Chapter 107 Forerunner
Ye Ying said arrogantly: "Would you like to try the old method?"
"The old way?"
"If the plague or the mistress comes out and yells, won't it end?"
Ye Ying's method is indeed feasible. The ice city itself is at the bottom of a canyon. We only discovered that place last time because Zhenhong accidentally fell. The canyon should be an obvious landmark terrain, but this time I came to the valley and saw a lot, but not a single canyon.
If you think about it carefully, the location of that canyon is indeed quite special. The airflow from the direction of India hits the Himalayas here, and is then gathered by the mountains into the central depression, and this canyon happens to be in the depression of the mountains. After the airflow enters the canyon, it is continuously compressed due to the gradual approach of the mountains on both sides. Finally, at the end of the canyon, the mountain closes and blocks the path of the airflow, so the airflow begins to climb upward due to the pressure. As the air flow rises, the air temperature drops sharply, and the water vapor in the air naturally condenses into ice crystals. Affected by the air flow, these ice crystals will not fall downward, but instead fly upward. Some of them will adhere to the rocks on the edge of the canyon. Then the ice attached to the surface of these rocks will become thicker and thicker, "growing" outward like stalagmites. . When the ice layers on both sides of the cliffs are connected together, they will completely seal the canyon. At this time, a new snow can completely cover the top fault of the canyon, naturally completely disguising the top of the canyon as flat land. The last time True Red collapsed the ice because they didn't find this natural trap. After we left for such a long time, the ice may have healed again, so we couldn't find the entrance.
It's much easier to deal with it once you understand the reason. Open the Phoenix Dragon Space and let the mistress come out to help. The destructive power of the dragon's roar can definitely cause avalanches and ice cracks. As long as the snow line collapses and exposes the canyon, we will be easy to find. The mistress has three heads, so letting him roar with this voice will definitely be very effective.
I stood on the ground and covered my ears and said to the mistress: "Try to be as loud as possible. The bigger the vibration effect, the better." The mistress nodded, took a deep breath, and suddenly three heads opened their mouths at the same time and let out a loud dragon's groan. My ears were still ringing and my heart was pounding.
The dragon's lung capacity is very good, so the dragon's chanting time is usually very long, and Xiaosan is no exception, but something seems to have happened this time. As soon as Xiao San roared the dragon's chant to the highest pitch, a loud bang suddenly came from under our feet, and at the same time. Two huge cracks in the ground suddenly appeared about thirty meters away from us on our left and right sides. We clearly felt the place where we were standing shake violently, and it seemed to sink a little further.
The mistress's cry was interrupted by this unexpected situation. Yeying also noticed the changes under his feet, and said to me with his clumsy cold humor: "I think I know where the canyon is!"
I nodded: "Yes. I understand too."
Just as I finished speaking, we suddenly felt weightless. The snow surface began to turn upward from the two cracks that had just appeared around us, while the place where we were standing fell downward. The night shadow under me can fly, and of course Xiaosan, as a giant dragon, can also fly, but this is of no use at all. The ice at the top of the canyon gradually "grows" and connects from the cliffs on both sides to the middle, so the middle is the weakest point. Once the ice collapses. The middle must be the first to break. Although the ice on both sides also cracked, the friction from the cliffs on both sides during the fall was definitely not as fast as the ice in the middle. Therefore, the ice on both sides turned toward the middle, and as a result, we all fell under the ice. Although we can all fly. But you can’t fly with an iceberg on your back!
The huge ice sheet continued to roll and hit the cliffs on both sides during the fall. The large ice blocks became more and more broken during the collision, gradually turning into a large number of small pieces of broken ice. It is true that we cannot carry a whole piece of large iceberg, but it is not a big problem for small pieces of ice. Xiao San relies on his high defense. Flying above us helped Ye Ying and I cover the falling ice, and gradually flew upward. I managed to fly through the broken ice before landing, but suddenly I felt like there was something else.
