When the astrological rune card in White Flame's hand lit up, Coldfrost Citadel, which was hidden in the space-time crevice, revealed itself to them. Large areas of ice walls that looked like blades suddenly appeared on the originally empty ice field. Layers of ice barriers rose on both sides of the road like the fangs of a beast. In the dark night sky in the distance, there was a phantom that looked like an aurora or a mirage. The translucent phantoms quickly solidified under the starlight and became towering walls and pointed towers in a flash. As Hao Ren drove forward, the surrounding light and shadow changed rapidly. The original scene of the Arctic ice field alternated with the hidden Coldfrost Citadel. It was almost impossible to tell which was real and which was illusion. When everything finally settled down, they had arrived in front of a towering city gate. The Millennium Palace of the demon hunters welcomed the visitors with its unbelievably magnificent figure.
Just like the name of this fortress, the Coldfrost Citadel was a fortress of ice and snow erected in the extreme north. The two words' Coldfrost 'not only came from the North Pole being frozen for tens of thousands of miles, but also from the building materials of this fortress. Everyone was stunned to find that it was a real ice fortress. Huge, almost cliff-like ice walls stood in front of them, completely frozen with the ground under their feet. Countless narrow windows and ice blades were carved on the ice rocks. Layers of battlements and arrow towers stood on top of the fortress, like strange beasts hibernating in the darkness of the polar night. Between these structures, there were countless rough and strangely beautiful prismatic spires, like the lighthouses on the fortress, shining with magic light in the night sky.
All of these were made of ice, or at least looked like ice. But the whole fortress did not look crystal clear, nor did it look fragile. All the layers of ice had something added to it. There were white or black, cloud-like things rolling and circling inside the thick ice walls. They were completely opaque. Hao Ren guessed that this should be the result of enchantment.
The Castle of Ice was built during the Twilight of the Gods and had a history of thousands of years. Its style was completely different from any human building on Earth, but its majestic aura did not need any style to be able to hit one in the face. Hao Ren could not help but take a closer look at the fortress. Finally, he saw something familiar in the towers, the magic-style arrow towers, and the complex wall structure. He suddenly found that it was somewhat similar to some of the ancient buildings in the royal city of Holletta.
The demon hunters were the ultimate life created by the mage emperors of Holletta using the lifeblood. Although they did not have time to develop their own culture, they inherited the essence of the knowledge of the Magic Empire of Holletta. Now, this inheritance finally showed its remaining traces: the city in front of them.
"What do you think?" White Flame breathed a sigh of relief after seeing her familiar home. The heavy burden on her shoulders for the past few days seemed to be a little lighter. She opened her hands proudly and said, "Many people will be stunned when they see Coldice Fortress for the first time. Its grandeur is unique in the world. It is said that even most of the temples in the Mythological Era can't compare to it."
"To be honest, I've seen bigger things, but this city is really spectacular," Lily said, wagging her tail and trying to emphasize her knowledge. She then looked up along the wall and said, "There's not even a seam in the whole city!"
"The ice and rock are all fused together, and then it goes through 16 processes of enchantment and reinforcement. Finally, it is integrated with the entire ice sheet," White Flame said, nodding. "The Arctic ice sheet has changed a lot over the past thousands of years, but only the place where this castle stands is sealed by magic. What you are stepping on is the Arctic ice sheet of thousands of years ago. Not even a millimeter of change has been seen."
Y 'lisabet sat on Y' zaks' shoulder and looked up for a long time. Finally, she muttered with puffed cheeks, "It's not as big as my house."
White Flame raised the burning rune card in her hand high in front of the gate. The flame of the rune card was like a star in the dark, but as the rune card flashed, a huge ice sculpture in the shape of a dragon head inlaid on the gate of Coldice Fortress immediately lit up. With a series of cracking sounds, the dragon skull made of ice lowered its head and said in a hoarse voice, "Open … the gate …"
"Rumble!"
A loud noise came from behind the gate along with the shaking of the earth. The giant ice wall, which seemed to have been frozen together with the wall, began to float slowly. A low and desolate horn sound came from the top of the fortress as the gate opened. Hao Ren looked up at the top of the city wall. In the darkness, he saw countless figures moving about on the battlements. Hundreds of thousands of eyes were staring at him.
Hao Ren put the car back into his Dimensional Pocket and followed White Flame into the fortress. As he passed through the gate, a question suddenly popped up in his mind. "Since this base camp is still here, how did you end up like that when you broke out of the encirclement?"
He remembered the situation when White Flame suddenly teleported to the Southern Suburbs. At that time, the demon hunter girl's condition could be described as being on the brink of death. But now he saw that Coldice Fortress, the gate of Coldice Fortress, was still standing in this place. So how did White Flame break out of the encirclement?
