There was a rather smooth layer of ice on the mountain wall. It was smooth and flat. Unlike the mountain wall he saw two days ago, there were no bumps or protrusions for him to climb on, not to mention vines and plants.
Furthermore, this ice was clearly extremely thick and hard. Unable to resist, Scarlet extended her hand and sent a punch towards it. However, with a bang, she felt as though the bones in her hand were about to shatter. Not even a single shard of ice was shaken off.
This was definitely a layer of ice that had been frozen for more than a hundred years. In other words, it shouldn't be called ice anymore. Instead, it should be called mysterious ice. It was even harder than ordinary steel. Even if you were given professional climbing tools, you might not be able to make a small hole in it.
Unable to resist, she raised her head to look at the precipice that was shrouded in layers of white fog. She couldn't see the top at all.
How were they going to climb?
Even if Wang Zhong's ice-breaking ability was a hundred times stronger than hers, so what if he could smash through the ice? The entire ice layer would collapse after being smashed through. The only result would be the two of them falling to their deaths.
"Hold on tight." Wang Zhong took a deep breath. Heat started to gather in his palms, slowly turning red. In the next moment, he gently pierced his palms into the ice.
Gurgle gurgle gurgle …
The black ice that had been frozen for over a hundred years was slowly pierced by his palms, as though he was cutting a cake.
Wang Zhong focused his attention. After inspecting the surrounding terrain, he had basically cut off any other way out. The entire river was filled with undercurrents, with no exit at all. If it was a water attribute special ability user, he might be able to consider it, but he definitely wasn't one.
This was the only method he could think of to climb up. The black ice was too hard. Without talking about smashing it, even if he had the brute force to smash it apart, he wouldn't be able to climb up. The only method was to use his fire attribute special ability. As long as he controlled it carefully, he would be able to climb up, treating it as a form of training.
This seemingly simple action was filled with danger. The quality of his flames was different from Sharmie and Emily, with the characteristics of his flames being much stronger. The only problem was that due to his overly strong affinity with fire, the slightest bit of relaxation would cause his flames to appear in an uncontrollable state. Due to the flames summoned by his consciousness, they would definitely not harm his body under normal circumstances. However, there was a limit to everything. Wang Zhong's actions were akin to a child playing with a knife. It was very easy for him to smash himself to death. Therefore, he had to be extremely careful.
After one of his hands was stuck in the ice layer, he used it as a support while his other hand immediately stuck higher into the ice layer.
Don't get excited, don't get excited, calm down, calm down!
This fire attribute special ability possessed a strange heat, as though it was trying to tempt him to try and obtain even greater power. However, Wang Zhong knew that he absolutely couldn't allow that to happen.
Being a special ability user herself, although she didn't possess a fire attribute special ability, she was extremely clear about exactly how difficult it was for Wang Zhong to be able to perfectly control and output his special ability. Furthermore, this was, after all, a hundred year mysterious ice. While they were roasting it by the side, they had relied on the raging flames of the mutated beast's fat to ignite the flames, yet they were unable to melt the surface of the ice in the slightest. However, Wang Zhong was actually able to directly insert his palm into it! How high of a temperature was required to do that?
However, even though she was very close to it, she did not feel any heat emanating from it.
Scarlet was completely unable to imagine what was going on. She could only feel her body following Wang Zhong's movements, steadily and slowly rising upwards. As the thick fog covered her, she was quickly unable to see the ice layer on the surface of the river below her. All she could feel was a vast expanse of whiteness, as though she was in a world of nothingness.
Two days ago, when he had fallen, Wang Zhong had roughly calculated the height of the mountain wall based on the speed at which he had fallen. He estimated that it was about 700 to 800 metres deep. If not for his quick reaction, and using his Soul Power to counteract the force of the fall, he would have definitely fallen to his death from such a height.
Without talking about his physical strength, the main issue was that his fleshly body wasn't used to his fire attribute special ability. Every time he stuck his hand into the ice layer, he would have to immediately retract his fire attribute special ability. At the same time, he would borrow the ice layer to 'cool down' his scorching hot palm. On one side was a high level fire attribute special ability, while on the other was a bone chilling hundred-year mysterious ice. Such an extreme combination of ice and fire was clearly not a pleasant experience. Moreover, the rapid drop in temperature of his palm during the 'cold compress' made it very easy for the surface of his palm to stick to the ice shards in the layer of ice, forming an extremely strong viscosity. With the strength of his physical body, his skin was far harder than ordinary old cow leather. However, after climbing for about one to two hundred meters, the surface of his palm, especially the back of his hand, had already been scratched. It was so numb that he almost could not feel it. However, after calculating the distance, he had only climbed one-fifth of the distance.
