"Although he encountered a strange and powerful traveler, the Moon Traveler finally made the other party recognize that it was his old friend with his cat-like voice. 'Oh, isn't this Miss Marquez?' said the traveler. 'Oh, it's you, long time no see!' said the witch. They hugged each other tightly, and confessed their thoughts and love for each other. Even the blizzard and severe cold could not stop their passion at this moment."
It was just an ordinary hug, but the gods made it sound like something extraordinary had happened.
"Shad, Shad Hamilton!"
The regret of not saying his name last time was immediately made up by Xia De, and the witch let him go, but still held his hand.
She looked up into Shade's eyes:
"Shad, where are you now? Why do I feel like you and your cat are not really here?"
Chloe Yin's right hand intertwined with Xia De's fingers, and her left hand stroked his face. He was clearly in front of her, and the touch was extremely real, but Chloe Yin clearly felt as if he was thousands of miles away:
“You’re right in front of me, but you’re so far away… Where are you?”
She is a demigod witch, the most powerful mortal in the material world, and even if she can’t fully understand the story of the “God of Journey”, she can at least sense that something is wrong.
So, the traveler with his back to the campfire continued to narrate with a smile:
"The witch asked her old friend why she suddenly appeared here. The traveler under the moon was thinking whether he should tell the girl in front of him about their journey together. If he told her, then the witch-Chloe Yin Marquez would also join the story and become one of the travelers; if he didn't tell her, the two of them would just pass by each other."
God reminded her, but Chloe Yin, who was actually in the snowy mountains, certainly couldn't hear her voice.
Xia De had already made a decision. He looked at the girl in front of him, and the hot air from their noses and mouths blended together. His eyes were serious, and even made Chloe Yin blush a little when she looked at him:
"I am engaged in dangerous activities, and I am nearing the end. If I tell you, you will be implicated."
"You want to climb higher?"
Chloe Yin asked, trying to suppress her shyness while looking into his eyes. The "Witch's Scent" perfume had a cool and elegant scent on her.
"Yes."
Chloe Yin stood on tiptoes again, and this time she kissed Shade directly. It was a very deep kiss, and when the kiss ended, even the demigod witch's face had flushed red:
"This is my answer. Please tell me where you are. I want to climb up as well. Please let me walk with you again, just like when we met. This time, please let me help you. If necessary, you can also drink my blood."
She concealed her inner joy, while the brown-haired witch Miss Andriana, who was sitting there, pursed her lips and moved her eyes. She had never expected that there would be such an interesting story to see on this trip.
"Okay, follow me."
Shade then took her hand, took a step back, and let himself completely enter the campfire light in the Lost Forest Camp:
"I am on a seven-day trip with my companions. Now, it is already the night of the sixth day. Chloe Yin, do you want to join our tour group?"
He was confident that the time key would not be in danger this time, so he dared to involve Chloe Yin. As Shade finished speaking, the voice of the god sounded:
"The traveler under the moon extended an invitation to her old friend, and the new traveler gladly agreed. She invited you into her camp. The night was long, and through your narration, she also understood your story."
Chloe Yin's expression was dazed for a moment, then he looked around suddenly and saw the foggy forest around him. The snowy mountain scene was as blurry as an oil painting wet with water, and the foggy forest was pieced together in those strange blocks of color.
The special environment here actually made her feel like she was back in the Silver Mountains of the trial ground, and the warmth in her palms proved that the man had truly come to her side. This was real temperature, the kind that seemed to warm the soul in a cold world, and it was definitely not something that could be imitated by other circumstances.
Before Shade explained the cause and effect, Chloe Yin had already understood the general situation. Then, the card on the top of the deck automatically flew in front of her. On the card representing the traveler identity of the demigod witch, Chloe Yin Marcus Marcus, was the silver-white cat she turned into when she jumped into Shade's arms to keep warm in the Silver Mountains.
Although the cats that transformed with Shade both had silver-white fur, the cats of different genders could be easily distinguished by their body shapes, with Shade's cat being larger. In addition, the fur color of the cat representing Chloe Yin was closer to the snow surface illuminated by the sun, while Shade's transformed cat was closer to the color of the silver moon.
"God."
The demigod witch noticed the truth of the dusty traveler who was sitting with his back to the campfire, and greeted the god respectfully.
Then, the witch Aleila Andriana and the maid Clara, who also belonged to the Zaras Academy, greeted the demigod witch of the academy. The maid still maintained her elegance. She had received professional training, but Miss Andriana had not, so she could only try her best to keep a straight face and not let herself make a strange expression.
The scene where the demigod witch and a man hug each other tightly and even kiss each other is something you will never see anywhere else.
