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"Free..."

Linsey paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm curious about that too."

"Your kind of life should live in cold glaciers, so why have you migrated to such a place?"

The Glacier Elemental replied, "According to you humans, that happened decades or even over a hundred years ago. A powerful Dragon Beast suddenly descended upon Black Mountain and forced us to leave our homeland."

Linsey was a little curious:

"You left willingly?"

The Glacier Elemental simply stated the truth.

"The Dragon Beast is very strong, and we are powerless to resist it."

"Moreover, it seems unwilling to destroy the glacier, but simply drives us away and promises that we can return home in two hundred years."

When Glacier Elemental dies, it is reborn in the glacier in which it was born.

Linsey's notes clearly recorded this message; the Elemental Creature before her had not lied.

However, one point is worth noting.

With the Dragon Beast's strength, destroying the glacier and killing these Glacier Elemental wouldn't be a problem. So why risk the Glacier Elemental ' resentment by driving them to such a distant place?

Surely this Dragon Beast isn't an environmentalist, is it?

At that moment, a word flashed through Linsey's mind—temperature.

Based on his current observations and analysis, the process of Dragon Beast plundering the World Source Material for advancement is inseparable from temperature, and the glaciers that give birth to these Glacier Elemental are also quite important elements around Black Mountain.

Perhaps that's why the Dragon Beast didn't destroy the glacier.

Faced with these Elemental Creature that arise from them, we can only be forced to drive them away, rather than completely annihilating them once and for all!

The Glacier Elemental before her were the best objects of inquiry, Linsey naturally wanted to find out:

"You should know that the Dragon Beast is advancing in power, right?"

The Glacier Elemental affirmed, "I know."

Linsey asked her real question, "So do you think its ascension process is related to the glaciers around Black Mountain?"

"..."

The Glacier Elemental remained silent for a moment.

Its icy core flickered slightly, as if indicating that this Elemental Creature was deep in thought.

Linsey waited quietly for a few seconds before hearing the Glacier Elemental's reply.

"I... I'm not sure. The power of the Dragon Beast is too great; I can't comprehend that level of power..."

"Okay." Linsey shrugged, not discouraged at all.

After all, the Glacier Elemental in front of them was only a Fourth Stage Elemental Creature. Hoping to find out another weakness of a Dragon Beast from it was a low-probability event.

This news.

Let's just treat it as a conjecture and keep it in our hearts.

Linsey moved on from that topic and then turned to the commission from the Glacier Elemental:

"I understand the general situation."

"So, how can I help you with the freedom you're seeking?"

The Glacier Elemental replied, "Kill that Black Scale Lizard Dragon."

"It's a jailer sent by the Dragon Beast; its talent is to restrain my movements."

"It was because I realized the harm you were causing it that I finally decided to save you."

Just killed that Black Scale Lizard Dragon? Linsey glanced at the contents of his Hunting Notes.

The Black Scale Lizard Dragon's ability description includes this. "Interfere with the flow of hot and cold air."

Glacier Elemental are necessarily dependent on and restrained by temperature.

After breaking away from the glacier where it was born, this ability to interfere with hot and cold air is indeed a powerful form of restraint.

However, there is one problem that cannot be avoided.

Linsey asked warily:

"I severely injured that Black Scale Lizard Dragon in the previous battle."

"You can leave on your own now. I don't think it would come out to stop you while it's seriously injured, would it?"

When asked why he didn't run away, the Glacier Elemental explained, "The key is that lake."

"The power of the Black Scale Lizard Dragon is incorporated into this area, forming this special low-temperature zone, but at the same time, it also binds us here."

Linsey understood what the other person was thinking:

"So, as long as the Black Scale Lizard Dragon is killed, the restraints will also disappear?"

Glacier Elemental affirmed, "That's exactly it."

Linsey raised another question:

"But according to you, this frigid zone will disappear after it dies. You, who pursue freedom, can simply leave, but what about your kin who willingly slumber here?"

Glacier Elemental, however, found Linsey's question somewhat inexplicable.

It countered with a question, "They'll be reborn in the glacier, won't they?"

"..."

Elemental Lifeform that can be reborn are truly amazing!

Linsey thought to herself.

However, it was precisely this rhetorical question that gave him a wake-up call.

On their way out, Linsey used Flame Bomb to kill several Glacier Elemental.

These enemies can be killed without consequence.

But what if they revived in the glaciers near Black Mountain, following the survival rules of Glacier Elemental...?

The Dragon Beast probably wouldn't care about a weak human like Linsey.

But for Linsey, who embarked on this journey with the intention of killing her opponent, this is a somewhat troublesome problem.

He quickly pressed for an answer:

"How long after you die will you be reborn in the glacier?"

Glacier Elemental readily replied, "5 to 10 years."

There is plenty of time.

Linsey breathed a sigh of relief, then asked for details, "Will the rebirth process be discovered beforehand?"

"Are you worried about that Dragon Beast?" The Glacier Elemental sensed Linsey's concern and provided an answer beforehand. "Don't worry, this is a reaction occurring inside the glacier. The Dragon Beast isn't Elemental Creature; unless it dismantles the glacier itself to investigate, it has absolutely no chance of discovering it."

The Dragon Beast drove away the Glacier Elemental in order to prevent the glaciers from being destroyed.

This answer completely dispelled Linsey's worries.

He stopped asking other questions and instead opened his Hunting Notes to study the prey data of the Black Scale Lizard Dragon.

Having survived a battle where both sides suffered heavy losses, the effects of the two investigation skills have been further enhanced.

The following information has been added to the Hunting Notes.

Although the Black Scale Lizard Dragon can overcome the weaknesses of cold-blooded animals through Essence magic, its physical activity still decreases at night.

The Black Scale Lizard Dragon's eyes are not protected by scales.

[This organism's ability to interfere with airflow is related to its eyes; the bone gap behind its eyes leads directly to its brain, making it its second weak point after its abdomen.]

"Human, what are you doing?"

Linsey's contemplation piqued the curiosity of the Glacier Elemental.

Upon hearing the question, Linsey waved her hand:

"I'm thinking about how to deal with our common enemy."

"By the way, my name is Linsey, you can call me that."

The Glacier Elemental immediately accepted this explanation.

"However, unlike you humans, I have no name."

Linsey:

"The Spirit of the Mountains I encountered last time had names."

Glacier Elemental:

"Then it must be a great being."

"We'll be fighting side-by-side from now on." Linsey didn't want to call out his comrade's name as 'Hey' during battle, so he offered, "Want me to help you come up with a name?"

Glacier Elemental agree:

"Sure."

Linsey thought of the name of the Ancient Ice Soul in the game and asked, "How about Kaldr?"

The Glacier Elemental, or rather Kaldr, replied, "I am very satisfied."

"..."

"Well then, Kaldr, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"So, Linsey, what ideas do you have for dealing with our enemies?"

Linsey doesn't dislike the straightforwardness of the Glacier Elemental at all.

He replied with a smile, "It's a very simple plan, and we'd better get started tonight."