civilwarnovels Chapter 665 The Taste of Freedom
Chapter 665 The Taste of Freedom
Chapter 665 The Taste of Freedom
"Hey...Yu Jian, where is the Snow Elf King you mentioned? I've walked a long way but still can't find him."
Xiaolin complained slightly.
I followed Yu Jian Xiangye because he said there was a permanent crystal in the body of the Snow Elf King. But for such a long time there were nothing but snowy mountains, and there was no sign of any snow elves, let alone the Snow Elf King.
"If we haven't found it after searching for so long, could it be that the Snow Elf King is no longer here...?"
Darkness guessed.
"That's impossible." Yu Jian Xiangye said firmly: "If the Snow Elf King is gone, there is no explanation for the large number of Snow Elves appearing."
"…But, it seems like there's no way out here."
Huihui asked.
"What did you say?"
Hearing her say this, Xiao Lin was also slightly stunned.
The view ahead is blocked by snow-capped mountains. How can I put it? Not to mention the road ahead, even the wind and sand can't blow in.
"…Well, no matter how hard I look, I can't find a way forward."
“Is it possible that there might be a fork in the road along the way?”
"No, right? In a place like this with only ice, it's impossible for everyone to miss it. Besides, my eyes are not for show."
This place is covered with ice and snow.
In order to find a way forward, Kobayashi has quietly activated the Five Visions Universal Power, but nothing like a route has appeared.
"How is that possible? The king must still be here. Where on earth did he go...?"
Mitsurugi Hibiki also had a confused expression.
After searching everywhere, I didn't see any existence similar to the Snow Elf King. Could it be that it had really been destroyed by someone as Darkness said?
"I, I'm talking to Xiaolin."
At this time, Aqua tugged at his clothes and said tremblingly, "If you can't find the king, let's go back outside first. It's freezing cold here, I'm almost frozen..."
"...Our physical strength is almost at its limit."
Xiaolin sighed slightly.
They are not like Mitsurugi Hibiki who has a high-level profession and has super strong physique that allows them to stay here. Krillin, Ryushi and Darkness are okay, but Aqua, Megumin and Yunyun will definitely not be able to bear it.
He looked at the salamander in Huihui’s arms.
"It's also getting weak. It's better to go back and get ready."
“Tsk. Although it’s hard to turn back after coming all the way here, if Aqua-sama wishes, then there’s nothing we can do…”
"Then let's retreat first. I want to be back before dark, so as soon as possible..."
Before Xiaolin could finish his words, he saw something strange.
"... huh?"
"What's wrong? Go back to your place and eat something hot."
"…Where is the exit?"
Aqua, who had been anxious just now, was stunned after hearing what Kobayashi said.
"Can't this kind of thing just go out the same way it came in?"
She said this as a matter of course.
Xiao Lin's eyebrows kept twitching. "That's the place where we came in. Weren't we there just now?"
"Over there... huh?"
"No! The road I just walked on is blocked!"
"What? The entrance disappeared?!"
Several people became panicked instantly.
Aqua yelled, "Xiaolin, your eyes are very powerful, why can't you find a way out!"
"My eyes can't see everything, and I was only paying attention to the road ahead!" Xiaolin twisted her face.
"and many more."
After careful observation, Huihui said, "It's not that there is no road, but rather that a wall has appeared, and it's a strange wall."
Several people came over.
This wall looks strange and very unnatural. It is more like a -
"It's white and cold, and looks like snow... and soft."
Xiaolin touched the wall.
"A soft wall? What is that?"
Aqua looked a little strange.
"...No, it's not. Take a closer look." Yu Jian Xiangye also came over. He touched the wall carefully, even picking off a piece of the soft wall, and said, "This wall is not a wall. It just looks like a wall because it's big. It blocked the way when we were exploring here."
“The road is blocked... Hey, hey, hey, could this be...!”
There was a hint of panic in Aqua's eyes.
Everyone quickly retreated and turned to look at the huge wall.
“Hmm—”
It made a joyful sound.
