The ice and snow in November mixed with the cold wind, piercing the human bone marrow like a knife. The rhombus-shaped ice crystals standing on the far north ice sheet trembled slightly in the wind, making a harsh trembling sound.
The four-person team wore white robes enchanted with [Wind Protection] and walked in the ice and snow. The two low-level blessing magics [Swiftness] and [Free Movement] cast circles of subtle light silver light on their bodies. , allowing everyone to ignore the ice and snow under their feet and quickly approach their goals.
After passing through the teleportation array inside Winter Castle Academy, the four-person team returned to the academy and handed in the certificate of completion of the mission. They immediately set off and teleported to the time and space node of the ice field without stopping for any rest.
For that possible gold, everyone's hearts are filled with great enthusiasm.
Of course, as Ivan said, what the armored deer said may not be true. It is not strange for a monster to lie in order to save its life, but the question is, what will happen even if it is taken a look
They originally wanted to conduct trials in various places to hone their magic skills. As for where to hone, it is not important. The giant wild boar in the Hoarfrost Forest, the wolves and ghosts in the Binglan Forest, the Arctic Icefield Harsh environment, that's not a big difference.
The other three people also think so. In Nick's words, they have killed enough Warcraft. Their points in the academy can be said to be the most stable. It is also time to try and explore some new things. After all, the most important thing is the mage. It’s just curiosity and you can never rest on your laurels.
Facts have proved that the simple harsh environment is nothing to prepared adventurers. The four black iron-level mages were not blocked by the wind and snow, and successfully arrived near the dragon's nest.
There are no powerful monsters in the extreme northern ice field, because this was originally the territory of the white dragon. There can be no monster above the silver level within a hundred miles around the star dragon clan's lair. Of course, now the entire White Dragon's Nest has been taken over by a certain lord, but within a year or two, cautious monsters will still not rashly approach this forbidden land passed down from their ancestors' memories.
But even so, Ivan, as the captain, was still extremely cautious. He first raised his hand to signal his companions to stop, and then whispered: "Let's detect the traces of nearby monsters first."
At this time, the four-person team was still about five kilometers away from the Dragon's Nest ruins. The towering mountain peaks were almost in sight. Although the Dragon's Nest at the top had collapsed, the towering mountain was still spectacular.
Ivan's words were indeed true. Karin wiped her frost-covered eyebrows, and then carefully took out an instrument similar to a magnifying glass from her arms. A wave of magic power flickered so thin that it was almost imperceptible, sweeping across the surrounding area. land within a few kilometers.
This is a military detection magic device given to the red-haired girl by her father, [Glimmer Lens]. It uses a radar-like principle to release a weak magic wave in the direction. If this wave is absorbed or blocked, it means There are creatures nearby that are stronger than Black Iron.
Camilla also started to cast spells. The girl with a platinum ponytail raised her right hand, and a handful of crystal clear white dust covered the team of four. The magic of masking the breath was successfully released, causing the smell and magic power on their bodies to fluctuate. Temporarily obscured by stardust powder and assimilated with the outside world.
"Wait! I discovered something!"
Cautious actions may not always pay off, but this time it was particularly unsettling. Karin frowned and looked at the feedback on the lenses, lowered her voice and said to her companions: "There is a large-scale magic power nearby. Reaction... There are existences of silver and above that have passed through this area!"
"What should we do?" Nick touched his head. He tightened the white snow-proof cloak tightly, and even spoke his hometown dialect: "Don't talk about Silver level or above, Silver level can kill the four of us with one hand. Several went back and forth, whether they were monsters or humans."
Although the two often quarreled and quarreled, the half-dwarf was still very convinced of Karin's judgment.
"Hide first." Ivan looked around nervously, and then asked everyone to squat down. They were hidden in the wind and snow, and their cloaks were covered with white snow. From a distance, it was impossible to tell. The hunter boy calmly After thinking for a while, he said: "The Arctic Icefield is located on the other side of the black forest of the Great Ajax Mountains. It is normal for there to be monsters around. Now that the white dragon has been wiped out by the lord, it is not normal for a silver-level monster to wander near the dragon's nest. impossible."
