Chapter 3325 The Trial of the Big Fool (One Hundred and Twenty Eight)
Chapter 3325 The Trial of the Great Fool (128)
Half an hour later, everyone stood at the entrance to the third underground level of Atlantis.
As far as the eye can see, there is a snowfield.
Different from the ice world on the previous level, this is a snow world.
Different from the transparent ice blue of the Ice World, the snow here is an eye-stinging white. There are occasional raised gray rocks on the ground, allowing people to vaguely distinguish the height difference. But most of the ground is covered with ice.
It was covered with white snow, the ground was also filled with ice fog, and snowflakes were constantly falling in the sky (on the ceiling), so the visibility was quite poor.
"For example, if possible, when passing through this level, it is best to fly the whole way." Elaine said.
Because this snow world is full of death traps.
In the seemingly peaceful expanse of white snow, there are actually countless sharp stalagmites buried there. If you take one wrong step, you will penetrate the thick snow and fall into the trap of spikes made of stalagmites, leaving bloody holes all over your body.
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In addition to the natural spike traps covered with snow, there are also countless huge cracks between the rock formations made of limestone, which are also covered with snow and cannot be seen at ordinary times. But as long as anyone walks on them, the weight of the person will trigger an avalanche.
They will fall into the abyss of the gray rock from those invisible cracks, and fall to death, freeze to death, or starve to death in the cold valley with no bottom and no sunlight, with no possibility of escape.
Even without these terrible natural traps, the snow in some places is so deep that it can completely cover up the deep pits on the ground. People walking on it may penetrate the thick snow and fall into the deep pits like a plate, and be trapped.
The excessive white snow completely buried him alive.
In this world of snow, every step you take is a challenge to death. It is no exaggeration to say that.
The only way to avoid falling from this thick snow is to use a sled or fly.
Elaine has tried to cross this area with a sled before. To be more precise, he used the Vikings' boat as a sled and forced "rowing" on the snow. But this method is not safe because there are still things on the snow.
Those terrible creatures are lying in ambush. If they sense the passing ship, they will still attack the people on the ship.
Then, flying over is naturally the best way. Just think of the snow as a sea surface where dangerous monsters are infested, and there is no safe place to stay on the sea surface. If you don’t plan to settle on the snow from the beginning, you won’t
You will encounter various unpredictable dangers.
It's a pity that Elaine's white dragon transformation is not suitable for long-term flying. The dragon wings are actually only suitable for gliding. It is okay to forcefully flap the wings to fly a certain distance, but he will get tired after flying for a long time, and then he has to stop.
He came down to rest. Then, even a moment of carelessness when he fell on the snow would put him in a desperate situation. In fact, he failed many times because of this. Each time, he fell into the snow and froze, was seriously injured, and fell.
He fell into the abyss and lost consciousness. He was attacked by monsters in the snow and was eaten until only his head was left.
He himself couldn't remember how he survived. The system of Atlantis seemed not to kill him, but to exclude him from this area when he was dying - just like he was in the previous labyrinths.
layers receive the same treatment.
In fact, Atlantis's system can crush Elaine's head, leaving him completely dead and unable to heal himself. Why the system didn't do this to him, Elaine just can't figure out. This system is obviously a defense
Since the system of foreign intruders is a defense system, wouldn't it be better to just kill the intruders? In fact, it treats most intruders in this way. No one has ever been able to leave this place alive, except Elaine.
So, why on earth did the Lost City's defense system let Elaine go and spare his life?
Elaine's only hypothesis is that the dragon demon Bors is already in the core area of Atlantis and has assimilated with the city's defense system. Perhaps it is because of Bors's will that the city has no response to the attack.
Elaine killed the killer in pain.
…So, is Boles watching?
He watched Elaine's struggle and pain, but never let Elaine get close to the core of the city.
He is testing Elaine to see if Elaine really has the qualifications to approach him again and see him again.
Although it seems very impossible, this is the only way we can think about it for now.
After listening to Elaine's suggestion, Edmund took out a blood sample of the Ice Quetzalcoatl, but he hesitated whether to drink it.
"What, what's wrong?"
"This is a blood sample from a monster in the underground labyrinth of Atlantis..." the blood lion whispered, "I'm a little worried that the monster will be controlled by the labyrinth."
Whether it is the Snow Dragon Beast or the Frostbite Spider, the transformations Edmund has used so far have all come from outside creatures, and he has never used the transformations of the monsters in this maze. In view of the fact that the monsters in this maze seem to be affected by a certain system.
Some kind of influence, only following orders, Edmund's worry is not completely unfounded.
"Then, what about your transformation into Snowdramon?"
"That one can't fly for a long time."
After all, it is a dragon species with specialized attack and defense power. In order to dominate the Greenland ice sheet, the Snowdramon is very large and has thick dragon scales on its body. It is powerful, but it lacks portability.
"...Then, then you do what you can, right?" Elaine wondered: "Hey, if you feel something is wrong, cancel the transformation immediately?"
"I always feel unsafe..." Edmund looked troubled.
But considering that Bailey and Quigg will need to sit on Edmund's back (and maybe Elaine will need to), if Edmund's transformation goes wrong in the middle, they will all have to land on the snow, and the situation will be different at that time.
It would be very dangerous. What's more, Edmund's transformation into the Ice Quetzalcoatl King might really be controlled by a certain system. What if he turns around and attacks Elaine and others?
"Can you bring that thing, the Iron Cavalry? Can you bring it over?" Bailey suddenly said: "It's not like Uncle Edmund's transformation is necessary to fly."
