"Is this?" Dempsey's expression changed slightly, "That ice and snow monster just came?"
Not far in front of him were a dozen broken dome houses, and some scattered things that looked like body parts scattered aside.
With a serious look on his face, Colin released his three detection abilities, then quickly walked to the second broken dome on the left, and waved his hand to pull out a pale young man.
The boy was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a delicate face and a thick gray-white fur coat.
At this moment, his eyes were tightly closed, his face was ashen, his body was as stiff as an iron block, and he seemed to have lost all life.
However, the result returned by the third energy detection was not the same. Colin put his palm against the young man's chest.
The light of healing magic lights up from the point of contact.
Under the power of witchcraft, the blue color on the young man's face quickly faded visibly to the naked eye, and his body also returned to softness.
After a while, the young man coughed twice and slowly opened his eyes.
"Terri..."
As if he hadn't yet realized the situation, he subconsciously murmured sadly, his eyes filled with tears.
"Where did that monster go?" Colin asked in a deep voice.
The young man was in a daze for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and looked up at Colin with a confused look on his face.
Colin frowned slightly and repeated his question again.
"Hurry up and answer Lord Colin's question!" Dempsey on the side also urged.
"Sir Dempsey..." Seeing that Dempsey finally came to his senses, the young man quickly raised his hand and pointed to the right and said:
"The last thing I saw was the ice monster flying that way!"
"Demps, take care of him, I'll go see if I can catch up with the ice monster."
Colin didn't waste any more time, simply gave Dempsey a few instructions, then stood up and chased in the direction the young man was pointing.
The blizzard soon swallowed up Colin's figure.
The worry flashed across Dempsey's face, and he turned to look at the boy, "Tell me what exactly happened?"
At this moment, perhaps because the ice and snow monster had left for a while, villagers gradually came out of other dome houses not far away.
Holding lanterns and some sticks and tools in their hands, they gathered together and walked towards here, seeming to come to check the situation.
"It's that monster...that monster is here again!" The boy said through gritted teeth, with fear in his tone, but more of hatred and anger.
"Just now?" Dempsey continued to ask.
"Yes, I came here about half an hour ago and left after the snowstorm arrived." The boy answered while searching around with his eyes.
Dempsey felt a little depressed. He didn't expect that by such a coincidence, they just missed the ice and snow monster.
"Lord Dempsey...why are you here?"
At this time, the villagers in the distance had come closer. The leading village chief, Hunter, used the light blue light emitted by the lantern in his hand to see the figures in front of him clearly, and couldn't help but asked in surprise.
Dempsey briefly explained the situation.
"The wizard who helped us is here? But now he's rushing into the blizzard to chase monsters?"
Hunter's mood fluctuated like a roller coaster following Dempsey's words, and he subconsciously worried:
"The monster has been gone for a while, and the snowstorm is so fierce. Will something happen to the new wizard?"
"Don't worry." Dempsey was also a little worried, but thinking about the strength Colin showed when he flew over earlier, he felt a little more relaxed.
The wizard named Colin was really powerful. He could be said to be the strongest first-order wizard he had ever seen before!
Even if you can't catch the monster, you can at least return safely.
Hunter nodded slightly and looked at the raging wind and snow in the distance, but the worry in his brows never dissipated.
"Terri..." A suppressed sob suddenly came, breaking the silence at the moment.
The neglected young man Robin was kneeling on the snow with his hands
Holding a broken finger, tears streamed down his face.
Hunter looked at this scene and reacted as if he were just waking up from a dream. He quickly turned around and greeted the villagers who were following him:
"Go and see if there's anyone alive in those houses!"
Under the influence of the ice and snow monster, the ice fragments that fell from the collapse of the dome houses were once again bonded to the ground or remaining walls, as if they were one body and extremely difficult to separate.
The villagers could only use sledgehammers and chisels to hammer away, trying to carve out a new way out of the ruins of the sealed dome houses.
Dempsey originally wanted to find a place to take shelter from the wind and snow, but after seeing this scene and thinking of Colin's previous words, he hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to step forward and use witchcraft to start helping.