Relying on his hands to support himself from the mountain wall, Wang Zhong exhaled a breath of air. Such superficial injuries were nothing to him, as he had sufficient physical strength. Most importantly, this simple and repetitive action allowed him to find the rhythm to control his fire attribute special ability. At the very least, he did not have to worry about losing control before reaching the top of the mountain.
Taking a deep breath, he prepared to climb again.
"Wang Zhong." Scarlet, who had been quiet all this while, suddenly opened her mouth. "Am I very heavy?"
"Ah?"
"If I had known that such a day would come, I would have definitely lost weight in advance. That way, you would be much more relaxed now."
Wang Zhong did not expect that she would suddenly crack a joke, causing him to not know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't joke around. I'm too nervous right now. If I fall, I'll fall."
"If you fall, you'll have to climb back up by yourself," said Scarlet in a serious tone. "There's a lot of mutated beast meat down there. As long as you can climb out, I'll be able to support myself there and wait for you to bring reinforcements. That way, it'll actually be much safer."
"Ha. Don't think about such nonsense. Since we came down together, we'll go up together. If anything unexpected happens, we'll live together and die together!" replied Wang Zhong with a smile.
Scarlet turned silent.
Live together and die together? Wang Zhong had actually said such words to her. Perhaps he had done it unintentionally, but Scarlet instantly felt her entire body warm up. A different kind of emotion welled up within her. Even the extreme environment of the world of ice and snow seemed to have turned colorful in her eyes.
She gave a soft hum and hugged Wang Zhong tightly.
Wang Zhong began to climb up again, puffing and puffing. All of a sudden, he felt a warm and moist kiss on his left cheek, just like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water.
Behind Wang Zhong's head, Scarlet's eyes were moist, but her voice was filled with happiness. "A kiss to give you some encouragement. Don't think too much about it!"
With a smile, Wang Zhong replied, "Not bad, not bad. You're motivated again!"
Scarlet's beautiful face was bright red, appearing exceedingly fair and cute under the illumination of the snow. All of a sudden, Wang Zhong felt that this world of ice and snow was extremely romantic.
The sound of silver bells rang out from the cliff, causing the ice and snow to melt by quite a bit.
It was only a height of seven to eight hundred meters, but Wang Zhong had to climb for close to ten hours before he could see the mountain path covered in layers of hail.
Wang Zhong had also increased his speed. Truthfully speaking, both of his arms were on the verge of being crippled, with the numbness in his body being rather serious. He was purely relying on his memory and perfect control of his special ability to support himself. When the 2 of them finally reached the halfway point of the mountain path, Scarlet could not help but let out a cheer.
However, her cheers did not last for even a second before coming to a screeching halt.
"Mutated snow wolves!" Scarlet was also given a huge fright. Just as she had leapt up the cliff with Wang Zhong, she saw a dozen gigantic snow-white snow wolves on the mountain path covered in hail and beast corpses. Attracted by them, their gazes were fixated on them.
Approximately 3 to 4 metres long and 2 metres tall, they were at least 2 to 3 times the size of an ordinary wild wolf. Sharp and incisive fangs grew out of their mouths, with chunks of ice-like flesh hanging from them. Of those mutated beasts that had died in the absolute ice hail storm a few days ago, not many of their corpses were still intact.
Mutated snow wolves, the most commonly seen mutated beasts in the northern plains. However, they were also cruel mutated beasts!
Possessing powerful strength that could reach the 4th rank upon maturity, they were cunning and cruel, as well as their habit of hunting in packs. These fellows had always been the overlords of the northern plains, with even 5th rank mutated beasts having to retreat in the face of them. These snow wolves played the roles of predators and scavengers in the northern plains. Under normal circumstances, they would not appear in a place like the misty mountain valley that lacked food. However, the absolute ice hail storm that day had left behind too many mutated beasts' corpses. Although the fragrant smell of meat covering the ground had attracted them, the already frozen corpses of the beasts were clearly not as attractive as the sudden appearance of 2 fresh humans.
There were over a dozen snow wolves, with the weakest being 3rd rank mutated beasts, with a few even reaching 4th rank. The threat radiating from them caused Scarlet to shiver uncontrollably.
Hu, hu, hu …
A turbid fog started to emerge from the nostrils of the snow wolves, while their fangs that were brimming with the stench of blood were exposed from their mouths. Scarlet subconsciously reached for her gun, only to feel empty air. After being swept away by the storm a few days ago, she had long lost her weapon. Furthermore, even if she had one, she would have no chance of victory against these beasts in such an environment.
Perhaps due to her actions provoking the wolf pack, the closest snow wolf pounced over. Its speed was exceedingly fast, and in an instant, Scarlet felt as though she could already smell the stench radiating from its fangs.
