The layer of ice was thicker than he had imagined. Fortunately, in Brando's opinion, the so-called ten-thousand-year-old glacier was only slightly more solid than glass. With a strength that was thousands of times greater than that of an ordinary person, and the mastery of the most fundamental law of this world — the line, the so-called solidity of the mortal world, had become a relative concept here. However, Brando did not dare to bombard the ice with a strength that was hundreds of times greater than that of an ordinary person. Techniques such as Piercing Strike and Metisha's Attack of a Thousand Armies could cause a large collapse of the ice wall, but it was more likely to cause a second collapse, and then completely seal them in this cold and dark underground.
Therefore, he could only cut off the ice layer by layer, and he had to avoid the weakest parts of the structure. Sometimes, after digging for dozens of feet, he would find that the ice was like broken glass stacked together. Even if he cursed his bad luck in his heart, he could only change direction and continue. No one dared to gamble with their lives. Ball of Light was a first circle spell of the air element, lasting for a fixed time of half an hour. Ko Hua's spell was extinguished twice during this time, but the eldest daughter of Échis was amazingly well-behaved. She did not need to be reminded, nor did she make any small movements, and would naturally add another spell.
She was like an obedient noble girl who had been educated by the upper class, rather than the eldest daughter of Échis, the head of the monsters that made people pale. Brando was fine, as there were many rumors about this young lady in his previous life, but Arreck looked at Ko Hua again and again, and was extremely uncomfortable.
But in fact, Ko Hua's dark side was her nature as the eldest daughter of Échis. It was unknown where her soul came from.
For Brando, cutting the ice layer was purely physical work, without any skills, and was extremely tiring. He dug a tunnel that only allowed one person to pass through, and after digging forward for about 150 meters — of course, there were countless detours along the way — he was already exhausted and had to change to rest. Arreck snorted in disdain and went up. Although he was a soldier, he had learned systematic magic skills after joining All For One. Although it was not as outrageous as Elemental Activation, it was more than enough to burn the ice.
Usually, when a mage fought a swordsman, there was nothing fancy about it. The speed of the swordsman was so fast that the mage had no choice but to use the most basic spells to end the battle. Therefore, when a wizard or an elementalist fought a swordsman, it was usually a contest of pure strength. The winner would be decided within a few rounds. However, in all aspects other than combat, spellcasters still had a huge advantage. It was no wonder that Arreck laughed at Brando. He cast a few fire spells and directly melted a tunnel in the ice. His speed was at least several times faster than Brando's.
Unfortunately, the Duke's complacency didn't last long. He had only cast a few spells, and he was already panting. He couldn't help but be surprised. Logically speaking, even though the stamina of Adepts had always been a problem, it shouldn't be to the extent of falling ill after casting a few spells. Arreck was puzzled, but it was Brando who reacted first. The reason was the air. There was not much air in the cave, and Arreck still cast a fire spell. Wasn't this suicidal? After being ridiculed by Brando, even the thick-skinned duke couldn't help but blush. He had to change to other spells to cut the ice layer.
He finally chose the Wind Blade, which was the same choice as Brando's, and earned him a lot of ridicule.
Because he didn't have an advantage, in the end, Arreck's distance was not as far as Brando's. He dug forward for a hundred meters, and then retreated dizzily. His strength was already far inferior to Brando's, not to mention that a wizard's casting consumed more energy than a warrior's swinging a sword. After the two retreated, it was Ko Hua's turn. Originally, Brando suggested that he and Arreck would take turns, and Ko Hua only needed to maintain the light. After all, if two big men were to let a little girl replace them, not to mention Brando, even Arreck would feel a little embarrassed.
No matter how fanatical Arreck was, he was still from the upper class. With his education, in fact, even two Brando's would not be able to catch up.
However, what surprised the two was that the seemingly delicate Miss Ko Hua had power beyond their imagination. They didn't see this young lady use any means, but they saw the layers of ice disappear layer by layer. Her speed of advancement was more than ten times faster than Arreck's, and even Brando could only look on in the dust. The two were so surprised that they gave up their hostility and asked what means she used, but Ko Hua only used two words to shut them up.
