Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 222: It Never Rains but It Pours

"You found them?" Lucy asked.

"No, it's purely an instinct. Most importantly, on the map of the Lightning and Fire Base, I also know a few passageways through the Winter Sunset Mountain Range. Any one of them was easier to operate than this place. Since those Saber Demons had obtained information, why didn't they choose the Grand Dao to take this path instead was truly suspicious. One of the biggest possibilities is to find us and take advantage of this special environment to get rid of us, "Allen said."

Welik scratched his head and said, "Shall we still follow?"

Allen frowned and said, "The Barren Lands run through the Abyss of the Dead. Let's just go through the mountains from outside and wait for them at the entrance of the Barren Lands."

"This method is not bad." Lucy clapped her hands in agreement.

The other two didn't have any objections and immediately retreated from the first line of Tianshan Pass, choosing another path.

The wind howled in the mountains, causing Bazba to squint slightly. A Saber Demon stepped forward and said, "It has been three hours and nothing has changed. Bazba, are you sure someone is following us?"

"I'm not sure, but it's always right to be careful. Although it's a waste of time for our people to come back, we can make sure that there aren't any mistakes. We can rest assured that we'll be on our way." The leader of the Saber Demon said in a deep voice.

A long and short howl rang out in the mountain, and the Saber Demon from a day ago appeared from its invisibility, wiping away the frost and snow from its body and returning.

The team left and went deep into the mountains.

Three days later, the Abyss of the Falling Stars was within sight.

This place was adjacent to the Ice Demon Valley. The Ice Demon was a dangerous ape species that lived in the Northern Lands' Ice and Snow World. They were skinny and had ice-like claws. When the prey's skin and flesh are torn apart, cold air is injected into the claws, which reduces the blood circulation of the prey, thereby bringing the prey to life. A single Ice Demon wasn't a big threat, but these dangerous species were social creatures. Once it appeared, it usually numbered in the hundreds.

This valley was inhabited by a number of Ice Demons, so it was named after them. Fortunately, this was the last month of winter, and it was also the coldest month. Even the Ice Demons didn't want to come out in this kind of weather. When the Saber Demons entered the valley, the entire valley was as quiet as a ghost.

Soon, the group arrived at the Abyss of the Meteors. This abyss was wide to the east and narrow to the west. It was a large crack that led straight to the center of the earth. The total length of the abyss was nearly twenty kilometers from east to west. The cracks closed and disappeared from the west side of the icy plains, and the part that passed through the Ice Demon Valley was the widest part of the Abyss of the Meteors. Connecting the cliffs on both sides was a trestle built by the Saber Demon Tribe many years ago.

Ever since the Blade Demon Tribe that lived in the Barren Lands moved away, the trestle remained, but many of them were damaged. Fortunately, the materials used to bridge the bridge were very strong iron trees, so they could barely pass through. Walking under the trestle, winds blew from time to time in the Meteor Abyss. The sound was sharp and long, like the roars of the devils of hell. Even the Saber Demon walked carefully through the bridge, fearing that he would be blown off the bridge by the wind. That was a situation that could never be recovered.

Through the trestle, one could see an abandoned Saber Demon checkpoint. Most of the checkpoint buildings were crushed by the snow and buried under the frost. Only a stone sentry post was barely standing in the snow. The black walls formed a strong contrast with the snow.

The Saber Demon troop quickly passed through this post and went deeper into the wilderness. The Barren Land was a snowy plain. The map of the Lightning and Fire Base did not have any detailed information here. After all, this was an uninhabited area, and there was no need for it to be observed or monitored. The snowy plains were vast and boundless. Almost no reference objects could be found in the crowd, as if the heavens and the earth were one and the same.

Without the help of tools, it would be extremely easy to get lost on this snowy plain. Then, they would never be able to walk out of this vast area. In the end, they would only become a dried-up bone under the snow. However, the Saber Demon team did not seem to intend to go straight into the snowy plains. They turned to the west about a kilometer away from the Death Star Abyss. All of this was clearly visible to the pair of eyes behind the telescope.

"They're going to the Neverwinter Lake." Ellen wore a snow camouflage suit, which could be used both as a shield from the cold and as a cover. He stood up on a low slope, slid down the slope, and said to the other three.

"Neverwinter Lake? What kind of place is that?" Lucy asked.

Allen shook his head. "That's the last marked area on the west side of the base map. I don't know where it is. But looking at their route, they should be heading towards the Neverwinter Lake. It could be where they set foot, or where the priests would appear. Anyway, let's follow them."

The four of them left the hill and were about two kilometers away from the Saber Demon. They also turned west and headed towards the direction of the Neverwinter Lake. The march in the snowy plains was exceptionally boring, and Chen Shan was lacking. Due to the strong wind in the snowy plains, most of their faces were covered with masks. Naturally, no one chatted and chatted. They all silently rushed forward.

The wind and snow gradually increased. Alan looked behind him in shock when a thunderclap suddenly came from the northeast, causing them to almost fall on the snow. The sky over there was gloomy as if it was about to collapse. Lightning flashed everywhere, and strong winds blew wildly. Gradually, the air currents in the sky and on the ground merged to form a wind dragon. The wind tornado swept away the frost and snow and continued to grow stronger. It was like a snowdragon pushing towards them in this direction.

