Chapter 50: The Strange Film
Walking on the ice field, you have to be careful with every step, and if you are not careful, you will find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation. Worth collecting. 520。 Because on the ice sheet, some of the rifts on the ice layer have been stored for too long, and the surface is covered with a layer of frozen snow and ice, which intuitively looks no different from the normal ground. But when passing from above, if the weight is too large, it is possible to crush the ice that is not very explained, and the person who passes by can fall into the abyss, and this terrible natural trap is completely unpreventable, and such an empty shell of ice cannot be detected visually, even by the most discerning people.
"Oh, I see. After listening to Pannis's description, Vivian nodded solemnly, poked Freya's waist, and said sternly: "Hear no, once the weight is too large, it may fall, you must be careful." ”
"I've lost twenty kilograms. Freya angrily took Vivien's hand away and said dissatisfiedly, "This is already a great achievement, you idiot actually said that about me, I really want to beat you up." ”
"It's amazing, it's 20 kilograms. Vivien held her heart in her hands and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "The weight has been reduced by one-tenth, what an admirable achievement, the weight has almost caught up with my total weight, I admire you so much." ”
"You two stop arguing, two fools. Catherine turned around and knocked on the heads of the two girls, stopping the tragedy of the two mages from engaging in hand-to-hand duels, and asked Pannis: "Actually, there is a way to prevent it, if the ice is very thin, the sound of walking on it will change, if there is no sound change, then the ice there should be thick enough to support everyone walking on it." The only problem is that this subtle difference in sound is difficult to spot without professional training, but it shouldn't be a problem for you. We've seen your hearing many times. ”
"Well, you guessed it. Pannis wanted to scratch his head, but he could only pat the fur on the top of his head and said with a dry smile: "I'm just warning you that this may happen." I can tell if there is an empty shell under the ice by the sound of guò, but you should be mentally prepared to have your wrist rope and climbing rope ready at all times, because sometimes it is likely that it will collapse before I have time to give a warning, and then the hook and climbing rope can save your life. ”
Shortly before that, everyone had just arrived in the ice field. Lina had the experience of stepping into this natural trap once, and almost fell into the abyss, but fortunately, at that time, a very small crack, Freya just followed behind, and in time a small mechanical arm popped out from her waist, and grabbed Lina's collar as soon as she began to fall, and then pulled the priest girl up. However, because the information provided by the head of the club is not very sufficient, everyone does not pay much attention to it. It wasn't until Pannis's introduction that he realized that these strange natural traps were so dangerous, and that in this cold wasteland, it turned out to be just normal walking. There is also a threat of death.
Although there is no trace of any demonic beasts on the icy wilderness, according to the introduction of the Adventurers' Guild, there are actually many ice-attribute demonic beasts living here, just like the snowfields in the south. Even if food is scarce, these monsters are reluctant to leave this cold region, preferring to endure hunger here. On the surface of the plateau beneath the ice and on the occasional exposed rocks. There are always a large number of mosses and lichens that like low temperatures, and these plants provide insufficient food for some small monsters, and these small monsters become the prey of large monsters, and a fairly stable food chain is barely formed. Although it is not a bad thing to say that there are no Warcraft, but a few people wander in the empty ice field, but they hope that there will be Warcraft around, and the appearance of Warcraft can at least reduce people's loneliness a little.
Yes, loneliness, permafrost and sighing deserts are considered forbidden places of life, in addition to the harsh living conditions and dangerous environmental factors, another reason is this terrible loneliness. The empty and vast space, the monotonous same color, no living creatures can be seen around, a silent environment, even a slight cough, will be infinitely magnified in the silence, in this kind of space alone, even the most experienced adventurer can not hold on for a long time, the illusion of being abandoned by the whole world will drive people crazy. Fortunately, the members of the adventure group are not alone, and although loneliness and uneasiness still surround everyone's hearts, the existence of six people can alleviate this uneasiness in a certain way, which is a blessing in misfortune.