Silver-level monsters are not very important in the Black Forest. Compared with black-iron-level cannon fodder and the lower levels of the food chain, they are at most the level of high-level cannon fodder and higher-level beings who occasionally fight for sacrifice, but for a four-person team , any kind of silver monster is irresistible to them, and even escaping will have to pay a huge price.
"Amira, use your far-sighted magic to see what's going on."
Ivan gave the order decisively, and the four of them cautiously came to a nearby hill, while Amira stood halfway up the hill, looking in the direction of the Dragon's Nest Mountains from a distance.
[Eagle Eye]
The girl's excellent magic affinity and control allow her to perform most low-level magic with ease. Even some intermediate magic can be performed with the help of materials. The mere Eagle Eye Technique is a piece of cake for Amira, but she When I performed it this time, I felt a little bit nervous in my heart.
But the fluctuation of magic power appeared, and the extraordinary vision extended outward, and the girl had no time to feel nervous.
In the distance, under the Dragon Nest Mountains, a dozen humans dressed in black, extremely conspicuous in the snow, were moving at the foot of the mountain. They were busy going up and down the mountain, and seemed to be doing some work.
Because of the obstruction of the wind and snow, Amira could only see so much, and then she had to turn off the magic. And in the next second, a slightly slender figure among the men in black said "Huh", and she turned to look The foursome frowned slightly where they were.
"What's the matter, Lord Priest?"
Next to him, another man in black asked diligently, and the woman in black pondered for a while, then shook her head and said: "Nothing, maybe there are monsters that peek at dragon blood... This lair is full of scattered dragon blood. , which is extremely attractive to those Warcraft.
"Don't stay here anymore, hurry up and explore the cave for me." After saying that, the woman immediately scolded, and the diligent man did not hesitate and ran towards the dragon's nest on the top of the mountain.
At this time, although the man in black was not paying attention, the four-man team still encountered a crisis.
Because the real Warcraft is coming.
The lens-like detection device flashed red, and Karin was so startled that she almost screamed, but remembering Nick's embarrassing appearance, she resisted the urge.
Then, in an urgent and nervous tone, she urged her companions around her who were thinking about whether to continue exploring the dragon's lair: "Quickly! There are gold-level monsters around!"
The other three were horrified, and Nick even accidentally dropped the shield in his hand into the snow. However, they were all outstanding students in the academy after all, so they did not panic at a loss, but made a calm judgment: Determine the monster's path and avoid it.
This is not the time to complain about why gold-level monsters appear here. What they need to do is to save their lives as much as possible.
"That monster appeared from behind us!" While moving quickly in the wind and snow, the red-haired girl quickly described the current situation: "It should originate from the black forest on the east side of the Great Ajax Mountains, and only There may be gold-level monsters there!"
"Where should we run?!" Ivan asked urgently.
It only took Karin a tenth of a second to make a decision: "Towards the dragon's lair ruins!"
This little girl is undoubtedly a standard representative of orderly evil. Her eyes are filled with the light of benefiting herself at the expense of others: "If it doesn't work, let those people confront this monster!"
There is no doubt that the other three are not good guys.
"Good idea!" "That's it!" "Thank you for having them."
On the hill where the four people were originally located, wind and snow splashed, the earth shook, and with the roar from the bottom, cracks bloomed on the frozen soil and ice, and then were broken open by a huge force, and then, It was a wild roar that spread across dozens of kilometers.
A huge monster, covered with an iron carapace, with its entire body like a 30-meter-long pangolin, emerged from the earth, and then showed its presence to the surroundings. It violently used its tail that seemed to be made of steel, towards Sweeping around in a circle, the hills that were almost collapsed were directly smashed into countless small pieces, and snow and dust were flying all over the sky.
The earthquake-like impact and powerful pressure instantly affected the four-person team before they could run very far. They felt the movement, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then continued to accelerate without looking back, heading towards Run towards the dragon's nest ruins.
Iron-clad mountain dragon.
A terrifying creature that can only be seen in large rocky mountains. It reaches the golden level when it reaches adulthood. Its lair is located three thousand meters underground, close to the iron-rich area of the lava zone. This huge monster with the blood of the original ancient dragon feeds on iron ore, rocks and the flesh and blood of other advanced monsters. It can shuttle through magma. It uses lava to The heat hatched into offspring, capable of breathing out high-heat air dragon breath, and its resistance to physical attacks and fire attributes almost reached a limit.