However, in the next instant, she felt a flash before her eyes.
"Hold on tight!"
With a nimble twist of his body, Wang Zhong's Ghostly Steps appeared once again!
The Ghostly Steps pursued nimbleness and nimbleness, as well as its unpredictability and unpredictability. In the video, his movements appeared as smooth as flowing water. However, at this moment, Scarlet felt as though the world was spinning around her, completely lacking the wonderful feeling she had experienced in the video.
She felt as though Wang Zhong had suddenly made a huge turn to the left, before suddenly making a sharp turn to the right. The sharp fangs and claws of the snow wolves seemed to have flashed past her eyes quite a few times, yet the slightest mistake would result in her missing by a thousand miles.
Not even 10 seconds had passed. While Scarlet was still experiencing the giddy feeling of being flung around, the dozen frightening mutated snow wolves had unexpectedly and inexplicably been flung behind her.
The furious howls of the snow wolves rang out from behind her, appearing to feel extremely unhappy about being toyed with by the 2 humans. Immediately, they gave chase.
However, the only thing that welcomed them was Wang Zhong's butt!
It was too fast! Appearing as though he had just taken a step forward, the terrifying force of his momentum had given Scarlet a huge fright. The ice shards beneath his feet appeared to have been struck by some terrifying force, shooting backwards like bullets, causing a small hole to appear on the hard ground.
With such a terrifying momentum, Wang Zhong had already covered a distance of 10 to 20 metres in the blink of an eye. This was a speed that Scarlet had never experienced before. Due to the high speed of his charge, the wind pressure coming from him was akin to sharp blades, causing her entire face to feel pain, causing her to be unable to open her eyes!
Was this the speed of a human?
Even a scout would not be able to reach such a speed, what more when he was carrying her on his back?
However, these tyrannical mutated snow wolves were indeed the overlords of the snowy plains. Not only did they possess astonishing speed, their endurance was even more terrifying. Without talking about a short while, they could chase after their prey for a few days and nights. Even if Wang Zhong burst forth with speed, he would still be unable to shake them off. Furthermore, wolves did not rely on their eyes to chase after their prey.
Wang Zhong could feel that time was of the essence. Originally, he did not want to waste any more time. However, he still had to deal with these fellows first.
Scarlet was dumbfounded. At this moment, he wasn't going to run, but fight with them?
Wang Zhong slowed down his speed, causing the dozen snow wolves to immediately increase their speed in a frenzy. They had already smelled the 'weakness' of their prey. Wang Zhong did not stop, and waited for the dozen of mutated wolves to catch up. In an instant, the 5 wolves at the front pounced towards Wang Zhong and Scarlet, revealing their sharp and bloody teeth.
At this moment, a dazzling lotus blossomed within the snowy radiance. Sword light shot out in all directions, instantly filling the sky with blood. Wang Zhong continued to advance forward. Stimulated by the blood, the mutated wolves behind him became even more berserk as they rushed over. Wang Zhong continued to control his speed, waiting for them to go berserk. Everything happening around him was completely within his perception.
This time, the mutated wolves had learned their lesson, and pounced over from different angles. Some came from above, some came from below, some came from the side, and there were even some that bit towards Scarlet, who was behind Wang Zhong. Scarlet could feel the terrifying Soul Power surging from Wang Zhong's body, as though it was about to explode.
Ghostly Steps, Frequency Conversion … 360 degree limitless slashes!
Following miserable shrieks, the mutated snow wolves fell to the ground one after another. Wang Zhong continued to maintain his forward speed, though the remaining snow wolves did not continue to chase after him. They had already felt how terrifying their enemy was. Wang Zhong wasn't weak, but had purposely slowed down to lure them in.
Keeping his runic sword, Wang Zhong started to increase his speed. At this moment, time was exceptionally precious to him.
Scarlet was truly dumbfounded. Regardless of how good his theoretical results were, regardless of how much experience he had when he defeated captain Adolf, she was unable to imagine that Wang Zhong could defeat so many frightening freaks with such ease. The experiences she had experienced over the past 2 days had caused Scarlet to be unable to believe her own eyes. Not only was the Soul Power displayed by Wang Zhong, the might of his attacks had completely exceeded the limits of the Casted Soul Stage that Scarlet could comprehend.
Wang Zhong did not care about it. Now was a race against time, and not the time to hide his strength.
"Wang Zhong …" Scarlet could not help but blurt out. "Such speed, such Ghostly Steps … I'll give you 2 cross wheels. You and All Mouthy King both have them …" All of a sudden, Scarlet recalled that Wang Zhong also knew how to use cross wheels. Accurately speaking, he had used them before All Mouthy King!
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