Is there no such magical work except heaven and hell
What kind of place is Jueying Mountain
Every inch of the land here is dangerous and daunting, but hidden in the deepest place is a hope that people can't bear to leave.
What's it like to stand in the coldest place in the world
Maybe someone who really stood on the extremely cold glacier could tell—Carlos wasn't exaggerating, or he said it more lightly.
It was a natural corridor less than one meter wide, suspended in mid-air due to the extreme cold, people at one end could not see the scene at the other end clearly, thick fog, strong wind and snow would block their sight.
The glacier is translucent. When people look down from above, although most of the sight is covered by the fog, they can still see the deep valleys that are several kilometers straight up and down after occasional strong winds blow through and tear the clouds and fog.
Covered with ice and snow, lush plants, withered and flourishing, the body of an unknown giant bird flitting across the mountains, wild beasts brought by the strong wind... or the sound of some kind of rotten howling.
Even if the boulder is thrown down, there will be no sound.
Even Aldo's expression couldn't help becoming solemn.
"Tighten your rope," Carlos threw out the huge iron claw, and there was a mechanical crisp sound in the distance, it had been firmly sucked on the glacier, Carlos pulled hard and dragged across the rope Hand it over to the person behind, "Remember, if the spell stops, you will be frozen into an ice brick within six steps, and if you loosen the rope, no one will be able to save you. Those who are afraid, remember not to look down. "
People who are afraid of heights are not the only ones who tremble on this glacier-human beings are born small and deprived of strength because of their intelligence. Although many people are eager to climb from birth, it is because they are low. Most people don't understand that the real height can make people so scared that even kneeling can't relieve it a little bit.
The moment Carlos was about to set foot on the glacier, Aldo pulled him back suddenly, and the positions of the two were exchanged. Aldo didn't say much, but simply explained: "I will lead the way, you follow me behind."
Carlos was stunned for a moment, but Aldo had already set foot on the glacier by this time, and despite the thin blue light sticking to his body, the cool air from his feet still felt chilling to the heart.
However, Carlos paused for a moment, did not obey, but stayed at the end—since someone opened the way, he naturally had to stay and take care of the rest.
Everyone who walked on the glacier knew that he couldn't look down, but he couldn't help but want to look down. Even Gal felt the unnatural trembling below his knee joints.
In Carlos's time, it was impossible to have such a tool for clinging and protection—when other people passed him one by one and walked up the terrifying glacier, as soon as they turned their heads, they would see the green-eyed man leaning away. They couldn’t figure out how he watched his companion turned into an ice sculpture and was thrown into the abyss a thousand meters below without relying on any tools. In a flash, he came up with the spell that can drain people dry, and passed by bit by bit
Did he walk over it, or... crawled over it
No one knew, not even Carlos himself, he couldn't have imagined that he could do such a thing before he got to this kind of place.
Walking at a high place is just a process of overcoming yourself—when you understand that walking a one-meter-wide road at a height of several thousand meters is no different from walking a one-meter-wide road on flat ground.
But the extremely cold glacier is different. The extremely harsh environment always makes people feel the fear of "I can't do it myself".
Even if there is a strong role model in front of you.
A hunter suddenly knelt on the ground halfway through the walk. The blue light on his body was already extremely weak, which was a sign of physical exhaustion, and fear deepened his weakness. He almost gave birth to his own life and had come to an end. of despair.
Not only him, but everyone felt the same way.
From birth to growing up, Amy has never understood what the real nature is like now. He can hardly see the road ahead, and the only conscious part of his body is Louis's tight grip. hand on his arm.
Louie's hand squeezed so hard that Amy could feel the pain even in the extreme cold numbness, because he was really not much better-Carlos was behind him, and the other hand dragging the rope could feel the pain from Carlos. There was a very regular swing coming from there, but this childhood idol really couldn't add any courage to him now.
In a desperate situation, no one can rely on another person's courage to give birth to his own courage.
In such an extreme situation, all his thinking will stagnate, and all he has left is instinct/instinct. For example, those heroes who catch people falling from tall buildings and push away children who are about to be hit by cars, their actions are actually not processed by the logical area of the brain, so they are the most praiseworthy—because That is the most instinctive thing for a person after stripping off all social attributes.
After the first person knelt down, Amy's body shook visibly, and the whole team froze.
Obviously, courage cannot be passed on, but fear can.
"Get up." Louis called out the name of the kneeling hunter, "Lukes, stand up! Put something high-calorie in your mouth, eat whatever you want! Or do you want to die here?"
But these words had no effect on the hunter named Lukes. When the people in front turned around, they could see his expression clearly—it was as if the fire of life had been burned out, and he had reached the limit.
Louis' body was shaking, he might not have felt it himself, but passed it on to Amy.
If one person falls, the whole team may lose control. Louis knew that, but he couldn't control his body, so he didn't even dare to speak loudly, for fear that his voice would also tremble.
