Chapter 249 Glacier Expedition
Tick-tock——
The glacier meltwater falls on the ice and water surface of the tunnel, making a crisp sound.
In the dim world of ice, the faint light of the torches refracts the surrounding environment, showing the wonderful and dreamy green color of the glacier.
Accompanied by the crystal clear road and the winding underground structure.
This place is like a dream, like a fairyland in a fairy tale.
But Lindsay and Hong have no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery here. They are walking here carefully, one in front and one behind.
Lindsay, who is walking in front, holds the [Handheld Radar] and dare not miss any changes that appear in his perception.
During this period, he also checks the map from time to time.
In the place where the two have not set foot, the world under the Black Mountain is still dark, and no terrain has been detected.
But there is also good news.
Where they have passed, the map resumes its normal recording function.
This feeling is like the fog of war or map unlocking function in the game. The map can only play its original role after the player arrives in person.
Tick-tock——
In the sound of the meltwater falling, Hong followed closely behind Lindsay.
She held the [Wood Poison Javelin] in her hand, while providing vigilance for the two, and at the same time couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Lindsay, your detection ability is severely limited?"
Lindsay nodded and replied:
"That guy named Dark Abyss dared to do these things under the feet of the dragon beast, and he must have made corresponding concealment means. Even if my skills are diverse, they can't escape the limitations of skills after all."
"It's reasonable to encounter this situation."
Hong accepted this statement and continued to ask:
"What if we suddenly run into the enemy later?"
Lindsay replied:
"Then I will tell you in advance."
"Large-scale reconnaissance of the map is ineffective, but I still have small-scale reconnaissance methods."
At this point, Lindsay mentioned it again:
"By the way, I just want to remind you that you should act immediately when the time comes, without waiting for other orders."
"Are you not going to cheat for intelligence?" Hong's tone was a little teasing, "The information that the resurrectors here know is definitely much more than the guys outside!"
Lindsay answered without any hesitation:
"Then you'd better not let him even have time to talk!"
It is definitely a good thing to gain more information.
But Lindsay knew that they were in too dangerous a situation. Compared with obtaining intelligence, he felt that ensuring covert operations was the top priority.
…
The terrain inside the glacier was very complex.
Although the meltwater had a fairly stable flow trend. But the winding tunnels and caves were unreasonable. In addition, Lindsay and Hong were extremely cautious in their progress, so the speed of the journey was greatly slowed down.
Almost a day passed.
They only moved about one-third of the way horizontally in the glacier.
It would take at least two days to reach the bottom of the Black Mountain.
And in order to reduce the noise as much as possible, they even stopped digging tunnels.
Unless they encountered a dead end that could not be avoided.
They tried their best to move forward based on the existing natural terrain.
Of course.
Such a situation was not entirely a burden.
After a day, Lindsay's map had recorded a fairly large area. At least within the range that had been explored, they did not have to worry about being hit by an enemy that suddenly appeared.
That night, Lindsay led Hong to retreat to the open area that had been explored on the map, and chose an ice cave with low terrain.
There are three tunnels here, leading to different directions in the glacier.
Even if something unexpected happens, they can sneak away quietly without making a sound.
Sitting in the ice cave filled with cold air, Hong immediately began to urge:
"Lindsay, make a fire!"
"I need a bonfire to warm myself now."
Lindsay had no intention of taking any action.
He just laid two layers of wood on the ground to ensure that he would not sleep directly on the ice tonight. As for Hong who urged him, Lindsay just asked back in a flat tone:
"Didn't I give you an ornament that can resist the cold?"
Hong reached out and knocked on the glacier beside him:
"It feels different!"
"Sleeping in a place with fire and a place without fire is a completely different experience!"
Lindsay decisively refused:
"Torch lighting is already quite dangerous, not to mention making a fire to cook."
Hong's expression immediately became ugly.
But soon, she realized another thing, and her expression became even uglier.
"Wait! No fire?"
"Then what shall we eat tonight!"
Linsey's tone remained unchanged:
"How about the meat biscuits I prepared? Are you happy?"
"..."
The girl glared and opened her mouth, but couldn't even speak.
Even though she was reluctant in her heart.
But Hong also understood that Lindsay was right.
After eating the extremely bad-tasting meat biscuits with Lindsay, they fell asleep directly on the wooden board.
The rest at night was not a good sleep.
The glacier itself will make some strange creaking noises.
This may be due to the friction and fracture between the ice blocks, or the formation of new cracks, or the movement of meltwater.
And after some ice blocks melt.
The air bubbles sealed in the glacier will also be released or even burst, which will also make a sound!
Ordinary people may not be able to perceive it clearly.
But for two awakened people who are already sensitive.
This sound would sound every once in a while, as if the glacier itself was reminding them of the danger here.
Click——
Kakaka——
Woo——!
"Lindsey, is this sound getting louder?"
"..."
"I think you heard me right."
"But unless you evaporate the entire glacier, there's nothing we can do."
"Your messy abilities..."
"I suggest you save those thoughts and go to bed quickly."
"But you can't sleep either?"
"..."
Early next morning.
The two woke up almost at the same time.
This is not because their schedules have been exactly the same during the long journey, but resting in the glacier is really not a good experience.
After taking a short rest, the two continued moving forward.
Continue forward in the ice tunnel explored yesterday.
Half a day passed, and the two of them once again stepped into a larger cave in the ice.
Having been exploring for more than a day, they were quite skilled.
Lindsay took the lead and jumped down with the radar in hand to reconnoiter the environment; Hong from behind also jumped down soon after.
Click——
Immediately, the ice beneath their feet made a crisp sound.
Lindsay instantly turned to look at Hong and found that the girl was already a head shorter than him and her body was falling rapidly downwards.
——The ice here is so thin and brittle that the red is falling off!
The next second, Lindsay realized something again.
——I fell too? !
This ice cave looks extremely normal, but the structure of the ground is not.
The fragile ice played fair to the two, and they plummeted downward through the air, one behind the other.
Since it is far away from the wall, there is no way to use the buffer force here!
In desperation, Lindsay immediately pulled out the vine whip from her bag and threw it around.
Whoosh——
Snapped!
If it were an ordinary whip, it would definitely not be able to wrap around the smooth ice wall.
But Lindsay has the help of [Gamer] abilities.
He equipped the bow and arrow on the attribute panel, and then threw out the vine whip. The tip of the whip had the penetrating ability of the bow and arrow.
With a pop, the vine whip plunged firmly into the ice.
Lindsay then exerted her strength and took Hong into her arms, and the two of them leaned against the ice wall.
"There are caves in this place, what the hell!"
The two cursed and stuck their weapons on the ice, finally stopping their fall.
Lindsay looked down.
The broken ice they stepped on continued to fall, and there was no end to the dark cave!
"Lindsay, let's climb up quickly."
Hong immediately planned to leave, but Lindsay interrupted the girl's movements:
"No, just wait!"
"Maybe we can try going down."