Its carapace is a special alloy, which is produced by the Iron-clad Mountain Dragon devouring various metals and then solidifying them on the surface of the body. This alloy is one of the best choices for forging armor, and is also called dragon-grained steel. Such a monster is completely a biological warfare machine. Whether it is underground or on the ground, it can easily break through the protection of the city wall and cause a lot of damage in the city. Fortunately, this kind of creature is relatively insular. They are almost not interested in humans who do not contain iron, and they do not live in the black forest, so they never join the beast tide.
Now, it was attracted here because of a certain aura.
After Joshua killed the white dragon in the dragon nest, he returned to the territory without doing anything. Later, his knights also picked up the dragon corpses outside, but there were still a lot of white dragons inside the dragon nest. corpse. In addition to eating rare metals, the Iron-clad Mountain Dragon also likes to devour the flesh and blood of beings of the same level. There is too little human flesh, and only Warcraft can satisfy its appetite. To it, the dragon's corpse is undoubtedly a A big meal.
After observing for several months and confirming that there was indeed no life around and it was not a trap, the cautious Iron-clad Mountain Dragon simply broke through the soil layer and came to the surface. At the same time, it also discovered something near the dragon's nest. Human beings, and also discovered that these humans seemed to be excavating dragon nests.
"Ugh quack!" The mountain dragon let out an angry roar. It could not allow its target to be touched by others. Immediately, this huge monster walked toward the dragon's nest in the distance with footsteps that could make the earth tremble. The group of men in black nearby rushed over quickly.
On the way, it also discovered four people who were running away. The armored mountain dragon was about to sweep these little ones away with its tail, but suddenly stopped moving.
Because it felt a breath.
A very familiar smell.
The armored mountain dragon couldn't help but shudder violently. It had seen the owner of this aura from a distance a few weeks ago. At that time, it had just climbed out of the ground and was about to go to the surface to get some air. However, it was shocked to realize that there was a being that was far more powerful than it was fighting with some creature. The mountain dragon cautiously stuck its head out and looked in the direction of the battle. , but it saw the overlord of the black forest on the east side of the Great Ajax Mountains, a golden mid-level steel-feathered eagle being killed by a human with ease, as if killing a chicken.
"Is this thing really good as a harvest sacrifice?" He seemed to be muttering to himself at that time: "It doesn't look like there's much meat."
The next moment, the human turned his head to look in the direction where the armored mountain dragon was hiding, and then he shook his head in disappointment: "Tsk, there is less meat, the body is all iron, and the appearance is not very good."
Just being looked at was like being in an abyss. The gold-level monster had no idea that it was being spared. It was just because of its lack of flesh and ugly appearance, but this did not prevent the Iron-clad Mountain Dragon from using this aura after surviving. Keep it firmly in my mind and avoid it when I encounter it.
Withdrawing its tail that was about to sweep out, and letting go of the four insignificant creatures, the Golden Warcraft even slowed down and stopped running towards the dragon's nest in such a hurry. It carefully observed its surroundings, sensing the human's movements. breath.
Killing these four extremely weak little ones is naturally easy for the Iron-clad Mountain Dragon, but even Warcraft knows that if it attacks a cub from one side, it will undoubtedly receive the most violent blow from that side, even if There is a slight possibility, and it will definitely not do anything to these little ones with that human aura. It has not lived enough and is not planning to seek death.
At this time, the four-person team was talking breathlessly.
"Why is it still chasing us?!"
"Wasn't it about to pass us just now? Why did it slow down?!"
Amira frowned thoughtfully, and whispered in a pleasant voice: "This monster seemed to be about to attack us just now, but suddenly it stopped... maybe it didn't want to hurt us."
"Why?" Nick was confused, but the semi-dwarf couldn't care so much at this time. He said in a rough voice: "Forget it, let's continue running towards the dragon's lair. It will definitely confront those men in black. of!"
Ivan had a vague guess.
A few days ago, their team completed the most tasks and ranked first in points, so they received awards from the two deans, Nostradamus and Joshua. At that time, the four of them were very strong with the two deans. The participants had a close encounter and each received a small medal.