"Iron, Iron Cavalry..." Elaine thought for a moment. Although the entrance and exit of the teleportation device is quite large, she doesn't know if it is enough for a Iron Cavalry to enter or exit.
Subspace entrances and exits are not fixed in size. It is also possible to override the system and increase the entrance and exit in a short period of time - although this can easily damage the equipment.
Moreover, one iron cavalry was not enough for the four of them, so at least a second iron cavalry had to be summoned from the [Leo]. If two iron cavalry were to forcefully pass through the transmission device in a short period of time, the risk of damage to the device would increase.
Fortunately, Elaine brought several spare teleportation devices.
"Okay, okay, let's try using the iron cavalry." After weighing the pros and cons, Elaine also felt that it was more reliable to use the iron cavalry to cross the snowfield, "Let's return to the ground first and call the iron cavalry over."
"I'm on guard here." Edmund volunteered, obviously worried that there would be a problem at the exit of the teleportation device.
Elaine didn't say anything, and returned to the stairwell with everyone, using the portal to return to the ground again.
They also used a cavalry when they came to Atlantis. Now it is parked next to the camp and can be called at any time. Then they only need to use the remote control to call another cavalry from the battleship. The only thing is
The problem is that the cavalry must keep flying at an ultra-low altitude, but the stealth system is turned on the whole time, and the flying speed is extremely slow. It seems that it will take a long time.
However--
Elaine heard a strange sound, turned her head and saw a shadow twisting the air slowly approaching from a distance.
He didn't even need to guess, he knew it was the cavalry flying from the [Leo]. Then he turned to look at the little fox in disbelief, and saw Bailey taking out the key card that Elaine had given him before.
"You, you summoned it?" Elaine remembered that the key card had the ability to remotely control the iron cavalry. Naturally, the iron cavalry that was approaching in the distance was summoned by Bailey in advance with the key card.
"Hmm~" Bailey nodded and said with a smile: "Am I very foresighted, big brother?"
But with the stealth system turned on and the cavalry flying slowly close to the sea, the speed must be very slow... Why did it approach Atlantis so quickly? Bailey used the key card to remotely control the cavalry an hour or two ago.
Of?
At that time, they hadn't even entered the third level of the dungeon. Could Bailey really be able to predict the future?
"Have I told you about the situation on the third floor of the dungeon before? How did you know about calling the cavalry here?"
"It's just a premonition, hehe." Bailey smiled, without answering Elaine's question directly: "In short, we don't have to wait, we can start the adventure right away, isn't it good?"
"Uh, well..." Elaine did not retort. The next thing to worry about is whether the cavalry can squeeze into the portal.
He told Queeg to operate the iron cavalry parked aside, and he went over to fiddle with the entrance of the teleportation device, trying to increase its output power to temporarily increase the size of the entrance. Edmund's side should also be the same.
will receive the same signal. He will be responsible for making the exit larger enough to allow the cavalry to pass.
"I'm in?" Queeg confirmed, pushing the slightly floating iron cavalry towards the entrance of the teleportation device.
"Slow down, take your time, don't rush, don't damage the transmission device." Elaine ordered.
"Okay, okay." Queeg pushed the iron cavalry and let its front half enter the portal.
It seems to be going well. Maybe Elaine is overthinking it. The transmission device of the Meyerson Brotherhood can originally be used to transport large equipment. It shouldn't be difficult for something as big as the Iron Cavalry to pass through. As long as it is not overloaded.
That's no problem.
Queeg pushed the iron cavalry into the portal, and his figure completely disappeared from the portal.
"Uncle Edmund's face seems to be swollen." After Queeg left, Bailey found the right opportunity to ask in a low voice: "Did brother hit Uncle Edmund?"
"Uh, um. I, I was a little angry at the time." Elaine did not deny it.
When Edmund said that Bailey had the vixen's dirty blood in his body, Elaine was really furious. She couldn't control herself and punched him out.
"Brother, you can't be like this. You have to be kind~" The little fox waggled his tail and said half-jokingly: "Otherwise, Uncle Edmund would be too pitiful."
"He, he said bad things about you..."
"But I don't care. The blood of the fox people is indeed a dirty blood, and I hate this blood too."
Elaine was stunned for a long time.
"You, how do you know the content of my conversation with Edmund? You... eavesdropped on us?"
"Uh," Bailey stuck out his tongue: "I guess."
"Guess, guess?"
"What else could make Big Brother so angry? It must be Uncle Edmund talking about my bloodline."
Elaine frowned. Although Bailey's guess was indeed very logical, he still felt that something was wrong.
"Stop talking," watching another cavalry approaching in the distance, the little fox waved his hand: "Big brother, hurry up and pick up the cavalry, and then we can set off. I want to sit behind big brother, hehe
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"You, you stay with Uncle Queeg obediently. If something goes wrong, he will protect you." The white lion boy wondered.
"Big brother will also protect me, won't he?" Bailey tilted his head: "Obviously there is no difference?"
The difference is that Queeg can use [Virtualization] and can bring Bailey into an invincible state at the critical moment. Elaine thought. However, he thought again, it is impossible for Queeg to bring the cavalry with [Virtualization].
If the cavalry was shot down, Queeg and Bailey would still be killed together.
When thinking of this, Elaine felt very uneasy.
Instead of relying on Queeg to protect Bailey, it would be better for Elaine to protect Bailey herself.
"Okay, okay." Then Elaine agreed, "But one, you must stay behind me and fasten your seat belt. When fighting, I don't have time to protect you all the time."
"I understand, I won't let big brother worry, hehe~" the little fox grinned.