“It’s too big, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
This is not a wall at all, it's a snow elf!
Aqua shouted in panic: "Hey, Xiaolin! Is this a snow elf? It may be very big, but it must be right!"
"Could this be the king of the snow elves...!?"
Huihui also screamed.
Yu Jian Xiangye nodded and said, "Ah, it is said that every ten years or so, when the snow elves gather together, they will produce such a large individual - the big snow elf. They are not hostile to humans, but are quite friendly. But..."
“Even if there’s no hostility, it’s still troublesome to have the way back blocked. I have to find a way to get it out of the way… Hmm? Ohhhh!”
Before Darkness could finish her words, a flash of white came into view.
The Snow Elf King pressed on her.
"It's so uncomfortable... What a heavy pressure... I can't bear it anymore! Hehehe!"
The perverted female knight said this, but her face showed the exact opposite.
“Ahh! Darkness is being pinned down by the snow elf!”
"Like this, they were actively playing around without realizing their huge bodies, so humans got seriously injured."
“Is this the time to calm down and explain?! Hurry and pull Darkness out from under the snow elf!”
Xiaolin couldn't hold it anymore.
He shouted at Mitsurugi Hibiki and ran over to rescue Darkness.
"Please, please don't mind me...ha...ha!"
She was a little too excited.
It took a lot of effort for several people to rescue Darkness.
"Wow! Ha... ha... so powerful, Xiaolin! In a little while, I'll be crushed by that huge body...!"
"Why are you so excited?"
She seemed to be fantasizing about something.
Hui Hui also complained: “It’s still the same as usual.”
"But this is really a headache. If we don't move the big snow elf away, we won't be able to leave here. And if we want to get permanent ice crystals, we must defeat the big snow elf." Yu Jian Xiangye looked at it with some embarrassment.
“Even if you say that, what are we going to do when facing such a big thing… Ahhh, move…!”
Xiaolin pushed hard.
But the size of this snow elf was so huge that no matter how hard it tried, it just stood there motionless.
“…Damn it! I can’t push it no matter how hard I push! Hey, everyone, stop standing there like an idiot, come help!”
"I understand. Then I'll use the explosion magic I just relearned to make it disappear without a trace!"
Huihui raised the wand in her hand.
“Wait a minute! We will disappear together, and the Eternal Crystal will be blown away! So reject, reject!” Darkness shouted hurriedly.
Yu Jian Xiangye frowned slightly.
"But, since we can't move it, then we can only defeat it, right? Isn't that the original purpose?"
"that……"
Xiao Lin said with a little worry: "The current situation is impossible. Even if it is a snow elf, it is too dangerous to fight such a big guy. And the opponent is different from us. He will not become weak because of the cold, right? At least we have to find the weakness..."
"But Xiaolin, we are almost at the limit of our physical strength, and we don't have much time left."
Darkness spoke up.
She had some pretty bad news.
Mitsurugi Hibiki pursed his lips and said, "I don't know if we can defeat them now that our level has dropped, but I think we should fight before it's too late."
"Tsk! Even if it's a mess, we can only fight!"
Xiaolin gritted his teeth.
"Liu Zi, please..."
"I say, Xiaolin, look over here~"
Aqua suddenly spoke.
Xiao Lin said to her unhappily, "What's wrong, Aqua? I'm very busy right now. Let's talk later if you have anything to say!"
"What? Isn't what you said too much for the goddess? I finally found a way to make the snow elves inside the big snow elves fly out, and I wanted to tell you, Xiaolin."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you when we get back...what did you just say?"
"I told you, the snow elves will pop out. We'll roast them with flames... You'll see. It's decided that it's you, Salamander!"
As she said that, Aqua put the Salamander on the ground and let it deal with the Snow Elf King.
"Aqua, I've become closer to Salamander without you noticing..."
"Look, if we burn the surface of the snow elf like this... ah, it's coming out!"
The tiny fire lizard was sure to be crushed to death by the huge Snow Elf King. But the fire lizard only approached the Snow Elf King and continued to emit heat. It seemed to melt, and a large number of Snow Elfs floated out of its body.
