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"All in all, we're lost. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Ian looked at the white snow in front of him, and his head was a little dizzy, "Is this called snow blindness?
The Messiah followed Ian and climbed the hill as well, looked on tiptoe, and shook his head, "I don't know, if only Jimmy's compass was there." β
"You can read the compass?"
"No, it won't. The Messiah shook his head.
"What's the use of that. Ian muttered, "Don't count on me, I won't even look." I've never seen anything so valuable. β
After spending the night in the small cave, Ian and Messiah decided to come out and find their way, after all, staying there really had to wait for death. But the two still didn't agree on the same thing, Ian wanted to find a way back, and Messiah still stubbornly said that she wanted to find her brother.
In the end, Ian agreed to the Messiah, even though it was very inconsistent with his principles. But when he thought about it, she saved his life anyway, so he should return it. It's the first time in a long time that Ian has been so open-minded, but only he knows what he really thinks.
But in any case, the Messiah's gaze softened a lot at him.
"Then follow the sun. Ian scratched his head, "Anyway, if you follow one direction, you will definitely be able to get out." β
The Messiah nodded, there was nothing better for her anyway. Ian could only smile bitterly in his heart: yes, with a small oil bottle that doesn't know anything, if he can really walk out of the snowy mountain with the sun, it is estimated that the snowy mountain will not be so terrible as rumored by the outside world.
The two walked all the way in the direction of the sun, over the mountains and mountains. When she is tired, she stops to rest, and when she is hungry, she eats some dried beef, which in the eyes of Messiah she did not like very much is now the most delicious food, and she has to save it. When you are thirsty, you can only grab a handful of snow from the ground and put it in your mouth, Ian doesn't care, Messiah can eat it even if he frowns.
Ian thought to himself that he must be the first person to bring this daughter to suffer.
By noon, the sun was already overhead. Ian didn't even have any direction, so he could only find another place to rest, when Messiah suddenly pointed to the distance: "There are traces of man-made over there." β
Traces of man-made?
Ian didn't understand what the Messiah meant, and looked in the direction she was pointing to understand what the Messiah meant.
Not far away, in a relatively flat clearing, there were several discarded baggage and armor, as well as a long-extinguished campfire. It is believed that some of the team rested here, so they left a mark, and Ian hurriedly approached the Messiah.
Walking to the clearing, Ian frowned. Because he found that there were traces of bonfires in four places, which means that there were four bonfires burning here not long ago. If there are four or five people in a campfire, there are nearly twenty people in this team.
When they entered the snowy mountains, their team also lit bonfires in four places.
Could this be where they slept the first night? Ian looked at his surroundings and didn't feel like it, but he wasn't sure, after all, it was understandable that the environment had been altered by such a huge avalanche.
But Ian thought again, such a big avalanche, it is impossible to preserve traces of man-made here. Could this be what the Messiah was looking for, her brother's team?
Ian turned his head to ask the Messiah, but as soon as he saw the Messiah's expression, he knew that he had guessed correctly, that this was her brother's team.
The Messiah slowly walked to a bonfire, picked up a small bag next to the campfire, and opened the bag, and inside was a small wooden sign carved with a blooming thorn flower. The Messiah gently clutched the wooden plaque to his chest, as if to feel his brother's temperature.
"It's a sign in the hall. Messiah looked at Ian and said softly, "Brother, he has always wanted to be recognized by the hall through his strength, and only by getting this brand can he be regarded as a certified hunter in the hall." β
"So he already is?"
Messiah nodded, and then wondered: "Brother has never left the card since he got this brand, why did he end up here?"
After finishing speaking, her own expression also became solemn: "Could it be that this is what happened." β
"It should be. Ian nodded, then pointed to a silver helmet on the ground and said, "Helmets are standard for everyone in your Crusaders, so it stands to reason that wearing a helmet should be a simple matter." However, someone left the helmet here, but the rest of the armor was not visible. β
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"If I'm not mistaken, something must have happened so suddenly that the man didn't even have time to put on his helmet. Your brother didn't even have time to take the most important sign. "Ian really has a headache, and there is no place in this snowy mountain that is normal. Forget about that inexplicable keel, what the hell is here? It really sends chills down my spine.
"Of course, there is another possibility. It's just these things that are just put here to get our attention, to let us know that they've been here. But this is very unlikely. β
The Messiah nodded silently, worry written all over his face.
Ian didn't know what to do now, they didn't have anything. There was no equipment, no helpers, no food, not even a direction to go. It felt like he couldn't do anything, but he still wanted to do something, and for him, it was far less desperate than that night ten years ago.
He crouched down in front of the wreckage of the campfire, his mind racing.
The Messiah had said that his brother's team was about the same number as theirs, nearly twenty men. In other words, when they arrived at this position, there was almost no attrition, because there were four bonfires lit here. However, on the side closer to the exit of the snow-capped mountain, nearly ten corpses were left behind.
So here's the problem.
How far was it from the exit, and had they died on the way out? But there were only ten bodies there, and it stands to reason that there should have been no more people to threaten the remaining ten in that place. But in the end, they still didn't return to Hall Village, what was the reason?
Ian had another headache, and he couldn't figure it out at all. Now he and the Messiah only have two beef jerky left, and it is estimated that they can eat it for two days if they save some food. In terms of weapons, there were only wooden bows, which were previously despised by everyone, and less than ten arrows, as well as two small pieces of fire sources. The short sword that Sika had given him had lost somewhere. The short sword of the Messiah was gone.
And the opponents they have to face, first of all, the direction, and everything is meaningless if they can't find the direction. Then there are the beasts, and no one can guarantee that there will only be things like the Snow Ape King and the strange snake in this snowy mountain. There is also the Dragon Emperor Insykes, who was named the patron saint by the people of Hall Village, which is no less than ten years ago.
There is also an inexplicable god, something that the Messiah's brother has been looking for. A being above all else.
Damn, no matter how you think about it, Ian feels no different from ten years ago, and he doesn't see much hope.