"No... ... "
Miss Chloe was on the verge of uttering the irrepressible "Not enough".
Her heart beat rapidly because of this abnormal feeling, and blood flowed to her whole body under the transportation of the heart, as if the heart had become the sun that warmed her whole body. The uncontrollable impulse made her moan softly, and she tried hard to overcome the urge to continue drinking blood. As she blushed and broke away from Xia De's embrace, she felt that her condition had really recovered by half.
“This feels really good.”
The taste of the wine lingered in her mouth for a long time. She didn't dare to look into Xia De's eyes and could only admire softly:
"Just a little warmth will make me healthy again. Let's keep going, climb, to the top."
"Okay, let's go."
Shad also stood up from the blanket on the ground. At Miss Chloe's insistence, he retrieved the badly damaged tent. Then, Mrs. Marquez and the unknown man carried the luggage. Shad walked in front, and Miss Chloe and the other two followed him in a row. The group braved the wind and snow and walked towards the higher mountains.
A series of footprints were left on the snow, but they were quickly covered by the rolling snow particles.
The higher they went, the lower the temperature became. The four of them were wrapped in cotton clothes. The water vapor in the white mist they exhaled seemed to be frozen into ice crystals the next second after leaving their mouths and noses. But the danger was not only the extremely cold temperature, but also the mental pollution at the top of the mountain and the strong whispering and blasphemous elements, which even made Shade feel dizzy and uncomfortable.
He had to look back from time to time to check on his companions, and Miss Chloe behind him had been grabbing the corner of his clothes since he didn't know when.
Mrs. Marquez and the man seemed to be in good condition, at least they could keep walking, but Miss Chloe soon turned pale again and couldn't even stand up.
She almost leaned on Shade's back, almost like being carried by Shade. Shade could only stop temporarily, and wanted to drain the blood to feed Miss Chloe, but was rejected by the latter:
"I am Witch Chloe. I can climb up. This is the last section, the last section."
She kept talking, helping Xia De to stand up, looking up at the top, biting her tongue to make herself more awake, and then trying her best to move forward with Xia De's support.
The whistling wind, under the oppressive black sky, drove the snowflakes all over the sky to dance. The snow radiated silver light everywhere, sometimes even making people think that it was just standing still.
Compared to the huge Silver Mountain Range, the four people, who were as small as ants, crawled forward on the smooth snow surface. The wind drove the scarf to fly behind them, and the snow swept across their cheeks, leaving a knife-like pain. A series of footprints formed and were then covered by snow. Although the speed of advancement was slow, they were indeed approaching the peak step by step.
Xia De really admired the young witch beside him. The resolute spirit and belief shown by Miss Chloe at this moment was as bright and charming as a torch in this extremely cold snowy mountain.
She bit a small tuft of her long silver hair, supported Shade with her right hand, and took a step forward with her own strength. Even though her whole body was shaking, and she had to bite her lips and tongue to stay awake, she still did not stop.
That glorious spirit and belief also attracted the evil spirits and demons lurking in the dark snowy mountains. The last difficult section of the road would naturally not be without enemies blocking the way. Mrs. Marquez and the man followed behind the two men as if they did not exist. Miss Chloe noticed the black fog swirling and dancing under the strange black sky above her head. Shade pulled her hand:
"You just need to keep moving forward, and I'll take care of the rest."
The swirling black mist turned into streams of light that stabbed at the two people. The exploding golden shield was so dim in the snow-capped mountains under the dark night. The silver-white lightning spear in his hand was thrown into the sky. As the thunder exploded in the air, the silver moonlight swept towards the strange black shadow following behind.
The majestic steam appeared with the huge roar of the bell and the shrill scream of the whistle, and the sound of the two seemed to be able to shake the entire snow mountain. The huge life ring was like the sun, radiating four-color spiritual light on the top of the mountain, and the silver moonlight that followed almost illuminated the entire black sky.
On the top of the mountain that shone with silver light, it seemed as if endless shadows were attracted by the lost people who were trying to climb to the highest peak. This would be their last chance to stop mortals from touching the taboos that should not be touched.
"You go first!"
Facing the enemy behind him with the strongest attitude, Shade pushed Miss Chloe, and the light of the life ring illuminated him. Shade did not turn around to look at the witch, but held the moonlight sword in one hand, and the silver thunder in the other hand echoed the brass wheel behind him that was carrying heat that should not exist.
