would be very dangerous for Lucy to fall into a coma. Allen forced himself to calm down, and first gave Lucy an injection with the field first aid medicine on his body. This kind of medicine is mostly used to enhance the body's resistance and improve the body's own immune function to temporarily prolong life, but it is not a permanent cure.
For now, what is needed is a place warm enough to keep Lucy's body temperature. Otherwise, her body temperature would keep dropping, and she would eventually freeze to death. Allen took off his snow suit, draped it over Lucy and tied it to himself with the sleeves. He stood up with Lucy on his back, and walked in the direction of the Star Abyss. Now we can only temporarily leave the snowy field, first save Lucy and then talk about other things.
(end of this chapter)