I looked up at the mouth of the canyon above. "Did you hear anything?"
The mistress answered me very definitely: "It should be an avalanche."
There are mountain peaks on both sides of the canyon, and Xiao San's dragon's chant just now was originally intended to trigger an avalanche. Thousands of tons of snow rushed straight down from the slopes on both sides, and then met the mouth of this open canyon. The consequences can be imagined.
Xiao San, Ye Ying, I looked up at the mouth of the canyon above, and saw two white armies flying out from the cliff tops on both sides, and then colliding with each other directly above us. Then they mixed together and turned into a huge waterfall falling from the sky.
"It's over now!"
boom. The white waterfall slammed down from above our heads with thunderous force. The huge impact was no longer something that a giant dragon could withstand. More than 7,000 tons of snow rushed into the canyon where we were, and about 400 to 500 tons of snow fell directly on our heads, taking us to the deepest part of the canyon.
The majestic power of the avalanche really surpasses any magic, and the deafening sound is a hundred times more powerful than the dragon's roar. However, the whole process went away quickly. After three minutes, everything calmed down. What was left was just some snow foam still floating in the air, and there was a large snowdrift dozens of meters high below the canyon. The deserted mountainous area once again returned to deathly silence.
suddenly. Some faint sounds came from under the huge snowdrift. But because the mountains are very quiet. So even though the sound is very small, it can still be heard very clearly.
"I hate avalanches!" This is my voice.
"Are you sure?" Yeying asked playfully.
"I don't know what you think. Anyway, I will never yell on the snow-capped mountains next time. Even if I really need to, I will fly first." Xiao San's voice sounded full of regret.
Ye Ying's voice appeared again. "The one above, if you don't mind, could you please take your paws off my back?"
"Maybe you can try to get us out." I said to the mistress.
The snowdrifts shook for a while, but apart from a few small snow particles rolling down, there didn't seem to be much change. The mistress replied helplessly: "It doesn't seem possible, it's too heavy."
"Then it's up to me." Under the snowdrift, I quickly transformed into the trumpet Silver Moon. Because his body shape has become smaller, he has gained a little more space for movement. With a little force, he moved the staff in front of him. "In the name of the sun. Release the eternal power and summon the sun realm."
A large amount of white steam suddenly erupted from the surface of the snowdrift. The entire snowdrift looked like a freshly baked steamed bun, constantly emitting water vapor. The eruption speed of steam became faster and faster, and the slow rise at the beginning gradually evolved into a large eruption. Finally, a piece of snow suddenly collapsed. However, the collapsed snow did not fall to the ground, but melted into water in the air. . There was a crash. Large areas of snow water poured over our heads and faces, but the snow water did not last long before it was all evaporated.
Sun Domain is the ultimate skill, and the abnormal requirement of draining all the caster's mana at once is enough to reflect its power. The high temperature within a radius of fifty meters can melt rock and burn through steel. Anyone who is not my ally will be harmed by the high temperature. As for these snows, they are naturally unable to withstand high temperatures that are enough to melt rock and steel.
After draining all the magic power of the trumpet Silver Moon, I swallowed a magic power recovery medicine and then transformed back to the purple sun state with full magic power. It is convenient to use two numbers together. When replenishing blue, start switching to the other one. Anyway, the experience value is shared by both numbers.
"It's really good. Even the water is dried." Yeying doesn't like water very much, and he doesn't like wet places.
The mistress looked very intoxicated and said: "I haven't had such a pleasant sauna for a long time! Master, will you come more often next time?"
"Do you think I'm a charcoal stove? I'm even taking a sauna! Go back to Fenglong Space quickly. Ye Ying, you should also go back first, we won't need you here for the time being."