Shade sat back on his cushion and took out a new cushion for Chloe Yin to sit next to him. She put the cushion closer to Shade, then leaned against Shade, holding Shade's hand and resting her head on his shoulder. The unexpected reunion had made her not care much about her original purpose.
She knew that Xia De would not be able to stay forever this time. The sense of alienation from time and space on him was almost exactly the same as last time. In the past twenty years, she had made countless attempts and explored the origins of this man countless times. As long as she was sure that he would appear again, there would be a chance to meet again next time. As for now, she just had to enjoy the warmth of the moment and indulge in the joy after the harvest.
The bard was still recording with pen and paper. Although the witch and the maid were curious about the relationship between Shade and the Demigod Demon Queen, they did not dare to ask directly. Because of this accident, the mood of the two people was much better.
The sixth day of the journey officially ended, and we reunited as a team of five travelers, welcoming the early morning of the last day.
"Everyone is happy to see the new traveler Silver Cat joining us with a common destination. She is a senior traveler with a small amount of spellcasting ability and is good at traveling in complex and harsh environments. She will bring you unexpected help. The journey has entered the last day, and you are still moving towards the higher part of the snow-capped mountains according to the map. In the afternoon, you will be able to reach the end of the map, so what will be waiting for you at the end?"
"Chloe Yin, come here."
Xia De said, and the petite silver-haired girl reached out and touched the card on the top of the deck. On the card, there was a scene of an avalanche.
After learning that they were about to enter the snowy mountain scene, everyone around the campfire had guessed that they would encounter an avalanche sooner or later. So the moment they saw the cards clearly, everyone stood up and gathered towards Shade.
The moving people transformed into animals—parrots, hounds, unicorns, silver cats, and the bonfires, tents, and gods disappeared again. The ground turned into snow, and the surrounding light suddenly became brighter, but it was accompanied by a rumbling sound coming from above.
This was definitely not a normal avalanche, because not only the sound and the ground were shaken, but the spirits and elements were also becoming chaotic.
"Hedon Seal!"
Shade held the Moonlight Greatsword in both hands and stabbed it into the snow. The shield emitting golden light protected everyone.
Oh~
Along with the unicorn's cry, the huge white wings transformed into energy opened and sheltered all the animals inside. At the same time, the pure white light merged into the yellow shield, greatly enhancing the strength of the shield.
"Ice Law!"
The voice of Chloe Yin appeared in the mouth of the silver-white cat, and snowflakes rose in the ice-blue airflow around it, blending into Shade's "Hidden Seal". The mixture of pure white, gold, and ice blue made the runes on the spherical shield more dense, and almost transformed the shield of the energy body into a real crystal.
"Meow~"
Xiaomia didn't care how critical the situation was. He pushed away Chloe Yin who had jumped into Shade's arms. The silver-white cat didn't care about that and quickly jumped onto Shade's shoulders. Then, the snow line like a wave rolled down from the heights, amid the violent vibrations of the ground. They didn't have time to communicate and encourage each other. The avalanche of snow had already reached them.
That's not enough.
"She" suddenly reminded Shade in his ear, and at the last moment before darkness fell, Shade used his newly acquired magic:
"Calling Big Snowball—Passionate Ice!"
boom!
It was hard to tell which one came first, the explosion or the rumble of the avalanche. Even though he had made sufficient preparations, when the impact and pressure came, Shade, who had both hands on the hilt and thrust the greatsword into his feet, still fell backwards.
Not only him, but also the parrot, hound, unicorn and the two cats on him, were all rolled backwards under the impact along with the materialized golden spherical shield, and then were completely covered by the heavy snow.
Suddenly, Shade heard Mia's cry and regretted not taking the cat away earlier. But fortunately, after waking up from his daze and stupor, he found himself back in the camp in the Lost Forest.
Not only him, but everyone else came back. Like Shade, they all looked around in fear, fearing to hear the sound of an avalanche again. Fortunately, they survived the scene that was more terrifying than a natural disaster. Shade stroked Mia in his arms, worried that what happened just now had frightened her, but the cat was not angry at all, but rather excited, as if she was looking for another cat to fight.
But Chloe Yin has changed back.
"What was that just now?"
Miss Andriana, who had also transformed back from a unicorn, covered her chest and said, the bard trembled and hugged his harp, Shade shook his head, and Chloe Yin said softly:
"This is a natural phenomenon of this snowy mountain, and it is related to some terrible things that happened here. Don't worry too much, we are just travelers, not investigators."
As he spoke, he shook Xia De's hand again and smiled at him.
She seemed comfortable with her role as a traveler.