He took a few deep breaths, after careful consideration, he felt that if he continued forward, there was only a nine out of ten chance of survival. But if he retreated, there was no chance of survival. Hence, he returned to the pine forest, and used the uruk-hais' weapon to chop down a pine tree. After some quick work, he managed to craft a simple ladder that could barely support one's feet against the stone wall.
This snowy mountain valley didn't experience wind and snow, the weather was vile and the visibility wasn't high. Sheyan had already spent a considerable amount of time trekking through the rocky beach, in addition to the various incidents that happened, the sky had already turned dark. After settling this matter, Sheyan didn't dare to rashly search for Reef. He leaned against a flat rock to rest, and casually stuffed some pine nuts into his mouth.
Although Sheyan was lying down, he couldn't help but recall the various strange incidents that happened recently. Even with his ability, he could only feel a myriad of thoughts rushing up and churning into a mess. Sighing, he recalled the strange stone he discovered previously, and couldn't help but retrieve it from his bosom for a closer look. But when Sheyan reached into his bosom and retrieved the object, he instantly sucked in a breath of cold air, completely stunned.
A faint glow leaked out from the gaps of Sheyan's fingers. That glow actually contained a tyrannical blazing sensation. In this serene and cold place, it made one feel exceptionally warm. As for the source of that glow, it was shockingly the interior of that ordinary black stone.
Sheyan could be considered experienced and knowledgeable, but he had never seen such a bizarre object. The interior was like a small world of its own! Furthermore, this object was actually able to emit a charcoal like glow. This made one sigh in admiration, as well as the mysteries of heaven and earth.
Under the illumination of this glow, Sheyan's drowsiness gradually overwhelmed him. He knew in his heart that this place was filled with danger, and there were still unknown dangers lurking in the darkness. He definitely shouldn't fall asleep. But the drowsiness was like a tsunami, unstoppable. His physical strength and mental energy had been greatly depleted.
Fortunately, Sheyan had some basic survival instincts, he quickly selected a tall pine tree. Carrying the elf maiden on his back, he climbed up a sturdy branch and tied both of them to it. The pine tree canopy was dense, and Sheyan didn't feel cold at all. Leaning his head to the side, he hugged a nearby tree trunk and fell into a deep sleep. Only the faint glow of the black fruit enveloped the two of them.
*****
At the same time, in the snowy valley of Party Ace and the others. A large number of half-orcs appeared one after another. Most of these half-orcs were quite thin and weak. Their clothes did not cover their bodies, and they were as thin as a match. They curled up in the cold wind and carried a large amount of firewood on their backs. There were also differences among the half-orcs.
The group of elite uruk-hais that were sent out to kill them should belong to the high level category, while these orcs should belong to the ranks of cannon fodder. These half-beastmen's eyes were filled with great fear. They slowly walked forward with the firewood on their backs, as if there was great danger ahead.
When they passed through the pass of the snow valley and saw the withered pine forest in front of them, they stopped. No matter how they were whipped and cursed, they refused to move forward. Even when a few were whipped to death, their blood splattering onto the snowy ground, the rest of the uruk-hais refused to take a step forward. After waiting for a while, hundreds of elite uruk-hais amidst the snowstorm.
These uruk-hais were extremely valiant, wielding a mace in their hands. It seemed like their strength was comparable to the group of uruk-hais that chased after Party Ace. What they were guarding were five tentacle monsters.
The bodies of these five tentacle monsters were also rather large. The grey skin on their heads was wrinkled in layers. Only the light in the evil eyes around their heads was scattered but not disorderly. They gathered from time to time, as if they had substance. It could be seen that their mental strength was also abnormally deep. Clearly, they had come prepared.
When the tentacle freaks appeared, those slacking skinny uruk-hais immediately trembled, obviously terrified to the extreme. With the 5 tentacle freaks as the core, ripples of mental energy rippled outwards. The uruk-hais carrying firewood on their backs couldn't help but walk out stupidly, piling up large amounts of firewood in front of the withered pine forest. Then, they ignited the firewood. The pine trees were rich in oil, after being ignited by the firewood, flames soared into the sky, dyeing the entire night sky red.
At this moment, a large number of tentacle freaks and uruk-hais had already retreated into the depths of the snowy valley, using animal skins to cover their noses and mouths. As for the 5 tentacle freaks, they had entered a temporary snow cave to hide. Every uruk-hais that entered the withered pine forest were gathered together under strict surveillance. Obviously, the tentacle freaks were aware of the abnormalities here.
