Four days ago, after Yeager and his party parted, the castle tower continued to run through the Zecobalt Mountains.

Jaeger's dispute with the Ice Demon Bear was just a small episode, it barely took them much time, and they didn't know everything that happened in Zecobalt Mountain in the next few days, as for the fact that Jaeger had already thought that the extra few people were demon beasts, he was completely unaware of it, otherwise in order to avoid the troubles caused by Elerich's arrival on the Earth Star to find Jaeger a few years later, I'm afraid Lin Ziyue would be more careful.

After the separation, they left for about ten kilometers, and after making sure that Yeager and they didn't follow, Yun Yiyi roared again and summoned a few clansmen, but the few water clouded leopards that came this time were much stronger than the four people who had ridden before, and they were almost all B-level strength.

After nearly thirty hours into the mountain, everyone finally crossed the first three snow-capped mountains and walked halfway to the foot of the high mountain called Snow Peak, where the Shuiyun clan lived in the Snow Peak.

However, after arriving at the Snow Peak, Yun Yiyi noticed something unusual, and the clansmen scattered in the mountains on weekdays actually came to the foot of the mountain one after another, as if they were waiting for the arrival of Yun Yiyi and the Tianshu group.

Seeing the leopard group in the distance, Lin Ziyue and his party suddenly became vigilant, although Yun Yiyi and Hai Xin are familiar with each other, but after all, there are a large number of strange beasts here, and it is not wrong to be careful.

In the distance, a water cloud leopard with a body length of more than five meters and a breath that was not weaker than the flame lion queen seen before was staring at Yun Yiyi and the others who were approaching, until several water cloud leopards stopped in front of it despite Yun Yiyi's command: "Miss, the patriarch wants you to take a few people up the mountain." ”

If you want to communicate with Yun Yiyi, this water cloud leopard can completely speak beast language, but at this moment, it actually wants to tell the humans who are with Yun Yiyi and his party, hoping that they will not act rashly.

After hearing the words of the water cloud leopard in front of her, Yun Yiyi was silent for a moment, and then looked at Hai Xin: "Father knew that I was here to pick you up, but he didn't say that I would take you there at that time. ”

A hint of vigilance flashed in Hai Xin's eyes, but he also turned the wolf's head and nodded in the direction of Lin Ziyue, so in the middle of dozens of water cloud leopards, several people rode the water cloud leopard to follow Yun Yiyi and the water cloud leopard before and rushed towards the snow peak.

The altitude of the snow peak is more than 7,000 meters, and the range covers a radius of dozens of kilometers, although the entire Zecobalt mountain range is the residence of the water clouded leopard clan, but more than seventy percent of the foreign beasts are scattered on the ridge of the snow peak of 3,000 to 5,000 meters.

As one of the strongest races in the leopard clan, the Water Cloud Leopard clan now has about 100,000 clansmen, and among them, there are more than 30,000 beasts with strength exceeding C-level, and the patriarch is an S-level demon, but why did Yun Yiyi take everyone up the mountain to meet at this moment, no one knows the reason.

There are A-level beasts to open the way, and the water clouded leopard on the snow peak does not need to hide the ability, so it only took about half an hour to pass through the winding mountain road and climb to the station of the water cloud patriarch of the snow peak.

I thought it would be a place like a place inhabited by monsters, but when I arrived, I found that it was just a quaint wooden house by a lake on top of the snow peak, and the altitude of this place was more than 5,000 meters, and the sky and the ground were scattered with snow, and even the body of the castle tower felt a little chilly, but for some reason, the large lake in front of them was not frozen.

The four water clouded leopards carried everyone to a hundred meters in front of the wooden house, and then stopped moving forward, bowed down to let everyone come down, and several second-generation demon beasts also found a place to transform into human form before following the A-level water clouded leopard to the wooden house.

"Come in. "Not waiting

Yun Yiyi and the A-level water cloud leopard spoke, and the voice of the patriarch of the Shuiyun clan came from the wooden house. "The three elders go down first, remember to restrain the clansmen recently, don't go to the snow peak for the time being. ”

"Yes, Patriarch. The three elders in the mouth of the Water Cloud Leopard King nodded, and then left the halfway point of the Snow Peak.

Yun Yi pushed the door and walked into the wooden house, and then the people behind him also rushed in, a gray-haired, slim old man sat on a rocking chair next to the fireplace, and watched the people who came in with a thin blanket on his knees.

"Father. Looking at the frail old man in front of him, Yun Yiyi leaned down for the first time and bowed his head to make a big salute.

The old man waved his hand and motioned for her to stand aside, his somewhat cloudy eyes swept over the castle guard, and he stayed on Hai Xin, Li Gui, and Lin Ziyue for a moment.

"Little wolf, what do you mean by your big brother? King Shuiyun opened his mouth and asked lightly.

Hai Xin hurriedly lowered his head and saluted his junior as if he was facing a great enemy: "Uncle Yun, you also know that I don't go home often, and I don't know much about my eldest brother's affairs, but when I return to the castle tower from the outer regions this time, I will tell my father." ”

Shui Yun Wang let out a muffled snort in his nose, and didn't ask more, then looked at Li Ji and waved his hand at him: "Kid, come here." King Shuiyun looked at Li Gui's eyes with a hint of surprise: "After all, it is the spirit of all things, I didn't expect that there was another Tianshui body among the human beings." ”

The other party said that his physique was broken, but Li Hui was not surprised at all, and for the old man in front of him, Li Hui sensed the same breath as Yun Yiyi.

"Kid, what's your name?" Looking at Li Gui, who had taken a step forward, King Shuiyun asked softly.