"Do you know where I broke out from?" White Flame asked with a smile.
"Where?" Hao Ren was stunned.
"The deepest part of Coldice Fortress, the place where almost all of the encirclement had fallen," White Flame said with a sigh. "The gate in front of you is indeed still in our hands, but Coldice Fortress on the other side of the gate is almost entirely the territory of the Council of Elders. I was trapped in their encirclement, and my escape route to the Stellar Spire was cut off. I wanted to retreat to the Coldfrost Citadel for a while, and then use the aura of the bloodstone to guide me to find you. But I found that there was no way out, so I opened a portal from the depths of Coldpath's secret realm. So my injuries were not caused by the battle, but the result of being crushed by the dimensional turbulence. Every secret realm has a dimensional blockade. I was almost crushed to pieces at that time. Fortunately, my mentor gave me an amulet at the last moment to help me. "
Hao Ren looked at the demon hunter girl, stunned. "Random teleportation through the dimensional blockade? You really dared to jump! "
He did not know much about White Flame. After meeting her a few times, his impression of her was that she was a very talented but inexperienced hunter. Because she was overly protected by her mentors and other elders, she was not as experienced as Nangong Sanba in terms of combat ability. However, this childish image was shattered in an instant. She was more courageous than she had imagined. She jumped into the turbulence of the dislocation of the space. The courage required was no different from jumping through the whirling blades of a meat grinder!
Lily listened to the conversation between White Flame and Hao Ren. She was confused. "Is it dangerous? I think I should be brave enough to jump. "
Oh, in addition to White Flame, there was another kind of person who dared to do it, and that was the simple-minded Lily.
With a strange sense of anticipation and excitement, they became the first batch of "aliens" to step into the sacred land of the demon hunters. After passing through the gate of the castle, Hao Ren saw a fortress built entirely of ice. Countless magic lights illuminated the fortress in the polar night, and heavily armed demon hunters could be seen everywhere in the fortress. However, despite the large number of onlookers, there was no noise at all. The demon hunters in black just quietly stood at their posts and looked at the visitors. Their eyes were filled with curiosity, vigilance, and a little bit of expectation.
Hao Ren had long expected the vigilance in their eyes. Today was an unprecedented day for Coldfrost Citadel and the entire demon hunter community. The Council of Demon Hunters, which had always stood at the top of the supernatural creatures since the Mythological Era, not only did they ask for help, but the reinforcements were a group of aliens. Now, these demons, which were classified as "heretics" in the scripture, were standing in the fortress of the sacred land and being received as guests. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen in the past?
If it were not for the fact that the innate hostility had completely subsided, if it were not for the current situation, if it were not for the fact that the most stubborn demon hunters were in the Council of Elders and had become enemies, today's incident would never have happened.
An old demon hunter in a cloak emerged silently from the darkness and walked quickly toward White Flame. "Are they?"
"Master Kesuzov," White Flame bowed slightly and then explained briefly, "these are the leaders of the reinforcements. The main force is behind them, and they will arrive at the interface of the fortress in an hour. Someone needs to help them open the astral barrier. As for the army I've invited, I hope to remind you that they look a little weird and probably a little similar to those in the Mythological Era, but they are on our side. "
The old demon hunter, known as Master Kesuzov, nodded and said, "Don't worry, everyone is ready. In such a situation, even an old guy like me should be flexible. I heard that this was the instruction of Saint Beetholis before he lost control? "
Although White Flame did not pass through Coldfrost Citadel when she broke through, when Hao Ren and his entourage set foot on the North Pole, she had contacted the citadel through a secret technique and told them what she knew. So, the garrison in the citadel could prepare accordingly and let in aliens like Hao Ren and his entourage.
"It is indeed the instruction of Saint Beetholis, and it is also the instruction of Elder Hasse and Master Teuton," White Flame said, emphasizing the latter two people. She then turned sideways and pointed to Vivian. "Countess Ancestor is highly respected. Even the demon hunters are in awe of her. She offered to help."
"Thank you, Countess, for your help." Master Kesuzov's tone sounded very strange, but he endured the strange atmosphere and said to Vivian, "The situation is so embarrassing, really …"
"Forget it, you don't have to be polite with me. You feel bad, I feel bad too," Vivian said, waving her hand. "We're friends who fought each other. It's fake to be polite to each other. Let's talk about the situation on the front line."
Lily muttered in an aggrieved voice, "Just talk. Can you not talk about beating the dog's brain out every few days? What did the dog do to you?"
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