Chapter 426: Exploring the situation and gathering the combat team
Those nail marks are all marks left by the non-slip floor thorns.
When Zong Shen strolled to the gate of the lord's small building.
I saw the condition of the gate with my own eyes.
Only then did he realize why he couldn't push it anymore.
The entire door was sealed with ice, although the ice layer was not as exaggerated as the one on the ground.
But it is also extremely solid, forming a closed ice shell.
There are less obvious cracks at the position corresponding to the door.
This was the result of Zong Shen pushing the door hard before.
Now he's preparing to break the ice from the outside.
This way the door to the small building will not be damaged.
After a brief thought.
He turned his hand and took out a weapon.
It hit the ground hard!
The ice outside the porch left a spiderweb-like imprint.
This is a trident about two meters long.
The shape is somewhat similar to a long-handled harpoon.
The thorn in the middle is longer and the ones on the sides are shorter.
The whole body is black, and the surface is dull and dull, looking like rough cast iron.
There are no fancy decorations on the long handle, just simple circles of patterns that can increase the friction of the grip.
The end that is now stuck on the ground has a cone-shaped impact head.
This trident was the one Zong Shen found in the Bone Burial Bunker.
Rare quality [Wind, Fire and Thunder Trident].
I don’t know if it was the weapon of the blood-burning demon back then or the weapon of those strong men in the Alliance Army.
The weight of this thing is not light, no less than the [Broken Disaster Spear].
Now it is very suitable for breaking the ice outside the door.
Zong Shen flicked his wrist and waved the trident.
As he waved, an elemental power appeared on each of the three halberd thorns.
There are scorching flames, sharp wind blades, and shining lightning.
There is no doubt that this is a weapon full of special effects.
However, Zong Shen did not intend to use the halberd to break the ice. Instead, he aimed the cone-shaped impact head at the tail of the ice outside the gate and began to strike hard.
With the blessing of 135 points of strength attribute, the cone-shaped impact head can carve out a gap the size of a bowl every time, and the broken ice cubes fly everywhere.
Zong Shen chiseled along the crack more than a dozen times and finally chipped away a large piece of solid ice.
Looking at the astonishing thickness, Zong Shen secretly sighed in his heart.
His hometown on earth is in the south, where snow falls only occasionally.
And they are all short-lived light snows that fall in the morning and melt at noon.
Only after he chipped away the solid ice with his own hands did he realize how terrifying the freezing rain just now was.
After a breakthrough is opened, the subsequent ice-breaking work becomes easy.
Zong Shen dug along the gap with brute force and built the ice wall in one piece.
The ground is covered with large chunks of solid ice, as well as scattered broken ice.
After a minute or two, he had cut away all the ice covering the door.
The door opened, and Luna and Vereesa walked out first.
Behind them, the two sisters Mariel and the Dragonborn Ranger also walked out slowly.
Carefully stepping on the broken ice, they walked outside the eaves surrounded by each other, looking at the strange frozen scene in a daze.
Due to large-scale freezing, the ground is as smooth as a mirror, and everything as far as the eye can see is covered by ice. This scene is completely different from usual, and looks very strange, with a sense of fantasy like a fairy tale world.
Light snow drifted in the sky, falling on the thick ice, still retaining the appearance of crystallized snowflakes, and began to accumulate again in the form of dry snow.
Although the super cold water ice rain has stopped and the wind and snow are not too bad, according to the guide, the temperature is much colder than the first stage of winter.
A golden temperature number appeared in front of him.
(-27℃)
Although this temperature is not as good as the polar temperature, it is already a standard northern temperature.
Every time he breathed, Zong Shen could feel the cold feedback from his trachea and lungs.
Zong Shen took out a pair of non-slip ground spikes and gave them to the two sisters Vereesa and Ranger.
He himself carried the trident and walked across the ice to the outside of the lord's courtyard.
The [Secondary Market] on the side has completely turned into an igloo.
A row of icicles about one meter in length hangs from the eaves on both sides.
The semi-open entrance is like a frozen waterfall, with a jagged surface showing signs of flowing and then freezing.
Zong Shen just took a look and had no intention of entering, nor did he want to carry out de-icing operations.
