Anna nodded, stretched the black fire into a silk thread, and gently pressed it against the spar column.
The witches held their breaths involuntarily, only to see green smoke rising from the part where the two were in contact. It was not the color of the smoke itself, but showed different shades of light and dark under the reflection of the green fire.
The black fire was embedded in the spar.
"How?" Tilly asked.
"It's a bit laborious, but it can be cut," Anna replied.
Suddenly, the "ice coffin" changed. With a crisp click, several cracks spread from the position where the black fire was embedded, and covered the entire column in the blink of an eye like a spider web. Almost at the same time, Sha Wei propped up the barrier and wrapped the witches inside.
But the expected explosion did not happen, and the broken spar collapsed one by one, revealing the inner core exuding cold air. This transparent cylinder was actually composed of two layers, and the inside was a real ice crystal. In an instant, everyone felt the chill blowing in their faces, and the temperature around them dropped sharply.
Fortunately, Anna quickly maintained the falling temperature and brought it back to normal.
Under the baking of the black fire, the ice crystals melted faster, the transparency also dropped sharply, and the shape no longer had edges and corners, shrinking and melting like ordinary ice cubes. However, Tilly noticed that there was no large pool of water on the ground, and all the melted parts turned into smoke and drifted away, as if the "ice coffin" had never existed.
When all the ice crystals melted away, the woman enclosed in it revealed her true body.
She still seemed to be in a deep sleep, her long hair and robe showed no signs of being soaked, and everything was the same as when she was frozen. Losing the support of the pillar, her body fell backward weakly, and was hugged by Ashes in her arms.
"Are you still alive?"
"Although it is very weak, the heartbeat has not stopped," Ash pressed his hand to the other's chest, "This... It's unbelievable."
Unbelievable indeed, Tilly found that since she came to Border Town, in less than a week, she had seen more incredible things than in the previous year. However, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was able to survive in the extremely low temperature ice crystals. Nine times out of ten, her identity had already been determined that the other party was a witch.
This adventure didn't come out of nowhere.
As for her name, her origin, and why she was trapped in the ruins, these doubts can be asked slowly after returning.
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Andrea stood beside the hole in a bit of boredom, looking at the bottom of the hole from time to time, hoping to see Tilly return as soon as possible.
There were no signs of demons around the ruins, and even demonic beasts were rarely seen. Occasionally, it was only some common wolf or wild boar species that emerged from the woods. Before even opening the bow, the nightingale had already nailed the dagger. on their heads.
The passage of time seems to be slowing down. Except for her, all the witches who stay by the entrance of the cave are the witches of the Mutual Aid Society. Although the woman named Wendy looked very kind, Andrea was still undecided about taking the initiative to talk to her.
As an upper-class noble in the morning light, elegance and restraint are essential qualities for unmarried ladies.
Forget it, let's talk to Nightingale, I heard that she had played against Ashes before, and they were evenly matched. Since it is to inquire about the information of the old opponent, it is not considered to take the initiative to talk.
Well, it's just a necessary job.
She reached out and patted off the snow on top of her head, raised her head, but suddenly the nightingale disappeared in her heart.
The woman with curly blond hair who also looked as elegant as a noble, had been leaning against the hanging basket, but now she has disappeared. By the way, her ability seems to be hiding her figure.
Thinking of this, Andrea calmed down and felt the sounds around her. When vision couldn't come in handy, her ears and nose were good helpers for capturing the opponent's whereabouts.
Then she heard thin footsteps.
Is it Nightingale
No, Andrea felt the chills stand on end. These footsteps are obviously not made by one person. A group of people are approaching here, just in the jungle ahead, only a hundred steps away from herself! But when she looked around, it was still peaceful as far as she could see, and she couldn't even see a single figure.
The sound of footsteps was soon close at hand, and heck, the enemy was transparent!
She was about to sound the alarm when a roar suddenly bloomed in her ears.
The flames flashed in the air, and then the air swayed, and a strangely shaped monster emerged. It has a long and narrow head and sharp double scythes. It looks like a mutated mantis, but it is different from any insect. The difference is that it walks upright.
The arrow shot by the musket shattered its side face, and black blood spurted out of the skull, almost splashing on Andrea.
The monster fell to the ground with a bang, and then she saw the white cloak and hood of the nightingale fluttering.
Then came the second shot!
Damn it, I was careless! Andrea bit her lip, and she noticed it earlier than she did.
She summoned a magic longbow, but didn't know where to shoot, so she slowly retreated to the gondola and stood with the other witches.
Four gunshots rang out, and the four monsters fell, all killed in one hit.
When Nightingale appeared beside a monster again, Andrea put away her weapon and walked over quickly.
"what is this?"
"It's either an evil beast or a devil," she squatted down and fiddled with the enemy's minions and scythes, "but from the color of the blood, it looks more like an evil beast."
"When did you find them?"
"Since they appeared," Nightingale smiled, "in the fog, the magical brilliance of their bodies is as conspicuous as the stars in the night sky."
"Can evil beasts have this ability too?" Andrea frowned.
The other party choked his smile, "Uh... Maybe the mixed species is special."
At this time, the witch who went to the depths of the cave also happened to return to the ground. In addition to the original seven people, Ashes also had a blue-haired woman on her shoulders.
"Is she the rescuer in the ruins?" Andrea greeted her.
"That's right," Tilly nodded. "The specific situation will be detailed on the Yuanwang. The longer I stay in this forest, the more uneasy I feel. By the way, there is no dangerous situation on it, right?"
"A few strange mixed-species evil beasts have come, but they are all dead," Nightingale shrugged.
The hot air balloon soon inflated into the air, and the gondola went over the top of the treetops and began to move in the direction of the town. At this moment, Sylvie exclaimed, "God, what are those down there? Evil beasts?"
"Evil beast?" Andrea looked in the direction of the ruins, but saw nothing.
No, there is indeed something moving on the ground. The body of the monster that fell on the ground suddenly lost half of it, and the black blood stains were trampled away; some strange twists can be seen at the junction of some soil and snow, as if through It's normal to see things through a glass; it's hard to notice the changes without looking closely.
"It's that kind of strange hybrid again," Nightingale said casually. "There are probably hundreds of them, all scrambling to run into the cave... Could it be that they were attracted by that big bug and wanted a full meal?" Yawned, "But none of this has anything to do with us.".
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