Chapter 36 The Wound of Permafrost
It was once speculated that there might be something extremely cold in the underground "Ice Valley", but the ambient temperature dropped to the terrible permafrost line at about minus 50 meters, and the Force device was completely ineffective. There are too many times to hit the wall, and no one goes down to explore.
Usually many hunters will come to this area to try their luck, the special snow hare is lightning fast, difficult to catch, but they are cute in appearance, gentle in character, are the little pets that are very popular with noblewomen of all ethnic groups.
However, there is also a consensus among the hunters that they should never be messed with in the middle of summer, and at this season, the snow hare will become restless and explode at the slightest movement, which is a nightmare comparable to the bite force of the Steppenwolf.
Ivy looked around, the forest was calm again, the sunlight projected through the gaps in the branches and leaves, cut into pale golden light, hazy and quiet, there was an illusion of peace and stability.
Ivy squatted on the ground, tugging at the leaves of the long grass in her hand for a while, "Nowhere is it! Why haven't you come back, it's still very dangerous here!"
Zhuo Er was unusual, holding his hands behind his head, leaning against a big tree and pretending to sleep, "What's the hurry, there are no fierce beasts in the Ice Valley, there will always be a appearance." ”
Ivy grabbed a handful of blades of grass and threw them at him, "What do you mean!"
Drow's blue and black eyes were cold, "Ivy, control yourself." A midsummer night's bonfire will soon be lit. ”
A campfire is lit on a midsummer night, announcing the official start of the hunt.
Ivy turned pale, hugged her knees, and buried her head in it.
Near the permafrost line of the "Ice Millet Valley", there is an inconspicuous stone cave on the rock wall, covered with ice and snow, crawling with ferns with entangled roots, and you can't find anything without walking up.
The cave is not large, about two meters deep, and it looks like a natural formation of glacial erosion.
Lin Xitang curled up on the stone ground, the whole person flashed with a slight light, and if he looked closely, it was actually a thin layer of frost condensed on the surface of his body, and under the frost was a looming black flame!
His eyes were closed and he trembled uncontrollably, visibly in pain.
Suddenly, there was another violent attack, and his slender fingers opened and grabbed at the stone wall next to him, and a thin layer of ice spread out of the rock surface in an instant. The black flame adhered to it like heavy oil, eroding a scorched black mark on the solid rock that had existed for thousands of years.
This was the first time that Dark Primordial Fire had suffered an injury.
Ignited with blood, the darkest flame in the world, darker than the darkness, colder than the extreme cold. The soul is like being imprisoned in the frozen ground, and every minute and every second is washed by the flow of ice. When the body touches something at room temperature, it is like being put into volcanic magma, and even the air is scorching.
Even if he is now in the so-called permafrost line, for Lin Xitang, it only feels slightly better at the ambient temperature, but those plants and even the stone walls are still hot to the touch.
Time passed little by little.
Suddenly, a human voice came from nowhere, and it was vague and intermittent in Lin Xitang's consciousness.
“...... There are people here ......."
Then came the sound of swords unsheathed and bullets loaded.
"Huh...... Dead and alive ......"
"Whatever......
"Wait...... Look...... Valuable stuff ......"
At this moment, a long highland bagpipe sound swept over the forest, like a mountain wind striking a metal reed, the main tone was heroic and powerful, and the ornamental sound was loud and high-pitched, as if you could see the assembled samurai about to set off.
A Midsummer Night Horn and the game begins.
The voice became impatient, "Hurry up, search and leave, if you are still angry, kill it." ”
At the same time, the footsteps are getting closer.
Lin Xitang's consciousness was still struggling to get rid of the confinement of the permafrost soil, and suddenly he heard a terrible scream, and at the same time, he completely came to his senses.
On the ground, there was an adventurer who was screaming and rolling, half of his body was shrouded in a layer of black and faint darkness, and the leather armor, fabric, and body underneath were slowly melting!
There were also four or five adventurers standing at the mouth of the cave, and their appearance, clothing, and weapons all had a hodgepodge of feelings, which was also the norm for adventurers. Someone had a weapon in his hand, but it happened so suddenly that everyone stood still and didn't have time to move.