After taking back the two familiars, he walked out of the big hole on the top of the snowdrift. As soon as he took a step, he suddenly felt his feet slipping, and then he had a close contact with the ice. Then the whole person rushed down the snowdrift along an ice surface and slid several hundred meters before stopping. The temperature here is very low. Part of the newly melted snow turned into water and flowed down the snowdrift. As a result, it was frozen again during the flow, forming an icy slope like a slide on the snowdrift.
Carefully stand up and tap the front of your toes on the ice. With a squeaking sound, the skates from under the combat boots popped out. The Magic Dragon suit is suitable for all terrains, even on ice. I just leisurely skated all the way towards the ice cave in my memory, and soon discovered the rather large entrance.
It was slightly different from the last time I came here. This time the entrance to the cave was actually sealed by a layer of ice, but the thickness of the ice was not high, so I easily broke through the ice and entered the cave. The ice city we saw last time was right ahead, and it seemed to have become a lot more beautiful. Some strange lights are constantly shining on the city wall made entirely of ice. But after looking at it for a while, I realized something was wrong.
This ice cave is located in a canyon. There is no sunlight in itself. The reason why the cave is not too dark is entirely because the ice layer has a better reflective effect. Even if there is a light source here, it should not flicker. Natural light sources are stable and will not flicker. In addition, if I remember correctly, there should be a row of ice sculpture monsters standing on the top of the city wall, but now none of them are on it. If you look carefully, you can see that there are actually a lot of broken ice under the bare city wall. There had obviously been a fight here.
It seems that the situation is not normal. I carefully put away the ice blades on my combat boots and pulled out the ice spikes that were more suitable for fighting. Unlike the speed-oriented skates, these ice spikes can provide enough adhesion for me to stabilize my lower body during the battle. Approach the frozen city wall carefully. After confirming that there was no danger around me, I flew directly to the top of the city wall.
As soon as I landed on the top of the wall, I confirmed my previous judgment. There are a large number of cubes of ice arranged horizontally on the top of the entire wall. From the words and patterns carved on them, it can be roughly determined that these were once the bases of the ice sculpture monsters, but now the ice sculptures are gone, or they are still there. This is not a contradiction, because there are broken ice cubes everywhere on the ground, and some of them can clearly be identified as the claws or heads of some ice sculpture monsters.
Inside the city wall is a very beautiful Chinese-style city. The only difference is that the building materials are all made of ice. But at this time, the city was very chaotic, and the streets were full of broken ice. They come from the guarding ice statues here and nearby buildings. Some buildings in the city were severely damaged, and the obviously damaged buildings were all roughly in a straight line.
Judging from the traces of the battle, this place was invaded, but the invader should be only one person, or a small team. Anyway, there were not many people. Otherwise, the damaged parts should be scattered throughout the city and should not be distributed in a line.
"Bailang, Dart." I opened the Fenglong Space and summoned Bailang and Dart to come out to help. "Bai Lang, smell it carefully and see how many people this smell comes from?"
Bailang smelled it for a while and determined the other party's situation. "In addition to the smell of the city itself, there are three smells, but I can't be sure what the three creatures are. However, there is a trace of blood smell in the air. There should be an injured human being, but the injury is not serious, because the smell is very strong. light."
"Then where are they going?"
"Over there." Bailang determined the direction easily.
I threw the dart out, and at the same time activated the ability of the spirit-controlling mage to summon the spirit-controlling Banon Juanlan. "Get ready, and then go check out the situation."
The dart and the Pannon flail collided in the air, and then disappeared in a flash. The darts behind the body were as fast as lightning, and the movements were so fast that they could not be seen at all. Bailang and I walked forward carefully following the smell, and within a minute we received the message sent back by Fei Dart through telepathic contact. Fei Dart saw someone fighting a large group of ice statues in front of him. There were three individuals in the opponent's group, two of them in human form and one in animal form. I immediately told Fei Dart to wait and see, and we sped over.
How strange. The ice was still fine before we fell off the cliff, but someone actually arrived here first. Where did they come in from? Or are they from this canyon themselves?