The Sleeping Beauty Who Couldn't Be Awakened

"Ice Crystal in a Temperature Difference Dilemma?"

Upon noticing the changes in the Task Bar, Linsey's first reaction was naturally one of delight.

However, he soon realized the problem.

"Treasure maps are great, but what about upgrading the RPG Module..."

Linsey frowned.

After the adventure led by Anrui, his [RPG Module] reached a bottleneck in improvement. Even after killing Fifth Stage Elemental Creature and Devil Beast, he was still a little short of the next level of ability.

The Task Bar is powerful.

However, the rewards given are often directly related to the difficulty of the task.

Being able to break through the bottleneck of this difficult module directly must also mean that the task itself is difficult.

"This is probably going to be a very difficult trial."

That being said.

But Linsey's expression quickly regained its composure.

Having awakened his skills for so long, he had long understood the principle that gains and risks go hand in hand. Going to Black Mountain on his own, without experiencing danger to improve his strength, would likely be nothing but empty talk.

"I'll take on this challenge."

"Since they are trapped ice crystals, we should start by dealing with these ice Elemental Creature."

Muttering to himself, Linsey continued to grapple with the Glacier Elemental before him.

From asking questions and shouting, to hitting the other person's body, and then lifting the other person up and moving them to a different position.

Provided that there are no hostile acts.

Linsey tried all sorts of methods to wake people up, but to no avail.

The dormant Glacier Elemental seem to have completely lost their ability to respond to the outside world.

It simply stood quietly in place.

If the product information hadn't clearly stated that the other party was a living being, Linsey would probably have thought she had made a mistake.

"So... do we need to use fire?"

Linsey looked at the Meteor Fire Brooch hanging around her neck.

If he wanted, he could summon flames at any time to attack, or even just hit the target with Meteorite Pickaxe pickaxe to satisfy his needs.

However, this behavior is still too risky and irrational.

The product information states that the Glacier Elemental chose to remain dormant here in order to slow down the melting process.

Now let's heat the other person up with fire.

The Glacier Elemental is expected to awaken immediately, but Linsey will likely become the target of the enemy's attack in the first instance.

This is completely contrary to the task requirement of resolving the predicament.

"You, come here." Linsey beckoned and then instructed the bat summon that flew in front of him, "Fly as far forward as possible, and fly higher if you're afraid of the cold. Find the boundary of this Frozen Swamp, or come back to report to me in an hour."

The bat obeyed the command and set off immediately.

Linsey then casually conjured a chair and sat down directly in front of the Glacier Elemental to start tinkering.

Half an hour later.

The Glacier Elemental remained unchanged, but Linsey's bag contained several freshly frozen ice cubes.

Under the premise that violence cannot be used to cause destruction.

He was truly helpless against these dormant Glacier Elemental.

Some bizarre ideas even popped into my head. "If I made some popsicles, would these Glacier Elemental like them?"

"How did the prince wake Sleeping Beauty? Should I go up and kiss her?"

Just as Linsey's thoughts were wandering.

A sudden message caused his expression to freeze instantly.

The bats he summoned and sent to scout the distance—suddenly died! Linsey jumped up from his chair instantly.

He looked towards the east where the bats had flown. The sky was much darker than when he arrived, and the cold wind from the Frozen Swamp still blew from time to time.

The scene in my field of vision was exactly the same as before.

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

Linsey curled her lip.

The bat he summoned wasn't particularly powerful, but it was still a Devil Beast, and it even had the ability to fly.

It can kill this thing instantly without causing any major disturbance.

"..."

Linsey's gaze drifted to the Glacier Elemental beside her.

Was it this guy's own kind that killed the bat, or are there still other dangers in the swamp? He opened the map and zoomed out again.

In a fleeting glimpse of the distant scene, Linsey caught a glimpse of a Red Dot.

"Enemy? Heh."

This discovery immediately rescued Linsey from her confusion.

With the idea of conserving resources in mind, he put away the chair he had just made and strode eastward.

"Since the Glacier Elemental cannot be awakened."

"Then obtaining information from other things in this swamp is also an option."

Linsey continued deeper into the area.

Along the way, he also discovered other Glacier Elemental that looked similar, were the same size, and were all dormant. The product information and markings on the map were also exactly the same as before.

However, the number is quite small.

Linsey walked straight ahead, without directly encountering any Glacier Elemental along the way. The closest he came to was several hundred meters away, and he mostly found them based on information gathered from the map.

"These Elemental Creature are also few in number."

As Linsey checked the information, she would occasionally take off the Ice Badger Claw Pendant to check the temperature changes around her.

When the temperature drops to below -20°C...

The Red Dot on the map has entered the observable range.

"..."

Linsey looked around.

Unlike previous battles, there were hardly any tall trees in the swamp; the few that did appear were only slightly taller than shrubs.

"Luckily, I had a plan."

Linsey didn't waste any time. He jumped up and took out some clods of dirt he had prepared for the road from his bag, placing them under his feet. He repeated this action, quickly increasing his altitude by more than ten meters.

Then take out the binoculars, and you can see the whole scene in front of you.

There was a sizable pool of water in the swamp, but unlike the surrounding frozen puddles, it remained liquid even at -20°C, showing no signs of freezing.

Right in the middle of the lake, a lizard covered in black scales was lying there.

Its body is slender, estimated to be five or six meters long, which makes it look magnificent and majestic.

Its triangular head had piercing green snake eyes, and its four limbs supporting its body were strong and powerful, with sharp claws on each toe.

Especially those jet-black scales, which are tightly packed together and shimmer with a metallic luster.

It's obvious they're not an easy opponent.

It resembles Earth Dragon from a fantasy story.

When Linsey took out his binoculars, his dangerous gaze was scanning the surroundings, as if he had just experienced something very unusual.

"This reaction... it must have been what killed my bat..."

Linsey hadn't finished speaking.

Then he noticed that the large lizard's gaze was fixed in his direction, its snake-like eyes radiating intense hostility.

Linsey was taken aback.

A clue popped into my mind.

This guy can kill bats flying in the air.

"Oh no!"

Linsey immediately realized what was happening, jumped to the side, and slid down the earthen pillar she had built.

Almost simultaneously.

The very top of the earthen pillar, where Linsey had just stood.

It was also reduced to dust in the explosion.