Lin Xitang looked down at his body, it was still covered with a thin layer of frost, and the frost on his right elbow disappeared at some point, and several black flames crawled out, and the flames quickly condensed again.
Apparently the adventurer on the ground had just reached out and touched him, and then, like the surrounding rock walls, was scorched by a black fire that resembled heavy oil.
The adventurers finally came back to their senses and cursed and pounced, some reached out to pull their partners, and some slashed at Lin Xitang with their knives.
Before the blade touched Lin Xitang, the adventurer who went to pull his partner also let out a terrifying scream, he was still alert, and immediately retreated as soon as he found that something was wrong, but there was already a black fire sticking to his palm, and he slowly licked off a layer of flesh between his index finger and thumb, and the momentum of spreading above his wrist.
The adventurer couldn't extinguish this black fire the size of a fingernail no matter what, whether it was to urge his own force to neutralize it, or to shake his arm vigorously, it was all in vain, watching his flesh and blood melt away little by little. The spread was much slower than that of his companions on the ground, and the wounds were not too serious compared to previous battles, but the horror was indescribable.
There was already chaos in the small stone cave, and the adventurer who had slashed at Lin Xitang but didn't hit it didn't dare to make another move, and jumped back to his companions with a reflexive body, and then everyone took out the Force gun, charged it, and fired it.
Lin Xitang reluctantly launched the "Double Shadow Corridor", dodging the first round of force bombs in great embarrassment, his hand and foot joints were still stiff, and the last movement was a step slower, feeling that something was rubbing his lower back.
With a soft "poof" sound, a warhead completely melted, and the Force Circle, which turned into a coke wire, fell at Lin Xitang's feet.
He hadn't been able to completely avoid the last bullet, but the hapless little creature hadn't been able to survive the Dark Flames and was completely scrapped before it could do damage.
The onset of this injury is really different, and Lin Xitang only has this evaluation left in his heart.
Lin Xitang, who had regained his ability to move, was by no means able to resist these adventurers, he only rushed forward, and none of the adventurers who were blocked at the mouth of the stone cave could stand.
Lin Xitang didn't take the time to confirm their deaths, nor did he give the two burned guys another blow. The traces of the outbreak of the Dark Primordial Fire are too obvious to be completely concealed in the eyes of those who have a heart.
Without looking back, he left the permafrost line and climbed towards the rock wall above, and soon stepped out of the black rock snow and into the broadleaf forest again.
Drow in the forest suddenly jumped to his feet and turned his head to scan the forest, as if feeling the forest breeze and some information coming with it. Then he lay down on his stomach again, pressing his right ear against the ground.
This secret art of sound discrimination is not very useful in a forest environment, and the seemingly calm woodland has countless activities that cannot be caught by the eye, which will cause disturbance to the sense of hearing. But if it is concentrated in a certain number of people, and the activity is regular, it will be like seeing it in the ears of familiar people. For example, the battle formation of the Saxon family!
After the horn sounded on Midsummer Night, Ivy's expression became more and more sluggish, and when she saw Drow's face, she couldn't help but raise her head and asked, "Is it nothing?"
Lin Xitang's position at the moment was on the opposite side of the valley, and he was getting farther and farther away from the direction where they were. He didn't have to rest long in the forest before he came across a group of Blood Hunters, and then found a very bad situation, I am afraid that this group of hunters is not alone, and there are companions around.
It was as if there was a big net that had quietly shrouded the Ice Mill Valley.
Lin Xitang is still in the final stage of the attack, and his joints will be numb from time to time, which seriously affects his mobility and melee combat effectiveness. He had just gotten rid of a group of hunters, this one with a sniper, still a medium- to long-range sniper from the size of the gun. Lin Xitang tried not to alarm the other party and left their search area.
But this is only a temporary peace, and it is not known how many such groups are patrolling the area. Once one side is alarmed, it will be like a fisherman carrying a net, and all the threads will be entangled.
Lin Xitang shuttled through the forest, and suddenly stumbled, his right knee joint was numb, and he almost knelt down. He casually held on to a tree, took a deep breath, and activated the Force for the next attack.
At this time, Lin Xitang was suddenly taken aback, and saw a person leaning on the other side of the tree, with a leisurely demeanor, as if he had been resting here for a long time. However, before seeing him, Lin Xitang didn't even notice that there were people nearby.