The fire wreaked havoc in the pine forest. Gazing from the distant snowy peak, amidst the dense smoke, a layer of strange iron green emerged.
*****
Sheyan woke up when the fire was at its peak.
Previously, although he slept soundly on the tree, it actually helped him recover a large portion of his fatigue and pain. Sheyan couldn't help but sigh deeply. Because he wasn't awoken by the fire, but because the nightmare imprint once again issued a merciless notification.
"Scanning: Contestant no.1018 executing party mission 'Survival' has once again reached a critical point!"
"Warning: Contestant no.1018 executing party mission 'Survival' has once again reached a critical point!"
"Warning: The difficulty of staying in this world has once again increased. From now on, all equipments on your body will be removed! Automatically stored into the nightmare imprint's interspatial storage! If the nightmare imprint's interspatial storage is insufficient, it will be stored in your personal nightmare imprint's interspatial storage. "
"Details: Party mission 'Survival' has multiple critical points. Every time you reach a critical point, the difficulty of survival will correspondingly increase!!"
Looking at this series of notifications, other than sighing, what else could Sheyan say?
At this moment, Sheyan finally noticed that the night sky was dyed red by the firelight. Of course, there was also the abnormality within the firelight. At this moment, thoughts flashed through his mind rapidly, and he immediately realized that a great danger was approaching him.
To be able to organize such a large scale operation in this snowy valley, apart from the orc tribe led by Saruman's doppelganger, there was absolutely no one else. Furthermore, with such a large scale operation to set the forest ablaze, it probably indicated that they were determined to capture the few escapees!
Thinking of that, Sheyan took a deep breath and immediately slid down from the tree. He hastily packed up everything that he could possibly use, took the "wooden ladder" that he had made himself, and carried the unconscious Elven girl on his back as he walked into the Rocky Valley. Along the way, he checked the twilight elf's blessing on his body, and discovered that it would disappear in a few hours. Hence, he had to increase his speed.
Even though the orc tribe had already mobilized, after setting the forest ablaze, the orcs still had to wait for the fire to subside and the temperature to cool down. This at least bought Sheyan a few more hours. Following that, they still had to cross the lake where the strange fish grew, before they could truly begin their pursuit of Sheyan.
But based on the situation of the uruk-hais by the lake, Saruman had most likely attempted to invade this place before, but obviously suffered a huge loss. There shouldn't be any survivors, hence this time he might as well reflect on this painful experience, and take a step at a time to steadily and surely advance.
But after Sheyan pondered deeply, he still felt that there was a huge mystery behind this. If Saruman had mobilized all his forces just to capture a few escapees, then that was really too ridiculous! Behind this, there must be a huge secret or truth, it was just that he wasn't able to analyze it yet.
As Sheyan pondered, he leisurely advanced towards the rocky valley. Especially now that he had lost his equipment, he had to maintain his peak condition, so that he could still deal with any dangers after crossing over that huge rock.
Along the way, Sheyan successively discovered several of those round 'black rocks'. However, after crushing them, he discovered that most of these 'black rocks' had already decayed and emitted a festering odour. Two of them weren't decayed, but after cracking them open, droplets of liquid flowed out. However, they didn't have a cyan core.
Not long after, Sheyan arrived at the bottom of the massive dam like boulder. Aware of the dangers ahead, he wasn't in a hurry to climb up the wooden ladder. Instead, he shut his eyes and rested for a moment, adjusting his breathing to his optimal state. This was the so-called 'sharpening the axe will not delay the work of chopping firewood'. However, just as he was about to climb up, he suddenly opened his eyes in astonishment. Because from afar, an astonishingly dense shuffling sound of footsteps could be heard!
"Shit!!" Sheyan's pupils contracted abruptly. In such a perilous situation, one was like a turtle trapped in a jar, with nowhere to run! But he didn't know what method the orcs used, to be able to swiftly traverse through the fiery lake to reach this place!
The shuffling sound of footsteps was extremely fast, and in a short span of time, it approached from afar. It arrived at a distance of 10 metres from Sheyan, but it was obscured by rocks and darkness. Sheyan placed Melody down, shielding her behind him. He slightly arched his body, his eyes shooting out a wolf-like glint. Now that he was at a dead end, he had discarded all distracting thoughts. His mind was only thinking of delaying for as long as possible.
*****
It seems like I haven't interacted with everyone for a long time.
Alright, can anyone guess the reason behind Reef's disappearance?
This question is rather difficult, and it can't be found on Baidu.
Therefore, if you guessed it, your friend will give you 30 points! Haha! (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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