Now he has a more important task, which is to find traces of the snow monster.
According to the previous announcement, after entering the second stage of winter, in addition to the temperature will further drop and the climate will continue to be harsh, 10,000 leader-level snow monsters will also appear in each area.
Points can be obtained by killing these snow monsters, and each one represents 1,000 challenge points.
Comparable to those Crypt Heroes in Crypt Challenge.
In addition, as a leader-level monster, every time Zong Shen kills a snow monster, in addition to gaining points, he can also gain 125 points of power extraction value.
In daily life, it is not easy for him to get up to 1,500 extraction points at a time.
For this skill, you must take advantage of the Lord Challenge event and work hard to cultivate the wool.
Vereesa put on the non-slip floor spikes and stood next to Zong Shen.
Luna also followed out on a Sentinel Panther.
Mariel stood at the door, looking outside with lingering fear, and finally gritted her teeth and walked out with the two dragonborn ranger sisters.
She was not equipped with non-slip spikes, so she could only be supported forward by two ranger sisters, one on the left and one on the right.
Zong Shen turned around and saw Mariel staggering.
Conveniently, he slammed the trident on the ground hard, causing it to be stuck on the ice.
Then he quickly turned around and walked over, came in front of Mariel and bent down slightly, his strong arms directly hugged Mariel's waist.
Then he stood up straight and carried Mariel's entire body on his shoulders.
The alluring buttocks show an amazing curvature.
"ah…"
"Sir, you..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mariel froze on the spot, and did not let out a sweet cry until she was picked up by Zong Shen.
"What are you doing out here?"
"Just stay in the lord's small building and have a good rest."
"We're getting ready to fight."
"To prevent climate change, we can't take you with us."
Zong Shen said softly, his tone was very gentle, but there was a bit of domineering in his words.
He carried Mariel up the steps, bent down again and put her down smoothly.
Mariel's face had already turned red, like a ripe red apple.
That shy and pregnant look made Zong Shen scratch his head in embarrassment.
"Sir, you must also pay attention to your safety..."
"Mariel will be obediently waiting for you to come back at home."
She lowered her head and spoke timidly.
Zong Shen felt a little guilty after hearing this. He was used to being careless.
The carry-away just now was just to save time.
But now, no matter how slow he is, he understands that Mariel has already had feelings for him that are beyond the normal feelings of superiors and subordinates, including admiration, worship and pure love.
"My damn charm."
Zong Shen laughed awkwardly, not knowing how to face it for a moment, so he nodded hastily, turned around and left the lord's small building.
This time, his movements were so fast that he almost stepped through the hole in the ice.
The slippery ice didn't bother him in any way.
"call…"
"Vereesa, inform Doris now."
"Ask her to bring over a team of dragon-turned-gun-and-shield warriors and a team of wolf cavalry."
"At the same time, go to the Magic Palace and call Favid, Tasia, and Aysia."
After walking outside the lord's courtyard, Zong Shen breathed a sigh of relief and then gave instructions to Vereesa.
The latter nodded simply and immediately took out the communication crystal and started to communicate.
Zong Shen was not idle either. He took out the [Magic Mechanical Falcon] and activated it.
The mechanical falcon spread its wings and quickly flew into the sky.
As a product of magic energy machinery, simple cold temperatures will not have any impact on it.
Unless it's an extreme snowstorm or another super cold water icy rain.
Falcons hover hundreds of meters in the sky.
His other hand held the projection crystal, and the Falcon's perspective appeared in front of him.
Looking down at the entire territory from a high altitude, the 10,000-square-meter [Thunderland Wonder] and the 100-meter-high [Artisan Statue] are both very eye-catching and spectacular.
Neither the epic buildings nor the incomplete wonders were greatly affected by the ultra-cold freezing rain, and they were not even frozen.
Zong Shen stared at the falcon's perspective and controlled the mechanical falcon to fly towards the outskirts of the territory.
Start patrolling along the perimeter, trying to find traces of the snow monster.
Judging from the area of the area and the number of snow monsters spawned, there should be one in an average of four square kilometers. Unfortunately, only the snow monsters will be spawned individually in the second stage, and other ice tribes and monsters will not appear.