No, not very likely. The young hunter shook his head vigorously. He felt that this idea was too ridiculous. Even the lord was not so terrifying that he could scare the gold-level monsters away from them with just a breath.
Yes, this is impossible.
On the side of the men in black, there was a huge commotion the moment the gold-level monster appeared.
"The monster is coming!"
"It's the Iron-Armored Mountain Dragon! Its strength is at the middle level of gold!"
"The exploration personnel come back quickly! Do you hear me? The exploration personnel inside the Dragon's Nest come back quickly!"
Continuous warning sounds sounded, and the woman in black, known as the priest, looked at the armored mountain dragon that was walking slowly with a shocked look on her face. She cursed angrily: "What's going on? The plan has been ruined." ! This is the Arctic Icefield, how can there be an armored mountain dragon?!"
She could still accept it if it was an ice winged dragon or a giant ice element, because these were the creatures that should appear in the arctic ice fields. It was just that the white dragon was protecting its own territory, so it drove them away and destroyed them. Most of the magic props prepared by the entire team are used to deal with these ice monsters.
They had never thought of provoking the Iron-clad Mountain Dragon, a war machine!
And just when the slowly advancing golden beast was facing the group of men in black who were gradually gathering and waiting, the four-person team used the opponent's attention to focus on the iron-clad mountain dragon. When they had no time to be distracted, they successfully Arriving at the side of Dragon Nest Peak.
They climbed halfway up the mountain and watched the confrontation between the two parties from a high position. Everyone's hearts were beating fast. Even though they had arrived at their destination, the four of them were not happy at all.
"What can we do?" Karin looked sadly at the scene where a battle might break out at any time down the mountain, and couldn't help but complain softly: "What's going on? The plan has changed too quickly."
The other three nodded in sympathy. The plan really couldn't keep up with the change. Before setting off, the ghost knew that another group of mysterious people had arrived at the dragon's nest early, and a golden monster was also peeping here, and they happened to catch up with them all.
The four people on the mountain showed no worries, and the Warcraft and the man in black at the foot of the mountain were ready to fight. At this moment, on the edge of the far north ice sheet, Joshua and Hei, who had turned into human form, stood in a clump of flowers that looked like ice crystals. before, seeming to be hesitating.
"Ice Thorn Flower." The soldier looked at the small silver-white translucent flower in front of him and whispered to himself: "This thing... there are actually flowers here."
Like snowflakes, the beautiful flowers with icy cold light swayed slightly in the wind, releasing obvious and incomparable magic fluctuations. The cold air of more than minus 120 degrees flowed towards the surroundings with the undulations of its petals, spreading, making the surrounding people... A small area within a few meters was plunged into a freezing cold state like an ice prison.
Ice diamond wattle, this magical plant has extremely high ornamental value. In addition, it can also be used as a raw material for making advanced ice magic scrolls and equipment. It is very precious, and its growth conditions are extremely harsh. Even in the entire North The land may not be able to produce more than ten bushes a year.
"It's so beautiful." Hei said, but she didn't know the value of the flower at all. She just sighed with joy from the bottom of her heart. The black dragon girl slowly approached and wanted to touch it: "Yingying, I think she will like it. ?It matches her hair very well."
"Don't touch it, your magic will conflict with it."
After stopping the sea-born fire dragon from touching the ice-type magic plant, Joshua thought seriously for a while: "But it is true that it is somewhat similar to Yingying's hair."
Thinking of the girl who has been accompanying him for a long time, even facing evil gods and legendary powerful men without any fear, the warrior couldn't help but smile: "Give her this flower, she will be happy, right?"
However, Joshua did not take action immediately and took it off. The warrior just spread his fighting spirit and aura around him to avoid the possible monsters and dangerous factors around him. Joshua patted Hei's head and said, "Okay, let's go for a walk first and pick them again when we get home, so as not to accidentally break them."
"Okay." After hearing the master's words, even the black dragon girl seemed extremely well-behaved. She stayed away from the Ice Diamond Thorn Flower, and then transformed into the body of a giant dragon again, and the warrior stood back on top of the black dragon.
"Take a walk, explore the distribution of monsters, and come back to pick flowers."
Joshua nodded and said with satisfaction: "Sure enough, a flawless plan."
(End of chapter)