Cold Wind
"Ha?"
"Ah?!"
Linsey's brain was momentarily unable to process the situation before her.
There are too many Red Dot appearing below! More than a dozen enemy markers cover an area of several dozen meters around the Vines- covered cliff. As time goes on, even more Red Dot are climbing upwards from below.
Based on Linsey's current position.
When the next team reaches the corresponding altitude, the two sides will inevitably meet, and his current hiding place will inevitably be exposed.
If all of these dozen or so Red Marker, or even the increasing number, are Tree Spirit...
Linsey shuddered.
No matter how clever and brave he is, he couldn't possibly turn the tide in this situation! "Is this a joke...? Wait!"
"I have this too!"
At the critical moment.
Linsey suddenly realized that there might be something in her Personal Baggage that could help with the current situation.
In such a critical moment, we must try every possible hope first!
Without saying a word, Linsey took out the Ivy Circlet and put it on her head.
Almost simultaneously, the emerald green headband was placed on his head.
The approaching army marked by Red Dot below, including the vanguard of its first unit, also appeared on Linsey's retina.
Bad news—there really are Tree Spirit.
Even worse news—it wasn't just Tree Spirit climbing upwards; there were other Devil Beast, some stronger and some weaker.
Even the Fire Fox that Linsey had seen in the snow before, there was one here.
The next second, the two met.
Just like the hostile tendencies shown on the map, the first thing these Devil Beast did upon discovering Linsey was to glare menacingly.
However, the Ivy Circlet is also working.
The Devil Beast, already on the run, were less hostile towards Linsey due to the influence of their affinity with nature. They still prioritized climbing upwards and continued their charge towards the Hidden Borderlands.
"..."
At this moment, Linsey hung motionless in the crevice of the Vines.
Let alone pulling out a spear to attack these Devil Beast.
His greatest wish right now is to maintain the status quo and make these Devil Beast completely ignore his existence!
Because it's clearly shown on the skill map! These Devil Beast still undoubtedly consider him an enemy.
It's just that he's not that important right now because of the bonus from the [Ivy Circlet]!
"..."
Throughout the entire process, Linsey remained silent.
But he managed to keep his composure and counted the Devil Beast climbing upwards.
There are twenty-one in total.
As for their strength, it was just like the corpses Linsey dug out of the Snowy Wasteland above—some were strong, some were weak, and their strengths varied greatly.
But there's one thing—they are all Devil Beast that have fused with Essence.
There were no ordinary animals! After a dozen or so breaths, all of these Devil Beast disappeared from Linsey's sight.
Linsey looked up and waited a while longer.
Only after confirming that no new enemies had appeared below or above did he finally relax.
"Holy crap—"
Linsey couldn't help but swear, gasping for breath as she hung precariously from the cliff.
When those ferocious-looking Devil Beast passed by him, his heart was practically in his throat; he could even hear his own pulse quickening with tension.
After all, if we were really on this cliff, we would have to fight against these dozens of Devil Beast.
At that point, Linsey will probably only be able to think about how to take a few people down with her before she dies.
"..."
At this moment, Linsey looked down once again.
His original plan was to reach the bottom of the cliff within a day and enter the Black Mountain World to see what was going on.
But now, that's a goal that's unlikely to be achieved.
Based on the frequency with which these Devil Beast appear, besides those currently climbing upwards, there must be other Devil Beast waiting at the bottom of the cliff.
The Devil Beast below do not have an urgent need to climb the cliff.
Even though the Ivy Circlet was still on Linsey's head, this natural affinity still couldn't prevent him from becoming the Devil Beast's primary target.
Continuing down this path will only lead to a dead end.
As for going up...
Just now, dozens of Devil Beast climbed up to the top right in front of Linsey.
Theoretically speaking, there is not much difference between going up and going down.
But Linsey clenched her fist, and her expression changed.
He thought of the Devil Beast corpses buried beneath the Snowy Wasteland, and the reality that three whole years had passed, yet only one Tree Spirit was plotting against the Hidden Borderlands.
A bold conjecture arose in his mind.
"No, we have to go up there immediately and see for ourselves!"
Linsey realized what was happening and quickly began to climb upwards.
He repeatedly jabbed the dagger into the ice, wedging it like a professional ice axe to help Linsey rise rapidly.
His actions showed a complete lack of energy conservation.
This climb was even faster than the descent! Before long, Linsey was back at the top of the cliff.
He stood still on the snow and looked around, but all he could see was a vast expanse of white, and he couldn't see anything at all.
[Simulation Management] → [Hunting Simulation]
Linsey decisively switched Game Module and immediately activated [Trace Tracking].
The next second, countless footprints were marked on the Snowy Wasteland, and Linsey could hardly see a clean white patch in her field of vision.
He put his own wooden sled back on.
Follow the darkest set of footprints, which indicates the closest time, and run in the corresponding direction.
With his equipment, Linsey was much faster than Devil Beast in the snow.
So it didn't take him long before he saw those figures still fleeing, or rather, moving away from the Black Mountain World.
call--
Just then, a bone-chilling wind blew from behind.
Linsey instinctively shuddered.
As a result, he saw that the Devil Beast in front of him were instantly frozen into ice sculptures by the cold wind and then collapsed on the Snowy Wasteland.
It's likely that before long, these creatures that have just escaped will be buried forever under this thick snow, just like the corpses Linsey saw when he arrived.
"Ah?"
Faced with the scene before her, Linsey's pursuit froze on the spot.
This scene unfolded right before his eyes, which also explained how his previous experiences came about.
The cold wind blew intermittently, freezing the Devil Beast to death on the spot.
So they tried to break through this cold, desolate plain during the gap between the two cold winds. The Tree Spirit that was killed by Linsey's sudden spear attack was probably the first to discover this opportunity, while the Devil Beast that followed closely behind were the followers who were a step too slow.
After Linsey descended the cliff and returned to the Snowy Wasteland, she was blown by the cold wind twice.
It was so cold that it made you shiver.
But to say that it can freeze a person instantly is definitely not at that level.
Linsey frowned, clearly perplexed by the question:
"Devil Beast will freeze to death instantly, but I, a human, am unaffected..."
"And what exactly is in the Black Mountain World that could have driven them to this point?"