Chapter 16 You chase, I escape
The last 100 meters are uphill, which is undoubtedly the worst news for several people who are already close to exhaustion. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
But the good news is that there are not many undead in front of you, and there is no other obstacle along the way except this uphill - not counting the skeleton shelf that is chasing after you.
"That's the end...... "The wrench retracted the submachine rifle, which was already a little hot, took out a shock grenade, neatly pulled out the latch, and threw it out. The grenade blows up a group of undead, which buys them a little time.
A hundred meters of uphill is usually a simple thing, but now, Lin Mingfeng is almost unable to lift his hands, and his two legs are not at all like his own, he is about to lose consciousness, he just relies on his own will, driving himself to run forward, step by step, very deep.
Thankfully, the uphill slope wasn't too steep, and everyone was able to hold on.
Tsukizakura returns to the end of the group and assists Wrench in clearing out the pursuing undead so that she doesn't have to worry about it.
Then, Lin Mingfeng was the first to reach the top of the slope.
At the first glance of what was in front of him, he opened his mouth wide and choked on snowflakes.
"What...... Ice?" muttered the wrench who followed him.
"It's a glacier. Alice said.
In front of them, there was a large river full of ice, about hundreds of meters wide, and the ice surface was like a mirror, even if the sunlight was not strong, the light reflected from the ice surface made them a little uncomfortable.
"So...... What are you doing here?" asked Mr. Mallos, cautiously.
Alice glanced at him, moved her backpack to her chest, and crouched down. Then, she slid down in the eyes of everyone.
Yueying was stunned, "Be careful of the stones!" Before she could say this, Alice had already slipped to the bottom and walked onto the ice, all the way was smooth and relaxed.
The others stared at each other, speechless.
The undead behind are still climbing, and they are about to catch up, and now they have no choice but to follow.
Lin Mingfeng took a heavy breath, sat down with his legs together, and then gently pushed back - at that moment, he recalled the feeling of walking down the slide when he was a child, it was beautiful, but it was not as cold as it is now.
"It would be nice to be warmer......"
The rest of the people also came down one by one, but the posture was not as standard as Alice and Lin Mingfeng, the wrench was slippery on his stomach, and Mr. Marlos was very honest and rolled down, as for Yueying...... He still has enough physical strength, so he ran straight down.
Alice had already walked a few dozen meters, there were no undead on the ice, there was an open space ahead, according to the temperature here, the thickness of the glacier was probably stable enough, but to run on it, it was difficult for people without physical training to do it.
"So it's for Mao to run into this river? Lin Mingfeng looked back, there was already a skeleton on the top of the slope, and the one who hit the head walked too quickly, and rolled directly to the ground with one foot in the air, and slipped to the bottom of the slope in two clicks.
If you come down quickly, then other things will naturally come down quickly, and there is not much time.
Needless to say, the crowd immediately pulled up their legs and ran forward—Mr. Mallos had barely taken two steps before he fell on his back. In the end, it was the wrench and Lin Mingfeng who carried him together, so that they could barely keep up with the speed of others.
A few people didn't run fast because they were worried about slipping on the ice, and even if they had snow boots, they couldn't avoid falling, but if you were careful...... It's still possible. On the other hand, the undead, after descending on the ice, either slipped or took two steps and fell a step, and now they are only a third of the way.
But in any case, they are indeed advancing, and there are more and more of them, only for a short time, and they are all undead.
There was nothing in front of them, and there was no sign of the undead on the other side, so it was safe to say that the front was safe - but that didn't stop the pursuers behind, but as she was about to get to the shore, Alice stopped and turned around.
Tsukizakura looked at her, and saw Alice raise her right hand—a common starting hand when she was going to use a doll—and a red doll appeared in her hand, a type of color that Tsukizakura had never seen before. It staggered to the back of Alice's hand, as if it had too big a head to balance.
Alice flicked her left index finger and the red doll disappeared, and by the time Tsukizakura found it again, the doll had already appeared in mid-air, by the riverbank when she came. And underneath the puppets, there are numerous undead who are crawling.
Although the specific measures of "......" are not yet known, Tsukizakura thinks that she has probably guessed what Alice wants to do.
Even Lin Mingfeng could feel the magic erupting from Alice, extending along a transparent silk thread to the red puppet in mid-air, Xue Feng raised its long hair and little red dress, everything looked so exquisite, even if it was placed in the most advanced cupboard, no one would object, and the cute three-headed body was enough to make all the girls let out a cute exclamation.
After all, it was a huge three-headed body with a height of tens of meters......
Tsukizakura glared at the huge three-headed puppet and opened her mouth.
The doll's cute face is smiling, and the black eyes reflect the bright light, and the doll is still the same doll, but the body size has suddenly expanded hundreds or even thousands of times.
Then, naturally, a puppet alone could not resist the omnipresent gravity, and it began to fall, falling towards the center of the army of the undead with a force that was invincible.
Anyone will know what will happen next - a bang and a huge red puppet smashed the ice, and the rapids of the river below the ice seemed to break free and gush out like an army, attacking the only group on the ice with broken ice and broken limbs and bones.
"it!!" With a wrench screaming in embarrassment, all including Alice immediately pulled up their legs and ran wildly.
The sound of the ice shattering followed, and you didn't have to look back to know that the cracks in the ice had spread here, and the cold river water pierced out of the cracks, like the sharpest sword, and the ripples caused by the fall shook the ice surface that was still intact, like a giant dragon that swallowed people, at that moment, Lin Mingfeng felt that he would die here.
Fortunately, they were not far from the bank, and they managed to step on the bank before the whole river was shattered, avoiding falling into the ice.