Divine Power.
They could only keep their mouths shut. Ko Hua had the purest bloodline of the Twilight Tribe. Although the Twilight Dragon was chaotic, it was also a manifestation of the rules. It was actually reasonable to say that it was a god. Below it, Échis was a real ancient god, but he didn't belong to the same god system as Martha. Échis's daughters, from Ko Hua to Jin Hai, were all demigods. This was also known by Brando.
Divine power, on the other hand, was the power of existence.
Brando could see it, but it was unattainable.
Arreck looked at the ice path opened by Ko Hua and was silent for a while. The duke seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he turned around and glanced at Brando. "Count Tónigel, what are you thinking about?"
Brando was slightly stunned. He was thinking about The Shire, Metisha, and Hipamira. There had been no news of the three of them since the collapse of the Spiral Hall. He didn't know if they were dead or if this place blocked spiritual communication. Brando convinced himself that it might be because of the latter reason, because Metisha, The Shire, and the others were not only outstanding in strength, but also had rich experience. They were stronger than Arreck, and if even Arreck could survive, even if the three of them were unlucky, they wouldn't be buried under the glacier together. There was no response from the other side, which could only mean that this place blocked spiritual communication.
Moreover, this was the Land of Eternal Rest of Gods. According to the game, this was the core of the boss area, so it was normal for there to be some special effects. After all, there was a constant dimensional anchor outside the Spiral Hall.
However, he was more worried about the little prince. The little prince's strength was not even a Silver. If he accidentally lost the little prince here, Princess Gryphine would definitely tear him apart. Of course, the princess might not be a match for him now, but Brando didn't want her to hate him for the rest of her life.
He was annoyed, but he didn't expect Arreck to take the initiative to talk to him. This was simply a fantasy. Although they had communicated before, it was limited to: "Ignorant." "Stupid." "You burned all the air here. Are you planning to die with me?" "You're measuring the heart of a gentleman with your own mean measure!" These kinds of meaningless lines.
Brando couldn't help but look at Arreck strangely.
"I'm a little curious," Arreck said without waiting for Brando's reply, "With your ability and strength at such a young age, where can't you make a name for yourself? I heard that woman Veronica had extended an olive branch to you in the Loop of Trade Winds. You have no background, so you'll be greatly valued in the Empire. Isn't it better than messing up the situation in Erouine? "
"Oh," Arreck suddenly added, "I forgot that you're Darius' grandson. But with Darius's relationship with the Wind Elves, you'll be a real count in Saint-ausol with just a word. If I remember correctly, you're just a count now. You even have to fight for your own land. What's the difference between you and those cheap Knights in the Holy Cathedral? "
The old man shook his head as he spoke. He obviously couldn't understand why Brando had to stay in Erouine to make things difficult for him. After a short period of interaction, he was almost certain that without Brando, the outcome of the battle in Ampere Seale might have been very different.
Brendel glanced at this guy. He didn't expect him to still be daydreaming at this time. He simply didn't understand why this guy would go bankrupt for the sake of All For One and even make himself so miserable. His butt was sitting a little too crooked. However, he really couldn't answer Arreck's question. His reason for staying in Erouine was a little strange. If he said it out loud, it would probably anger the Duke to death. After all, two or three of the reasons were actually to go against the Duke.
Nationalism was not unfamiliar to the players, but it was still a little too advanced for the people of Erouine and Cruz in this era. Erouine was basically the country with the most embryonic form of nationalism in Wohnde. This was related to the process and history of the kingdom. But even so, the people of Erouine were still willing to accept the governance of the Holy Cathedral of Fire. They were even willing to admit that they were descendants of the Flame King like the people of Cruz. It was just that their ideals were different.
But for Brando, he was very disgusted with the Holy Cathedral of Fire. Most of the players were almost the same as him. In their view, Erouine was Erouine, and Cruz was Cruz. The concept of a country was much clearer to the players.
But these reasons couldn't be explained to Arreck, so he looked at the Duke with some contempt and didn't answer.