Amy felt that she couldn't walk anymore. The extremely cold glacier, which was less than 800 meters short, almost froze his feet on it, but at this moment, it was as if someone had given him a shot in the arm - when he When he realized that the person behind him was also struggling and was in danger.
When he found that this person who kept his perfect and mean mask at all times, as if he never lost control, would tremble all over his body in a world of ice and snow.
Amy suddenly felt strong.
A kind of strength from... wanting to protect something, Amy took a step forward, shook the rope, and said in a trembling but as relaxed tone as possible: "Lukes, you idiot, you block the road and want to freeze to death behind Are you us? Are you really a hunter? Are you not as useful as a healer like me?"
"Look in front of you! That big stupid Evan, he's an intern, do you understand an intern? He's still standing, how dare you kneel down?!"
Evan turned his head back with difficulty, and showed an ugly smile to Amy: "Thank you for your compliment..."
Gal scolded him in a low voice: "Shut up and save your strength."
"Luke..."
The sound of metal collisions suddenly interrupted Amy's words, and Louis even felt that the sinister whisper sounded close to his ears. He had never heard Carlos use such a ruthless and cold tone. have spoken.
"I'll count to three," Carlos's mouth seemed to be frozen by the cold wind, "I'll count to three, sir, if you don't stand up, I'll throw you from here—trust me , I can do it."
Louis twisted his neck in astonishment, watching Carlos, who was standing alone at the end of the team, keeping a little distance from everyone, pried open his epee with his thumb, and then closed it with a snap, revealing a sharp edge inside. The killing intent was cold and frighteningly cold.
"If you blocked the road all by yourself, and the people behind are all stranded here waiting to freeze to death, I can only clear the obstacles. I think you should have heard what I said," Carlos moved his fingers from the sword rubbed against the sheath, "Then I'll start counting down—three—"
The surrounding atmosphere seemed to freeze. Amy wanted to say something, but he suddenly realized... He dared not be in front of Carlos like this.
"Two." Carlos said blankly, "Can't you stand up, useless?"
Lukes, the kneeling hunter, grabbed his clothes fiercely with his fingers, panting desperately.
"Okay, I understand." Carlos smiled coldly, "One."
Following the exit of the last number, the surrounding mist was suddenly frozen, and a huge ice blade was lifted out of the abundant water vapor—reminding Evan of the time when Carlos stabbed the abyss jackal to death. one time.
It was also such a thick fog, the surrounding lake was also so cold, and the seriously injured man was also so desperate.
But his sword was not aimed at his own people.
Louis said "Stop" already stuck in his throat, but Lukes suddenly roared, like a dying beast, he let out a final roar, the veins on his neck burst out, the roar was so tragic It was unbearable to hear, but he stumbled to his feet like this, the thin blue light suddenly burst out on his body, but cold sweat ran across his forehead, and the moment it dripped from his body, he was frozen into a solid body, smashing on the ground. on the glacier.
"Go ahead." Carlos said with almost no ups and downs.
Luke's roar seemed to ignite everyone's heart. They actually crossed the extremely cold glacier without any risk. When their feet landed on the other side of the ground, Amy couldn't believe it. Due to his own luck, his feet were weak, and he almost brought Louis down, but someone raised his arm and picked him up.
"Go to the cliff in front of the wind, there is a cave there, don't stay here." Carlos's face was pale, and his expression could not be seen, but I don't know if it was Amy's illusion, his voice was a little hoarse.
What happened on the glacier left him with a strong prestige. The hunters who were already paralyzed helped each other up their companions and walked towards the cave with difficulty.
Carlos was still at the tail of the team, his footsteps didn't seem to be forced at all, he still maintained a fixed pace and frequency, like a precise robot, and then after a few steps away from everyone, his footsteps suddenly He staggered for a while, as if a small part had broken in his knee, he threw himself forward, barely stopped, and his legs could be seen shaking through the heavy clothes.
He took out a piece of chocolate, but his hands shook terribly, and he tore it twice without tearing it open.
The chocolate was suddenly taken away by one hand, and the wrapping paper was torn off and stuffed into his mouth. Aldo walked back at some point, and helped him to lean against himself.
"Enough," Aldo's voice was pressed into his throat, and he said with a volume that only two people could hear, "It's over, let go of the spell you cast on others, do you think you are Superman?"
Carlos was tense all over his body, and even his muscles were aching. At this time, Aldo suddenly helped him up, and he suddenly relaxed and leaned against him, feeling that he couldn't lift a single finger.
"Apologize to Lukes..." Carlos leaned his head on Aldo's shoulder, but slid down as if he couldn't support it, almost buried it on the other's chest. He slightly moved his lips, "I didn't mean to... If so... "
"Come on, shut up." Aldo put his arms around Carlos' waist, put his arm around, and dragged him half-supported and half-hugged.
"It's almost the top." Carlos whispered in his ear, "Behind the top of the mountain is the emerald lake."