Miss Chloe pursed her lips and looked at him:
"You promised me to come with me to the top of the mountain."
She lowered her head and walked upwards in the wind and snow with Mrs. Marquez and the frightened man.
Behind them, the occasional flickering spiritual light and the moonlight that illuminated the night let them know how fierce the battle was. But for Shade, he faced the countless dark shadows pouring in from the bottom of the snow-capped mountains alone, but he did not feel tired at all.
This was not only because his own strength was extremely effective against such strange things, but it was more like these things just happened to match his combat power. It would neither embarrass Xia De too much, nor put Xia De in a dangerous situation.
Their presence seemed to deliberately leave him here so that Miss Chloe could climb alone.
So although the situation looked critical, it was actually no more dangerous than when Shad went deep into the Pantanal alone a few hours ago.
"Do you know why?"
There was a voice in my ear, but it wasn't "her" voice.
"Of course I know. She has to walk the rest of the way by herself."
Xia De answered, and as he swung the sword in his hand, he saw from the corner of his eye that the barefoot Winter Girl, who was wearing a white robe and holding a white oak staff, was standing beside him.
The god is in his divine state, with long silver hair that is extremely similar to Miss Chloe's, and the silver hair is flying in the wind.
"If that's the case, can you make these enemies disappear? I'm facing powerful enemies in my own time, and I can't waste too much energy here."
The god smiled. This was the first time Shade saw him smile. This god always had a cold face when he appeared before:
"Yes, the epic of the Sixth Epoch, the chapter that concerns the fate of the world... You really shouldn't spend too much energy on the adventure here. But these enemies didn't come because of my call. They are the last demons in the heart of a mortal."
He was standing there, but it seemed that only Shad could see this god, and those strange enemies shrouded in black mist only attacked Shad.
But at least it was a little warmer now. Xia De didn't look back at his life ring, so he didn't know that the abnormal heat carried by the life ring was even rapidly melting the surrounding snow.
The steam seemed to be fighting against the surrounding environment. Every spiritual rune on the surface of the life ring was trembling as it flowed on the brass ring.
Endless black fog was pouring towards Xia De, and he fought while struggling to retreat to the higher peaks behind him. His spirit and physical strength were rapidly depleting, but because of the appearance of the god, fine golden cracks were spreading all over his body, until his cuffs and hems were left with golden ember-like light marks in the wind as he moved.
He began to glow in the darkness, and the moonlight sweeping forward became brighter than normal. The appearance of the "Divine Afterglow" state made the battle much easier:
"I know what they are. Rather than thinking that they are the evil intentions of the snowy mountain itself, I think it is a part of the witch Chloe."
God did not comment on Shade's words, but asked softly:
"Stranger from a distant land, have you ever envied the coldness of winter?"
"Yes."
Shade nodded immediately, knowing full well that this way of asking questions meant that the god wanted to give him some strength. But this time the god did not tell Shade a story, but bent down and personally grabbed a handful of snow from under his feet.
The glittering snow was formed into a snowball in the god's hands, and the snowball floated towards Shade. Shade opened his mouth and bit the snowball, and the cold snow almost immediately turned into snow water and flowed into his body:
Stranger, you have come into contact with a "miracle".
Outsider, you have been granted the "Winter Blessing".
When in winter, the speed of spiritual and physical recovery is slightly increased, and luck is slightly improved. The windy and snowy environment will not harm you. After eating snow, you will not be trapped in the snow. Snowflakes become your food.
Stranger, you have some insights into "winter", "snow" and "freeze".
The snowball that the god himself had made brought not only the god's blessing, but also restored Shade's spirit and physical strength to an unprecedented state of fullness. He already knew what he should do at this moment:
Take a deep breath, and the enlightenment on the life ring behind you - the sleeping princess suddenly shines.
The silver coffin fell at his feet, and a giant castle appeared on the snowy mountain, carrying Shade and the gods up to the sky. Shade stretched out his hand and politely let the Red Dragon Witch who came out of the coffin put her hand on it.
The god lightly tapped the ground of the castle with the white oak staff in his hand. The power of winter amplified Shade's magic, and the castle summoned by the maze turned into an icy color.
Roar~
The roar of the dragon was accompanied by a raging sea of fire. As the spirit in Shad's body quickly faded, the flames spewed by the witch swept all the enemies as the god chuckled.
"It turns out that even the chuckle of God is not as moving as your laughter to me."
This was Shad's last thought when the avalanche occurred.
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