Except for Yueying, the physical strength of the others was almost exhausted, their legs were numb, they could barely straighten, they could only sit on the snow with their legs curled up and gasped, Yueying turned around a few times next to a few people, and there were a bunch of things in their hands, all of which were equipment that fell out of their backpacks, although they were all small things, but they didn't have the strength to pick them up.
On the river, the river is slowly calming down, and from time to time a few skeletons poke their heads out of the river, but they are soon swallowed up by the roaring current and disappear.
"Where does this river go?" Lin Mingfeng suddenly thought of a question.
Alice thought for a moment and took out the map, "Lake." She pointed to the bottom right corner of the map, where there was a large lake that ended in the river.
"That means those bones don't go where there are people, do they? ”
"Hmm. ”
Lin Mingfeng breathed a sigh of relief, softened on the snow, and lay down in a large shape. "Damn exhausted. ”
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After resting for dozens of minutes, everyone set off again.
Because you can't go back, you have to go back in a big circle to get back to the original path compared to the original way, but a detour is not the same thing as encountering the undead. Even Tsukizakura is fed up with those meatless bone frames.
It was already 4 p.m., and it wouldn't be long before it would get dark, so now their goal was to find a place to camp and spend the night in the harsh snow.
And the campsite, they soon found - under a cliff in the middle of a mountain forest.
It's a low mountain, and if it's a little shorter, it's not an exaggeration to say it's hills, so the cliffs aren't really high and aren't much dangerous.
After deliberation, Wrench and Alice went to find fuel, and although the forest was sparse, there were still some conifers growing there, and there was no shortage of dead branches, while the remaining three were left in the camp to prepare.
Although it was three, it was actually just Yue Ying's doing, and Lin Mingfeng and Mr. Marlos were watching from the side.
"What do you want to do?" Lin Mingfeng asked when he saw Yueying take the sapper shovel given by Jero and stand in front of the cliff.
"Prepare to set up camp. Tsukizakura pointed to the cliff and said, "So dig a hole." ”
“…… What?"
"It's just digging a hole. Tsukizakura replied casually and plunged the shovel into the cliff.
Just a shovel, it's a large piece of mountain soil with snow. Because of the cold, the soil should be very hard, Lin Mingfeng had really felt it along the way, but the sapper shovel in Yueying's hand ignored this problem, and dug out the soil on the cliff wall like cutting tofu, and the hill-like mound of dirt was quickly piled up, covering Yueying's figure.
"Uh...... This?" Lin Mingfeng picked up a piece of soil, although he could crush a layer on the surface, he couldn't break the frozen soil inside.
"Your captain is very skilled in using his magic. Mr. Malos said appreciatively.
Lin Mingfeng threw away the clod of soil and turned around, "What do you say?"
"Magic is not just about using the power of magic, it can also increase one's strength, stamina, speed...... And objects. Mr. Malos grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed it, "Flying leaves and dead branches can kill, and this is not just because the users are strong, but because they can infuse magic into the flying leaves, making them like weapons. And your captain, who just injected his magic into the shovel, greatly enhanced the shovel's patience, so he was able to shovel those hard soils. ”
Lin Mingfeng narrowed his eyes, "How can you know so much as a priest?"
Mr. Marlos smiled shyly, "Although I am seeking the path of the Holy Light, all the powers are the same in the final analysis, and the magic power and the Holy Light are actually similar, but the form of expression is different......
"This is not like what a priest said at all, aren't you afraid of being said by other people to be rebellious?" Lin Mingfeng had lived in the church, and he knew very well the temperament of those believers - Lin Mingfeng, who was not religious, had been scolded a lot at that time.
Mr. Marlos pointed to the ground and said calmly, "So I'm here now." ”
Lin Mingfeng was stunned for a moment, and then understood something.
By the time Wrench and Alice returned, Tsukizakura had already dug a large hole and was cleaning up the dugs of dirt, which made the two of them sit for a while.
"Did the captain do it alone?" Although the wrench already knew the answer, he still asked.
"Nonsense. Lin Mingfeng glanced at him angrily, "Who else can do it but that little monster?"
"Yes. The wrench shrugged.
The newly dug hole looked quite shocking from the outside, but when you entered the inside, you wondered how so many clods of earth had dug a hole that felt quite small—of course, it was more than enough for five people, but Mr. Marlos couldn't stand up straight.
"Hmm...... I'm not tall enough. "Tsukizakura is a little embarrassed.
The wrench lit the dead branches with flint and steel, and soon the flames drove away the cold and brought warmth to the cave.
"Hey...... it's finally alive. Lin Mingfeng couldn't wait to jump into the fire, he was about to freeze all day.
"Don't get excited and take off your clothes, be careful of catching a cold. The wrench tossed him a can of instant food, "Save some food!"
Alice hung a small pot on the fire, stuffed some snow into it to boil water, because there was fire, there was no need to gnaw on those unpalatable compressed biscuits, it was a pity that they didn't encounter small prey such as rabbits, otherwise they could be used to add food.
But in this environment, it's good to have hot water.
After boiling the water, everyone got a cup filled with hot water, and the heat of the water passed through the cup, from the palm of the hand to the chest, and the warm and numb feeling immediately occupied the whole body, and everyone made a refreshing sound at the same time.
"Damn, if I had a quilt ...... at this time!"
"I don't have a quilt, do I want a sleeping bag?" the wrench took a sip of hot water, and then his tongue was scalded out.
"Don't overdo anything...... Isn't it nice now?" Mr. Marlos's cup was empty, and that little bit of capacity was not enough for him to take a sip. "Can I have another drink?"
Alice stirred the luncheon meat in the pot, hoping to make something that would be palatable.
Tsukizakura sat aside, silently watching the dancing flames, a little sleepy.
The first day was uneventful.