It is not easy to find snow monsters on the ice that has been frozen into a vast expanse of white.
Zong Shen controlled the magical mechanical falcon and flew around the territory.
In the area covered by the Falcon's high-altitude perspective, no trace of the snow monster was found.
The ice surface was covered with a thin layer of falling snow, and the entire land was white from the perspective of the falcon.
Zong Shen was almost tired of looking at it.
Now, he can only choose to take back the mechanical Falcon.
After more than ten minutes of flight, the mechanical falcon's body was covered with some snowflakes.
Coupled with the surging airflow during flight, its body gradually began to freeze.
During the operation, Zong Shen could clearly feel that the mechanical falcon's movement feedback was getting stiffer and stiffer.
After retrieving the falcon, you can see that its body is covered with ice edges as thick as a thumb. Standing on the ground and flying in the air, the cold faced is completely different.
Following Vereesa's notification, Doris had already begun to take action, driving the modified snow-plowing version of the loader mecha across the ice.
Taking advantage of this gap, Zong Shen decided to ask for strategy tips and predict the future weather.
With the previous experience of super cold water and icy rain, Zong Shen now changed his leisurely attitude during the first stage of winter and began to face the challenge this time.
"Please tell me what the weather will be like next."
(After 47 minutes, the light snow will turn into moderate snow. After 4 hours and 47 minutes, that is, at 6 p.m., the moderate snow will turn into heavy snow. The heavy snow will continue until 3 a.m., and after the snow stops, there will be level 9 gusts that will last until
10 a.m. on Sunday)
Feedback can be given quickly to clear information and strategy tips.
At the same time, this also shows that the climate change of the Winter Challenge is indeed arranged by the lord system.
After watching the upcoming weather, Zong Shen had an idea.
Now most of the lords were scared out of their wits by the super cold water and icy rain just now.
Moreover, the slippery frozen ice is also a major obstacle for the lords to go out.
Fangs can only scare cowards, the real hunting moment has just begun!
Behind him, in addition to Vereesa, the two ranger sisters wearing anti-slip spikes were also on standby.
Luna was riding the Sentinel Black Panther and strolled aside.
Except for some cold feet, the black panther didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
Previously, Zong Shen was worried that these riding beasts would have difficulties walking on the ice.
It wasn't until he saw the Sentinel Panther that he realized that he had been worrying too much.
I saw the palm-sized paws on the limbs of the sentinel black panther, with five sharp curved claws extending out.
You must know that as jungle panthers, these guys have all the excellent characteristics of cats.
Their sharp claws are not only their weapons, they can also be used to climb trees.
Now it has become the best grip for walking on ice.
It is equivalent to bringing a set of anti-slip floor thorns for action.
The same goes for the giant prairie wolves, although they are not as stable as black panthers when walking on the ice.
But there will be no obvious slipping.
This is also because their sharp claws are of great use.
Compared with the thick snow, the impact of pure ice on their movements was not as great as Zong Shen imagined.
Doris moved quickly, and the dragon-turned-gun-shield warriors sat in the cargo bay behind the loader mecha holding their shields.
A team of Wolf Cavalry, led by Colby, followed on both sides of the Weight Bearer mecha.
Two flanks were formed, looking down from a high altitude, it looked like a Λ shape led by a loader mecha.
From the perspective of the magical mechanical falcon just now, they were rushing towards the magic palace.
They should be on their way to the central area now.
According to the exploration screen from the perspective of the mechanical falcon, no snow monster was found.
This is still very abnormal, after all, the Falcon was able to explore a circle along the three-kilometer limit just now.
From a bird's-eye view from an altitude of several hundred meters, you can at least roughly see an area of tens of square kilometers, but not a single snow monster was found during the entire exploration.
This is obviously unreasonable.
Zong Shen therefore deduced that those leader-level snow monsters must have mastered some special sneaking or hiding skills and were able to use the ice and snow environment to hide themselves.
So Zong Shen also gave up the idea of using a magical mechanical falcon to investigate.
"Please mark the location of the snow monster closest to the territory."
He directly asked about the strategy module.
As soon as this idea came up, I got an immediate response.
Several golden circle marks suddenly appeared in his field of vision!
