bestfiction Chapter 73 Snow House
Chapter 73 Snow House
The tree spirit is the master of this area; how could it allow these humans to wreak havoc at will?
At this moment, the gnarled and powerful branches revealed their true strength. The tree spirit stretched its body, and countless branches gathered together densely, forming an inverted bowl shape. Dense pine needles interspersed among them, filling every gap.
It can even easily scoop up a whole lake of water if it turns the "bowl" upside down.
Flames raged among the pine branches, and the enormous "bowl" engulfed the burning portion, slamming down towards the humans.
"Good heavens! I'm going to look like a beggar's chicken!"
Someone shouted, revealing the other's intention: the tree spirit would unleash all the flames, black smoke, and scorching charcoal upon the humans, using its own dead body to cover these overconfident ants, and let the fire-breathing actors be burned to death by the flames.
"Hey, retreat quickly, its attack is coming!"
"Anyone who disobeys will be executed!" Xueyan roared, and an icicle was driven into the foot of the new recruit who was speaking. He was only half an inch away from being nailed to the ground.
We cannot retreat even a step; we simply cannot retreat even a step.
Under these circumstances, even Matt couldn't help but speak up to dissuade them, "Instructor, the opponent is good at offense and defense, but extremely slow. We should start hit-and-run tactics."
"I'm not consulting with you, this is an order!"
Xueyan emphasized again that she would explain the specific reasons to these idiots after they won the battle.
Simply shouting and yelling won't solve the problem, so Xueyan took over the command: "All new recruits who know how to create high temperatures, stop attacking, gather your strength, and follow my orders."
Although they were terrified, they did as instructed out of trust in the strong.
Chen Dahai and Xuan Jing had both prepared explosive contraptions. The girl carrying the large bow silently took out a crimson-tipped arrow, while Matt held a dark green bottle in his hand...
In this situation, Zhong Ming's body trembled uncontrollably.
He once again felt the profound helplessness he felt when facing Gao Jin; he could do nothing, and nothing he did mattered. No matter how hard he slashed or how fast he ran, the enemy's attacks would easily kill him.
Xueyan had no extra energy to observe the students at the moment. She closed her eyes, and mysterious azure patterns slowly appeared on her jade wrists, spreading from her hands all the way up her arms until they covered her forehead. The ribbon that tied her hair was quietly untied, and her long black hair was wildly unrestrained. After being dyed azure blue, it presented a beautiful light and shadow.
The surrounding temperature plummeted, and the blizzard, no longer raging fiercely, began to converge towards the center.
The ice crystals connected with each other and gradually became visible, and a solid snow house was forming around them.
Everyone shivered involuntarily, and each breath produced a large amount of steam. Some people began to shrink their bodies and cover the gaps in their clothes. Even the fire cultivator had an urge to waste a little spiritual energy to warm his body.
"Ouch, it's so cold! Where did I fall asleep?"
Yue Kaishan's good sleep quality ultimately couldn't withstand the harsh living environment, and he woke up in an emergency. If he could still sleep soundly in this situation, he could change his name to Hibernation Bear.
"Am I sick? Why is my face burning and my body so cold?"
"Fellow Daoist Yue, you're finally awake!" Chen Dahai was so moved he almost cried. His brother had been pressing down on him for so long, and he'd finally woken up. If he hadn't woken up, he would have used Yue Kaishan as a shield.
"Brother Yue, a fight has broken out. Don't worry about anything else, just listen to the instructor's command!" Chen Dahai spoke quickly and urgently, like a barrage of words that made Yue Kaishan's head buzz.
"No, what did you say... Ouch."
Yue Kaishan was pushed away heavily, but fortunately, he had a good foundation in martial arts and immediately straightened up. The Kaishan Fist Technique began to circulate in his meridians, his blood and qi surged, and his body immediately warmed up.
Seeing that the new recruits had formed a circle around Xueyan, and Zhong Ming was standing on the outermost edge, he immediately moved closer to Zhong Ming.
"Brother Cuihong, what's going on? Why did our instructor's expression change?"
"Don't ask, just stand next to me." The two leaned against each other, and Zhong Ming wished he could pick Yue Kaishan up in his arms.
Brother Yue is the best; he's so warm.
"Everyone, get ready." Xueyan said coldly, her whole body exuding a terrifying aura, revealing her perfect Qi Refining realm. Her cultivation technique was pushed to its limit, and then a cracking sound was heard.
"Click."
The snow huts above everyone's heads had come into full contact with the tree spirit's branches. Although there were many of those pine branches, their quality was questionable, as they were not directly facing the trunk. Under the extreme cold, they all cracked and split open.
"Target, directly above, attack!"
After a sharp cry, the top of the snow roof vanished instantly. A violent explosion blasted a crack in the bottom of the "bowl," and crimson arrows pierced through the entire layer of trees, followed by countless crossbow bolts, and then a raging inferno.
The pine tree spirit, instantly enveloped by extreme heat from the extreme cold, couldn't withstand even a cultivation level lower than the others.
The entire "broken bowl" is turning into a huge bonfire. The tree spirit has only two choices: either abandon the pawn to save the king, or the whole tree will be burned down, leaving only a bare trunk sticking diagonally into the rock.
Countless tree branches snapped off automatically, moving far away from the burning pile, about ten meters away.
But it was still persistent, throwing a large number of exploding pine cones into the fire. The fire was burning brightly, crackling and popping.
"attack!"
A huge gap burst open on one side of the bonfire. Zhong Ming and Yue Kaishan, covered in ice crystals, endured the pain of being hit by scalding hot coals and forced their way through. The troops behind them immediately followed.
"Don't stop, charge towards its main trunk." Instructor Xueyan's voice was somewhat weak, but the order she gave was extremely firm.
As the group charged forward, the earth cracked open, revealing countless intertwined tree roots in the abyss below, awaiting the arrival of flesh and blood.
Zhong Ming leaped across the ravine and shouted, "Xuanjing, three against three!"
"Huh? Playing cards?" Just as Yue Kaishan was completely bewildered, two explosive talismans hit the dense tree branches in front of him, blasting open a large gap.
With a swift movement, the mother and child swords swiftly severed several extending branches, much like how pioneering ancestors cut through thorns and kicked aside sharp stones to pave the way for future generations.
"Okay, stop."
The road was only two meters long before it ended.
Zhong Ming almost lost control of the brakes and plunged headfirst into a pile of wood full of sharp splinters.