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Chapter 197: The Devil in Ice

Mine ruins.

Because he had more than 90% control over the entire process, Ursus was sure that the mine was no longer of any use, so he didn't even send anyone to clean up the mess.

In the wilderness where the cold wind was howling, a faint sound broke the silence.

rustling...

A blood-red creature emerged from the snow, its huge scarlet eyes surrounded by densely packed small eyes, its sharp sickle feet raised a wave of snow, and in the cold wind, the bodies of its own kind hung on the sickle feet.

This is not cannibalism, it is just a simple fusion, they are not independent living beings.

They are just highly independent bloodlines.

Collect blood, mission completion rate is 45%.

Hunting mission, target locked.

The two bloodlines merged into one, but their size did not increase.

The bloodline that emerged from the snow had been lurking in the mines before, sucking the blood of the infected when they were slaughtered. The subsequent fire explosion failed to hurt it.

In other words, such harm is meaningless to it.

It let out a hissing sound, and found the information the Blood Lord needed in the mine. Combined with the previous blood mark, it successfully located the target position.

Falling snow, pitch black.

A goblin-like black figure appeared quietly. The blood heir, sensing the danger, had no intention of dodging. The inner guards didn't waste any time either. They cut the blood heir in half with a clean and sharp knife. The gushing blood was stained by the black. A whistling cold wind suddenly arose, and it collapsed like a deflated ball, and its hard shell softened.

The Ursus internal guard kicked the blood heir's body, which was like a rag bag, and turned over, revealing that there was nothing inside.

"Hiss... huh... a bloody monster was found in the No. 036 mine and has been dealt with."

"Hiss... huh... three were found in village 0954 and have been dealt with."

"Hiss... huh... No abnormality in the area marked 086."

"..."

The desolate and nameless mine cave, the deep and freezing cold is no longer silent; if you listen carefully, you can hear the slow and long heartbeat.

The sound of liquid flowing across the ground broke the silence, as if countless ghost hands were scratching the wall. Bright red blood flowed over the ground without leaving a trace of blood, and gathered in a cold place with a clear goal.

The black ice froze every inch of space. Just getting close would cause frostbite that ordinary people could not resist at all. However, the blood was abnormally not frozen. Instead, it climbed and covered the ice surface at an extremely slow speed like a worm, groping for the flawed exit.

A tiny crack was found, and in an instant the blood covering the entire vast ice surface instantly drilled in from it, breaking through layers of ice. Finally, the half-frozen blood seemed to lose its strength and slid down in a colloid state, falling into the cold pool without a single ripple.

The cold pond here is not formed naturally, nor does it contain much natural water. Its composition is unknown, and it represents even colder temperatures.

In the center of the cold pond, a huge piece of black ice stood quietly, showing that it could not be shaken.

The blood was not compatible with water and it almost lost its ability to act autonomously, but the power to manipulate this blood had accomplished its mission.

When it naturally flows to the vicinity of Xuanbing, the attraction of qualitative change suddenly sucks away the blood. Xuanbing takes on a charming red color, and a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly lights up.

"…successful."

The blood demon slowly reconstructed his form in the black ice, and when his body was complete, it was time to escape.

"...(indistinct name), I found you again..."

He seemed to have forgotten why he was frozen here, he just wanted to vent his violence.

No matter if it was the same kind or a different race, or if it was stronger than himself... not killing him would be the greatest humiliation he had ever suffered!

"You'd better not regret it..."

Integration movement.

Ling Dengxian returned from the depths of the snowy forest, patted his heavy clothes, and shuddered between breaths.

cold, so cold.

He tightened his scarf again. The azure blue fabric reminded him of someone for a moment, but there was nothing to think about. The danger today should not be underestimated.

The little sky blue dragon was perched on his wrist and forearm. Ling Dengxian just let this little creature of unknown origin do whatever it wanted as long as it didn't affect his actions.

"Doctor White Dove." He walked towards the team. Because he had been out for a while, he was the last one to gather.

"Sorry for being late, but I have no intention of running away." Ling Dengxian smiled, and Shuangxing and the others were slightly moved. It must be said that in terms of feelings alone, Baige's smile always gave them a sense of security.

He looked at the leader, but the dragon girl did not respond to his gaze. There was no trace of fatigue in her posture. Her back was as straight as a gun, and her high morale led everyone:

"Everyone, we look forward to meeting you in Sunset Canyon." A thousand words are not as good as a blessing. The three teams, together with the vanguard team of 70 people including Tallulah Frost Star Dove, are ready to go. Tallulah will lead one team, Red and others will jointly lead a team, and Ling Dengxian will be assigned to the Snow Monster team again. Due to their special nature, the Snow Monster team cannot be compatible with other teams and thus is the team with the smallest number of people among the three.

Tallulah was acting very strange today. She kept avoiding Ling Dengxian's gaze. Ling Dengxian vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but he knew it was not the influence of the curse.

Because Tallulah did not show disgust or irritation, but rather an evasive attitude.

Only when they were about to leave, she grabbed him when no one was paying attention. Ling Dengxian did not resist. When their eyes met, she whispered softly:

"...I'll leave Froststar in your care."

Without waiting for his response, Tallulah let go, stared into his eyes, backed away, and caught up with the group.

Ling Dengxian stood there for a while, his eyes changed slightly, and finally his gaze fell on his waist.

When Tallulah turned around at the last moment, her eyes fell on the sword.

Honglian...the sword given to him by Wei Yanwu. Could it be that Tallulah recognizes this sword?

Thinking of her instructions again, Ling Dengxian felt a little uneasy.

"...take care?" Ling Dengxian smiled, but there was worry in his eyes.

After so long... How could she not know that she was afraid of the cold? Tallulah knew -

Then the black snake also knows.

Saving Alina couldn't delay the black snake's assimilation... Ling Dengxian gradually withdrew his gaze from her and turned to walk towards Frost Star.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ling Dengxian felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Shuangxing.

"Did she ask you to take care of me?" Carters asked bluntly, with a slightly annoyed look on his face.

"If you know it clearly, don't ask." Ling Dengxian smiled slightly and subconsciously touched her head. After realizing that something was wrong, he quickly changed his touch and patted her shoulder.

"She doesn't need to worry about it...it's better to worry about yourself. You're already so tired." It seems that Shuangxing didn't dislike his actions. "Let's go...I hope we have good luck today."

Ling Dengxian had just breathed a sigh of relief when Yelena's voice came again:

"And... did you mistake me for someone else?"

"I'm not that slow."

Ling Dengxian's smile froze, and the girl turned her head and looked back: "Can you explain it after this is over? To be honest, this is a bit strange and uncomfortable."

The boy sighed, "Okay... 'Princess'."

Xiran... would you like to be recognized in this way by the people I meet in the future?

But... at least I'm going to see the legendary black snowflakes of Ursus for you now.

In the silently swaying sea of ​​flowers, a beautiful figure sits among them, smiling with her chin in her hand, and lightly touches the petals with her fingertips:

"Master, come on..."

After saying that, she started to giggle.