Arreck misunderstood something and shook his head. "It's normal for young people to admire power. I can understand why you would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a cow. But even if you become the Regent of Erouine, what can you do? You won't receive much more praise than you do now. People may respect you, but that's because of the power in your hands. At the end of time, all of this will still turn to dust. I think you should look further ahead. There is something in this world called truth. "
Brando was dizzy when he heard this. This guy actually wanted to develop him into a believer of All For One at this time. This was simply crazy. However, All For One was still very attractive to some people in this world, because Wohnde did have some mysterious existence. On Earth, right and wrong were just a definition of human beings, but here, it was one of the reasons for the existence of laws. Some lunatics, such as Arreck, pursued these things all their lives. But Brando sneered at this. He was about to say something sarcastic, but it was at this time that his ears suddenly twitched and he heard some strange movements.
He immediately waved his hand to quiet Arreck, and then reminded, "Miss Ko Hua, please stop for a moment."
The sound came from afar, and Ko Hua's side stopped. When it was quiet under the glacier, Brando finally heard the sound. It was like the squeaking of a saw cutting wood, or someone plowing through the glacier with an iron plow. The sound was very soft at first, but slowly became louder and louder, and even Arreck could hear it clearly. The duke's expression changed. "This sound is somewhat familiar."
Brando also felt that the sound was very familiar.
The sound was very rhythmic, moving forward bit by bit, stopping after a while, and then moving forward again a few minutes later.
After a while, Ko Hua ran out of the ice path and said to the two, "The sound is in front of us."
"It's moving towards us?" asked Brando.
Échis' eldest daughter nodded.
"Can we turn around?" Brendel asked. He suddenly had a bad premonition.
"I'm afraid it's too late. It should've heard our voices before coming over," replied Ko Hua.
Brando immediately turned to look at Arreck. The duke had been talking loudly under the ice cave, but he had forgotten that there might be something under the glacier. Of course, the main problem now was that they didn't know what it was. Anything could be under this ten-thousand-year-old glacier. It would be fine if they encountered those fierce monsters, but the most terrible thing was that they wouldn't even be able to run away if they encountered those indescribable things.
The entire Wohnde's surface was the famous beehive, and the glacier was no exception. Brando didn't know what was down there, but he knew that it was an area after level 90.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glare at Arreck.
Arreck felt embarrassed, so he didn't say a word. However, he had lost a lot of face in the past day, so he only had a dark expression on his face.
The three of them were stunned for a moment before they heard the sound of ice cracking in front of them. As if to make up for his stupidity, Duke Arreck reacted quickly and suggested, "We can dig an ice path to the side and hide in it. The opening is narrower. The monsters under the glacier are usually very large, so it's good for storing fat. I suggest we let Miss Ko Hua do this. Among the three of us, she's the only one who won't make a sound when she does it. "
Brando nodded. This was similar to his idea, but Arreck's knowledge surprised him. Wohnde's terrain was very varied, and the monsters under different terrains were very different. Judging from the duke's tone, he seemed to be very familiar with it.
They hurriedly retreated to a distance of thirty-four meters, opened a'T 'shaped path on the ice wall, and then hid in it one by one. Korfa, being a lady, naturally took up a space by herself, and Brendel could only squeeze in with his enemy, Arreck. Before Brando retreated into the side path, he specially fixed the entrance of the ice path so that it looked like a natural crack. He had learned this trick in the game, and he was the best at it among the three of them. Even Échis' eldest daughter couldn't do it.
Not long after the three of them hid in the side path, they heard the sound of something being dragged in front of them. It sounded like layers of ice were breaking like glass, and then collapsing to both sides. The sound was so loud that Brando couldn't help but be speechless. The monster's size must be amazing. Although it was as Arreck said, most of the monsters under the glacier were huge in order to store fat, it was still rare for them to be this big. The sound soon came to the vicinity, and the sound of ice peeling was almost deafening. Brando wanted to stretch his head out to see what it was. If he was still a player, he would definitely do so. Dying was just a loss of a level, but the curiosity of a player was more than the level difference.
But for now, he could only hold it in, until he suddenly saw Korfa's small mouth opening and closing, telling him something.
He was slightly startled, but he immediately reacted.
He saw what Ko Hua was going to say.
Four words.