With Dempsey's help, the ruins of the dome houses were quickly searched one by one, and three survivors were finally rescued.
"Thank you for your help, Lord Dempsey." Village Chief Hunter settled the three survivors who were basically unconscious and turned around to thank them.
Hunter wore a thick black cotton hat and a large gray scarf wrapped around his mouth and nose, making it difficult to see his face.
But from the skin around his eyes, it can be seen that Hunter is not very old, and looks like he is in his thirties.
"Thank you, Lord Dempsey!" The villagers behind Hunter echoed with a sincere tone.
You must know that of the thirty or so families who were attacked by ice and snow monsters last time, even though they tried their best to rescue them, none of them survived in the end.
"You're welcome." Dempsey waved his hand, feeling a little sad in his heart.
But this is the life of mortals. At least Gubei Village is still protected by the city of Neustadt, and you can still get rescue when encountering these monsters.
Like some ordinary kingdoms that don't have wizards to worship them, in many cases they don't even have anyone to ask for help, let alone rescue.
It is not uncommon for rivers of blood to flow overnight and entire kingdoms to be destroyed.
The wind and snow were blowing, and Hunter walked behind Robin, who was still kneeling in the snow and crying. He was silent for a moment and asked curiously:
"Who is Terri?"
Robin wiped her tears and said, "Terri is my favorite wife."
Whoosh!
At this time, a figure fell from the sky. Dempsey was shocked and turned around quickly.
After seeing the appearance of the visitor clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief and said hello: "Lord Colin."
Robin raised his head reflexively and stared at Colin with expectation in his eyes.
"Yeah." Colin nodded slightly and sighed, "I couldn't find any trace of that monster."
The raging blizzard covered everything up. Colin moved forward in the direction pointed by the boy, but found nothing except the vast blizzard.
You must know that without Dempsey, he unleashed all the speed of a second-level wizard, but he couldn't find anything.
It can only be said that this kind of weather is indeed the home field of that ice and snow monster.
After Colin finished speaking, the expectation in Robin's eyes suddenly dimmed. He lowered his head and looked at the severed finger in his hand, unable to help but cry again.
Many times, Robin thought that he was very strong and would never shed tears even if he died.
But now...he realized that he just hadn't encountered anything truly sad.
The crystal tears slowly fell down the tip of the nose, fell to the ground, and condensed into ice flowers in the blink of an eye.
"Robin, get up, don't disturb the two adults." Village Chief Hunter came over and greeted Robin, "Let's go stay at Norman's house temporarily. After the snowstorm is over, we can help you repair the broken house.
houses."
After saying this, Hunter turned around and introduced himself to Colin respectfully:
"Dear Sir, thank you for coming to help. I am the village chief of Gubei Village - Hante Gubei."
"Colin Leonard." Colin said briefly.
"The ice and snow monster left just now and won't come back for a while. Why don't you and Mr. Dempsey go sit at my house for a while?" Hunter continued.
Colin nodded slightly, paused and pointed to Robin next to him and said, "Let him come with you. I still have something to ask him."
"...Okay." Hunter nodded and looked at Robin.
The latter had just stood up at this moment, his face was pale and his steps were a little sloppy.
Hunter looked at the severed finger he held in his hand and couldn't help but sigh, "Terry...Oh, sorry, Robin."
"Terri is your wife?" Colin suddenly thought of the words he heard just now and asked subconsciously.
"Yes, sir." Robin put away his severed finger and replied in a low voice.
"They just held their wedding last month, sir." Hunter added silently, with a faint hint of anger on his face, but more of it was sadness and powerlessness.
Colin nodded silently and couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.
However, when he looked at Robin, he was still a little surprised at how young he was.
Dempsey on the side seemed to sense the doubts in Colin's heart, and whispered:
"The average life expectancy of people in Gubei Village is only about thirty-five years old, so they get married relatively early."
Colin looked at the village chief Hunter next to him and was no longer surprised by the appearance of the middle-aged man.