"Not good, it's the Snow Tornado!" Ellen shouted, "Quick, we can't beat it on the snowy plains. We can only gather around it and try not to blow it away."

Lucy was in the middle, and Alan and the other two men formed a protective ring on the outside. Everyone activated their Origin Energy, so they didn't need to reveal their whereabouts. Protecting his entire body with Origin Energy, Allen's saber, Broy's axe, and Wilick's fist all stabbed deeply into the ground as support.

The whirlwind gradually blew, and the heavens and earth became dim. The light was constantly dimming, like the end of the world.

Alan grabbed Lucy tightly with one hand and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid. We'll be fine."

Lucy smiled stubbornly and emphasized.

The whirlwind swept close to them. Everyone's ears were immediately filled with the sound of wind as if they were about to tear their eardrums apart. They could not hear anything else, and it was even difficult to open their eyes. The violent air currents swept through the wind and snow at high speeds, making it extremely vulnerable to oxygen deprivation in such an environment. However, there was no other choice but to persevere with it. A huge centrifugal force lifted them from the ground, desperately trying to throw them out.

Alan's cheeks trembled from the blow and he grabbed Qianjun with his hands. Fortunately, he had used a rope to tie Qianjun and his palm together, so he wasn't afraid of separating from the heavy saber. Qianjun was already heavy, so he had the advantage in the storm. Although Alan lifted it to the wind, he could not blow it away. Alan hugged Lucy tightly with his other hand and gritted his teeth to prevent the girl from leaving him.

The two of them hugged each other and persisted in the wind. Before he could react, Wilick and Bloy had disappeared without a trace. Alan was speechless in the wind and could only look up reluctantly. At the corner of his eyes, he saw the two figures flash and disappear into the snowstorm.

After an unknown amount of time, the whirlwind finally disappeared. Alan pressed down on Lucy and fell into the snow. The two gasped for breath, but neither spoke. Qianjun's hand was bloodshot from the wind blade and quickly froze by the cold wind. The blood scab made it impossible for the hand and the hilt to move. Alan was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to move a finger, but he still struggled to untie the rope, forcefully separating his hand from the hilt of the knife, and then he desperately rubbed his hands to circulate his blood.

Suddenly Lucy held his head and kissed him tightly with her lips folded together. Lucy pushed herself desperately against Alan, fearing that she would lose him. After a long kiss, she let go of Alan and gasped, "I'm afraid I'll be separated from you just like that."

But she cried.

Alan quickly wiped her tears and said, "No, from the moment I saw you again, I told myself that I would never be separated from you again."

"Really?" Lucy's eyes lit up.

"That's right. No matter what it is, I won't let them separate us. Even against the emperor, I won't let him take you away." Alan gripped the girl's hand tightly. "This is my promise."

The two of them originally had feelings for each other, but they had never revealed them. I didn't expect that I would encounter an ice and snow whirlwind on the snowy plains this time, so I was a bit close to parting ways. At this moment, he put aside everything and was honest. This ten thousand li snowy plain was a witness.

Ellen did not let the sudden arrival of love dazzle his head. He packed his things and frowned, "We have to move quickly. The wind is so fast and strong, I'm afraid the two of them have been thrown far away."

Lucy's little face glowed, and though the situation was bad, she was confident in herself, "We'll find them."

"You are confident."

"Because they don't look like the kind of people who give up on themselves."

As a result, the two of them continued westward. The snow tornado came from the northeast and advanced westward. If the two of them were able to escape the tornado, they would naturally be in the western direction. The two of them trudged through the snow, leaving behind a string of footprints.

In the evening, there was still no trace of Wilick or the other. Alan could only find a leeward snow slope, use the marching furnace to light a fire, and carry Lucy for the night. The next day, at dawn, Alan was surprised to see the temperature on Lucy's forehead rise, but her hands and feet were cold. He hurriedly patted Lucy on the cheek but couldn't wake her up. Originally, someone like them who had already ignited a fire seed or even formed an engraving had Origin Energy to protect their body, making it difficult for them to get sick. But yesterday's snow whirlwind was too shocking. The temperature in the whirlwind was extremely low, and the circulation of blood was much slower than usual.

If the cold energy seized the opportunity to enter his body, it was not surprising that someone of their level who was not too high would get sick. But now that the two of them were in the snowy plains and lacked medicine, it would be very dangerous for Lucy to fall into a coma. Alan forced himself to calm down and gave Lucy an injection with his field medicine. This kind of medicine was mostly used to strengthen the body's resistance and enhance the body's immune function to temporarily prolong life, but it was not a fundamental cure.

What was needed was a warm enough place to keep Lucy warm. Otherwise, if her body temperature continued to drop, she would eventually freeze to death. Alan took off his snow coat, draped it over Lucy and tied it to himself with his sleeve. He stood up with Lucy on his back and walked towards the Abyss of the Falling Stars. Now we can only leave the snowy plains for now and save Lucy before we talk about anything else.

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