Frost Devourer Teeth.
Damn, Brando finally knew what it was outside. It was the damn Frost Devourer King. Brando's hair stood on end. The main battlefield of these things was under the glacier. He had seen the Frost Devourer King once before in the Spiral Hall, and the meat grinder-like teeth left a deep impression on him. That thing wasn't something that Mayne and Myr, who had just awoken from their eternal slumber and were still in a weakened state, could compare to. It was unknown how many years it had lived under the glacier, and its strength could only be described as terrifying. Moreover, the key point was that its size made ordinary attacks completely ineffective.
Brando knew that in the game, it was necessary to rely on the terrain of the glacier. The large guilds used siege weapons such as magic ballistas to defeat this terrifying monster leader. This was also the setting of the game itself.
To deal with this thing under the glacier with bare hands, Brando thought for a while. He estimated that he had to find a dozen level 130 Warriors like himself to solve the problem.
Moreover, under the glacier was the terrain that the Frost Devourer King was best at. Their mobility and perception in this place were far stronger than on the ground. Brando suddenly began to wonder if they would be discovered by that thing if they hid in this place. But fortunately, it seemed that Martha was still on their side. The Frost Devourer King slid its body slowly outside the side passage. It didn't seem to notice that there were three little mice hiding here. It patrolled and gradually went away.
Brando suddenly thought that the direction of the Frost Devourer King might be the big glacier outside the Eternal Extinction Square. This Frost Devourer King should have escaped at this time, and then it became the famous BOSS of the Holy Cathedral of the Hibernator.
But at this moment, he didn't have a sudden realization in his heart. He only felt that his whole body was soaked in cold sweat.
Beside him, the once arrogant Grand Duke Arreck also had the same thought. His face was pale, and he didn't even dare to breathe.
The three of them heard that the Frost Devourer King was getting farther and farther away, and their hearts became more and more settled. Especially Brando suddenly thought that after the Frost Devourer King left, it would definitely leave a long tunnel, which would save them a lot of effort. This tunnel might lead to the underground of the Spiral Hall because the Frost Devourer Fang should have been locked in that place.
Brando was daydreaming when he suddenly saw Ko Hua talking to him again.
What is he talking about this time?
Brando was slightly startled. He saw Échis' eldest daughter opening and closing her mouth, but the meaning this time was much more difficult to understand than the last time.
"Above, what above?" Brando looked up inexplicably, and his face suddenly turned pale. Because he saw that the ceiling of the side tunnel they dug was extending a long crack, and the blue ice surface was gradually turning white, which was a sign before it collapsed. Damn, Brando also screamed in his heart. What should I do now? Should I escape or stay here? If I escape, I will have to face the Frost Devourer King.
If I stay here, the collapse of the glacier is not a joke.
He was sweating profusely as he made a choice, but the speed of the glacier cracking was faster than he imagined. Before he could speak, there was a sudden crashing sound, and the ice layer above had already fallen. But to Brando's surprise, what fell was not the thick ice that completely buried them under the ice layer, but a thin layer of ice wall, and then a few people fell from above.
"Ouch!"
"It hurts!"
When Brando heard the voice, he was ecstatic – it was the voice of the little prince. But before he could rejoice, his expression changed drastically. He reached out and pulled the guy who had fallen into his arms, hurriedly covering his mouth. The little prince obviously did not expect that there would be people below. He was inexplicably pulled by Brando and was shocked. He looked back in surprise and shouted, "Teacher!? … Wu wu wu! "
And it was at this moment.
Brando felt that the Frost Devourer King outside had stopped. This big guy definitely did not stop suddenly to have a tea party or something. It must have sensed something. As for what it sensed, it was hard to say. Brando hugged the little prince who was crying and only felt that his back was already cold.
How can I be so unlucky, Your Highness Little Prince, aren't you tricking your teacher!?
He wanted to cry but had no tears.
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PS: Second update, this chapter is 6000 words. This is already the fourth day of more than 10,000 consecutive updates. It's National Day. I didn't even go to Hei Zi's party to make up for the time I stopped updating for so long. Students, for the sake of my hard work, give me some effort and continue to ask for votes ~
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