“Split…?!”
"Look, what I said is right!"
Aqua said this proudly.
Mitsurugi Hibiki immediately flattered him, “I should say that I am surprised that there would be a snow elf among the great snow elves. You are worthy of being Lady Aqua to be able to see through this!”
"The small fry get together and become huge. I feel like I've seen this before somewhere."
Xiaolin touched his chin.
Aqua smiled and said, "When that snow elf came out, his voice was quite nice. Come on, Salamander, keep going!"
"hiss!"
The salamander chirped and pushed harder.
Xiao Lin also sighed and said, "That's great. Let's use the fire lizard to warm up. If the snow elves are a collective, the snow elves will become weaker as they continue to split up."
"I see, that's a good idea."
"Understood! Then unleash your hellfire, Mr. Mo!"
Huihui shouted excitedly.
"Have you already given it such a strange name?"
Xiaolin twitched the corner of his mouth.
Then the fire lizard continued to burn, and the size of the snow elf continued to shrink, and it seemed that the effect was quite good.
"Great, Xiaolin, it looks like it's working well!"
"Hmph, thank me for bringing the Salamander!"
Huihui held her head high to take credit.
Xiao Lin praised and said to everyone, "If we want to defeat the Snow Elf, we have to do it now while it's weak! Go ahead, everyone!"
"Oh!" X5
Several people shouted.
The snow elf has little attack power, and apart from using its large size to overwhelm people, it has no other means of attack. But it is often defeated by the fire lizard, so everyone kept pulling and restraining it, and after two hours of hard work, they finally got rid of it.
...No, it dissipated and became an ordinary snow elf.
"Big, big snow elf, destroy..."
Huihui exhaled.
Darkness said thankfully: “Although it’s not aggressive, its quality is enough to make it a very tough opponent…”
“Maybe it ran out of power and turned back into an ordinary snow elf. If it hadn’t disappeared at that size, it could have enjoyed iced bubble wine for many years.” Aqua fantasized.
"I can't carry it. Can you take it back?"
Xiao Lin curled his lips.
Haha…
In short, the tragic ending of freezing to death due to blocked entrances and exits was avoided.
"after……"
"This is it. I found it at the place where the snow elves split apart."
Yu Jian Xiangye held a piece of transparent ice crystal in his hand. It looked no different from the ice on the roadside, and even the magic power could not be sensed.
"Is this the permanent or something that's been rumored?"
"It's the Eternal Crystal, Aqua-sama. It's the material that the researcher wants. Now we have all the materials we need to pardon Krillin."
Mitsurugi Hibiki said this to him with a smile.
Huihui also congratulated, "That's great, Xiaolin. You can finally walk outside with your head held high."
"Ah, finally I don't have to be looked down upon anymore... It's really uncomfortable to be whispered about on the street, and I can hear it very clearly. Has Sato-kun been under this kind of pressure before? It's really hard for him." Kobayashi complained slightly.
"Xiaolin, you've been working hard too."
Mitsurugi Hibiki patted his shoulder sympathetically.
Aqua cheered, "Then let's go back this time. I really want to eat the deluxe crab pot today!"
"Not bad, I want to eat it too! To celebrate Xiaolin's liberation, let Xiaolin pay the bill!" Huihui's tone became much lighter.
“You want me to buy it… well, I can buy it, but why do you want me to pay for the celebration? Wasn’t it agreed that Darkness would buy it?”
“Are you targeting my wallet, Xiaolin? When did you start acting like a gigolo… Isn’t this awesome?”
Darkness said this with a blushing face.
Aqua urged, "Okay, let's go back quickly! My crab is still waiting for me!"
"Okay, okay. After I finish reporting to Uncle Lundberg and the others, I'll consider treating you." Kobayashi also said this with a smile.
In short, he felt relaxed all over.
Then I bought back the mortgaged equipment, and continued to upgrade the level, and became as strong as before...
This is the taste of freedom!
(End of this chapter)