Li Hui learned from Hai Xin and performed a junior salute: "Hello Water Cloud Leopard King, my name is Li Gui." ”

Seeing Li Hui saluting, King Shui Yun reached out and was about to touch the top of his head, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he stopped in mid-air: "You have the smell of Xin Thirteen on your body? Are you a student of the academy?"

"Uncle Yun, this group of people are all from the academy, and it was also arranged by Hu Lao that we passed by Zecobalt Mountain this time. Helsing took a half step forward and said to the old man.

The Water Cloud Leopard King frowned: "You are coming from the east, passing through Zecobalt Mountain, are you going to the Western Rift?"

"Yes. ”

"Xin Thirteen doesn't know what's going on in the Rift, do you want you to get involved?" the Water Cloud Leopard King's words were a little angry, and then he turned his gaze to Lin Ziyue's body: "Which family are you, why haven't I seen you before?"

Hearing the inquiry of the Water Cloud Leopard King, Lin Ziyue was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, and stood with his hands folded: "Hello Leopard King, I am not the son of the demon beast, my name is Lin Ziyue, from Mars, because of the special physique, so I studied in the castle, as for Hu Lao's arrangement to go to the rift valley, it is for us to join an exploration team." ”

"Oh?" A glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the Water Cloud Leopard King, and it shot directly at Lin Ziyue's eyebrows, but it was lowered again in an instant, after his investigation, Lin Ziyue was indeed a human being, and it also saw what Lin Ziyue meant by his special physique.

"The Rift Valley has not been quiet lately, even if there is an expedition led by the S-class, it will not be pleasing to you, little wolf, it is better not to bring you over at the same time. Shuiyun King said lightly, mainly looking at Li Gui's face, Tianshui's body may be just a special physique for Li Gui, but for a strange beast like the Water Cloud Leopard Clan, which is mainly affinity for the water element, it is a good opportunity to improve genes, if it weren't for the in-laws of his daughter Yun Yiyi and the son of the Wolf King, Shuiyun King is very likely to let Yun

Yiyi left Li Gui in Zecobalt Mountain.

"Leopard King, do you know what happened in the Western Rift?" Lin Ziyue sensed the clue in King Shuiyun's words and asked.

The Water Cloud Leopard King glanced at Lin Ziyue and did not answer him, seeing this, Yun Yiyi stepped forward and said a few words in his father's ear, his eyes looked at Lin Ziyue and soothed a little, he was silent for a moment, and then spoke: "I don't know exactly what happened, probably because a large amount of crystal ore containing fire elements appeared in the fault, and then attracted many strange beasts outside the Fire Jedi to migrate." ”

Lin Ziyue was a little puzzled: "According to what you say, it's just some strange beasts, even if the exploration team finds the ore veins, it is impossible to take them all away, so there shouldn't be any danger." ”

"Lin Ziyue, right? This is the first time you have participated in the human exploration team, isn't it?" A hint of banter flashed in the Leopard King's eyes, and then he asked: "With your human nature, even if you find such a vein in the outer realm, even if you don't take it all away once, you will definitely come a second or third time, and you won't stop until all the crystal ore is excavated, do you think those strange beasts in the rift will stand by and watch?

Lin Ziyue was speechless, although he had not participated in the exploration team, he knew that what the Water Cloud Leopard King said was the truth.

The other people in the audience were a little embarrassed at this time, and Anna was even more unconsciously wanted to retreat, but fortunately, Bai Shaoqin, who was standing next to her, quietly moved half a step to block her side, which made her feel a little more relieved.

King Shuiyun paused and continued: "Besides, there are a few very troublesome alien beasts in the rift, although they have not yet become demons, but the general S-level is not easy to deal with, not to mention that the rift is adjacent to Turkmenistan, coupled with the fire element in the valley, the strength of those alien beasts will be much stronger than in other places, even if it is a group of hundreds, if it is really too big to wake them up, if they want to escape, I am afraid they will have to leave half of them behind." ”

Hearing this, the faces of everyone in the castle tower showed a little solemnity, according to the Water Cloud King, I am afraid that this exploration team will suffer heavy losses.

"You said wake up, could it be that those strange beasts you mentioned are now asleep?" Lin Ziyue was keenly aware of the key to the Water Cloud Leopard King's words.

The Leopard King nodded: "Yes, the ore veins in the Western Rift have actually existed for many years, and they were all hidden in the cliffs before, and they were only slightly revealed in recent years, but as early as ten years ago, a group of centipedes drilled into the depths of the ore veins to practice and sleep, and after ten years, the leader of it must be at least at the peak of the A rank." ”

Centipede... Hearing the Water Cloud Leopard King's answer, both Muji and Monette showed a bit of shock on their faces.

Insect beasts are the most difficult in the outer realm, and there is no one, the biggest reason is that they usually live in groups, and there are many of them, but generally speaking, the individual strength of insect beasts is not very strong, just like the leader of a race like a marching ant is at most B-level strength.

And if, according to what the Water Cloud Leopard King said, there is a group of centipede beasts in the Western Rift Valley that have a fire attribute affinity and a leader strength that exceeds A-level, then the number of its clansmen is at least one million or more, and it is indeed an opponent with no chance of winning for an exploration team of 100 people.

Lin Ziyue also realized the seriousness of the matter, I'm afraid that the purpose of Hu Lao asking them to join this human exploration team is not only to experience, but also to save this group of people, but with a quasi-S-level ability to lead the team, what can they do with ten abilities whose strength is no more than B-level and C-level abilities and second-generation demon beasts?

For a moment, everyone fell silent.