"Because of this, very few people can escape the ice field without all of their teammates dead. "When no one is in company, the environment alone is enough to completely collapse a person with sufficient supplies, and even the most determined person may not be able to last ten days here alone." ”
"But I've heard of people who have escaped on their own. Vivien said, "It was written by scholars less than twenty years ago. ”
"Indeed, there are exceptions, both here and in the desert of sighs. Pannis nodded, "But there are always exceptions for their own reasons, and in general, there are still a few who can leave alone." ”
"The exception you mentioned, I've seen it in the files of the Adventurer's Guild. Catherine's voice didn't sound very high: "The man who escaped was actually insane, and one day in his own house three years later, he bled to death after eating one of his arms, but due to the long interval, many documents did not record it. ”
"Ahh Just at the front of the team, a translucent object with a side length of six or seven meters, like a film, suddenly bounced off the ground and flew quickly towards Catherine and Eva. The film flew fast, seemingly completely ignoring the effect of air resistance, and before the exclamation was over, it had already flown a quarter of the distance.
Catherine didn't pause, and the one-handed sword in her right hand flew out of her hand, stabbing far away at the flying translucent film. For this kind of unknown object, experience tells her not to get close to touch it, and it is the smartest choice to use the objects around her to find out the situation first. Sure enough, the one-handed sword that was blessed with fighting spirit stabbed the membrane, as if it had stabbed a thick piece of leather, and there was no damage on the membrane at all, and even the speed of flight only decreased slightly.
"Dodge the attack path. Immediately following the one-handed sword, Catherine threw the iis shield in her hand again, this time not simply throwing, but turned on the skill of shield pursuit, the heavy metal iris shield spun and hit the transparent film, making a dull sound like beating a drum, and quickly spun back into Catherine's hand. Under the impact of the huge force, the forward speed of the transparent film slowed down significantly, and the part of the center that was hit also bulged backwards, but even so, the entire film was still not damaged at all, and the impact of the legendary force did not have any effect on the structure of the film.
The people behind him dodged away from both sides under Catherine's reminder, and saw that everyone was out of the path of the film, so Catherine stopped throwing the shield for the second time, and also took evasive measures, causing the translucent film to pounce into the air and slap on the ice with a snapping sound. Several girls watched in surprise as the film slapped on the ice, and after a squirming on the ground, they stretched their bodies and spread flat on the ice, visually blending themselves with the ice, Lina couldn't help but ask in surprise: "What is this? How can it move on its own?"
"I haven't seen it either. Pannis shook his head and said, "But just think about it, remember what I just told you, those weird beings who can't tell if they are creatures or not? ”
"It's weird enough. Lina knocked down a piece of crushed ice and threw it from a distance, the film did not react, as if there was no zài, if it had not just arrived home and seen the film that seemed to be alive spread out on the ice, there would definitely be no details where there were other things. Lina threw a few more pieces in a row, smacking her tongue and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it's a transparent membrane, even if there are no limbs, what about its internal organs, what about its organs? ”
"So no one can say whether these things are living things or not. "Maybe these are elemental creatures like ice crystals, but they're a little more special," said Pannis. ”
"Can you go over and have a look?" Vivien's eyes flashed with anticipation, "I'd like to take a closer look." ”
"It's better not to. Catherine hurriedly stopped: "You have all seen the situation just now, the speed at which it pounced is too fast, and it is difficult to avoid it in time if it is too close." ”
"Maybe it's not hard to see it. Pannis frowned and thought about it, and after muttering to Vivian for a while, Vivian took out a few bottles of potion and poured them on the ground, and several spell marks changed in his hand in a row, and soon, under the spell effect and Pannis's cutting, a cylindrical ice cube equivalent to the size of a person was separated from the ice, and Pannis picked up the heavy ice cube and threw it far away at the area where the film was located.
Sure enough, as he had guessed, before the ice hit the ground, the film bounced off the ground again, and with a snap, the entire ice cube was tightly wrapped, leaving no gaps. Not only wrapping, but the membrane is constantly tightening inward, like a python that has strangled itself after entangled its prey, and the ice squeezed by the huge force made a creaking sound. (To be continued......)
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