However, the average life expectancy in Gubei Village is a bit too low.
In this wizarding world, although the material standard of living for most people is generally not as developed as in his previous life.
However, due to the existence of extraordinary factors such as magic energy, although the average life span of ordinary people in this world is not as good as that of previous lives, it is not much worse—if accidental death is not considered.
"Maybe it's because of the harsh environment in the Far North..." Colin thought to himself, but without asking any further questions, he followed the village chief and walked forward.
Due to the harsh environment in the Far North, making a fire here is extremely difficult.
Not only is it difficult to maintain, but it is also extremely difficult to find firewood.
"My lords, please forgive me. Due to the attack of ice and snow monsters, the lights outside every house have been withdrawn, so the road is a little dark." The village chief walked in front, holding a round lantern, and said with some apology.
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"It's okay." Colin waved his hand and glanced at the lantern in the village chief's hand that was emitting blue light.
Although there are few fire sources in Gubei Village, due to the existence of blue cold crystals, they do not lack lighting here.
Along the way, the three of them arrived at the dome house where the village chief lived.
From the outside, the height of the dome houses is generally less than 1.5 meters, which is very low.
But when Colin bent down and walked in, he discovered that there was a whole other world inside.
This dome house is actually a building that is half underground and half above ground. When you walk in, you will find a sunken hall.
Moreover, the village chief’s house is actually a two-story building!
The walls and roof are not made of pure ice, but also have a gray-brown stone inner wall.
Overall, the environment is much better than Colin imagined.
In the living room on the first floor, the village chief brought a precious heater and placed it in the middle, inviting Colin and others to sit down.
Colin sat on a sofa wrapped in unknown white fur and began to ask Robin for more details.
The young man took off his scarf at this time, revealing a slightly green face.
Stimulated by hatred, he racked his brains to recall and tried his best to describe the scene he saw to the wizard in front of him as accurately as possible.
"...When the ice and snow monster came, it was about five meters high. It was like an uncertain "blizzard", with ice and snow spinning rapidly inside its body.
Then when I landed on the ground, my body shrank again. At that time, I was only about three meters tall, and my body became solid, like an ice cube."
"Able to fly, two different forms..." Colin nodded slightly and asked again:
"How does it attack?"
This question seemed to touch upon the young man's painful memories. His eyes suddenly turned red. He took a deep breath and said with some choking:
"It will crash into houses and chase people playfully.
When he gets tired of playing, he freezes people into ice sculptures, then turns into a blizzard and crushes them into ice slag."
Colin nodded silently, finally knowing why the girl named Terri only had one finger left.
"That ice and snow monster is just enjoying the killing. It doesn't need to eat, and there is nothing in Gubei Village to attract it!"
Robin continued to add, with an angry tone.
After hearing this, Colin felt a little confused.
However, there are indeed many monsters and monsters that enjoy killing for fun. If you think about it carefully, there is nothing surprising.
"I understand." Colin nodded, his face calm.
Then he looked at the young man in front of him, paused and added:
"It won't live long."
About half a day later, the snowstorm finally stopped, and the beautiful aurora appeared in the distance.
Colin took advantage of this time to go out again to look for traces of ice and snow monsters.
But still found nothing.
The far north is so vast that even at his flying speed, he couldn't search it all in a short time.
What's more, it's also extremely dangerous here.
The deeper you go, not only does the magic power get lower and lower, but the filthy whispers in the air gradually increase. Even with Colin's resistance, he feels that there seems to be a strange murmur in his ears.
So Colin finally chose to go home.
The lack of magic energy is not a good thing for him as a second-level wizard.
Even on the way back, in order to save mana, Colin chose to sacrifice some flying speed and use flying magic tools.
This flying witchcraft tool that I obtained earlier can no longer keep up with the progress after it was advanced to the second level.
But if you don’t pursue speed, you can still use it reluctantly.
In this way, Colin, who found nothing, returned to Gubei Village to stay temporarily.
Prepare to wait and see, wait for the ice and snow monster to fall into the trap, and then use thunderous means to deal with it.