Howling Abyss

In Trundle's hands, the Crystal Rod became a deadly weapon; they spent an entire day massacring the Uen Tribe. 🎉💢 ♕🎅

Subsequently, even those tribes that were on friendly terms with the Uen Tribe were not spared. The remaining small tribes were terrified and eventually chose to flee.

It was after this great battle that people began to call the Lava people Trolls.

Trundle didn't care; he was completely indifferent to how others treated him. Making so-called friends was far less reliable than siding with a powerful person.

He revered women as deities, calling her Ice Woman, and devoted himself to her with all his might, believing that this was the only way to protect his people.

When Trundle presented the Frost Ring to the woman, he won her favor and gained enhanced lower limbs. From then on, he had only one goal: to find the third treasure and restore everyone to normal human form.

For the next few centuries, he couldn't even find anything that caught his eye, let alone gain a Trundle's approval. He even considered crossing the Laos River to look for something on the other side, but he failed many times and almost lost his life in the process.

It wasn't until the arrival of the Yara people that he saw hope, because crops grew on this land that had been frozen by Yara people under their cultivation.

Trundle learned that the reason for this change in the land was that the Yara people possessed a gem, the power of which was almost omnipotent!

Similarly, the gemstone is highly aggressive and can multiply a person's strength; they suffered greatly but still failed to seize it.

Later, a fellow named Yagu appeared among the Yara tribe. He possessed both Martial Arts and magic, making it even more difficult for him to seize the gem.

Of course, this is much better than not finding anything good at all. At least they can see hope now. Even if they can't get it right away, they have an infinite lifespan to wait.

Until recently, their informants saw that the Yara people were very sad, and then they received news that Yagu was dead!

Trundle immediately sent men to seize it, just in case, and he came along too, only to run into me and Riven, two troublemakers.

"You were originally a kind group of people, but the passage of time has made you distrustful of others."

"We traded our trust for this body. If it were just ugly, that would be one thing, but the unpleasant smell makes everyone hate us."

"Can you get up?" I reached out to Trundle, but I didn't know where to help him; he was too big.

"Is this the posture of a victor? But I'm convinced. Besides helping the Yara people, you must have other motives for coming here, right?"

"Don't be so nervous. My name is Yasuo, and this is my friend Riven. We are two explorers."

"I don't need to say anything more, Trundle, your defeated foe."

"Actually, we came here for the Yara tribe's secret treasure, but what we're looking for is True Ice."

"True Ice? What do you want with True Ice?"

"We crossed the Laos River with the help of others. To get back, we need True Ice. Of course, I don't know why, but we need to find it first."

"No need to look anymore, the Crystal Rod in my hand is made of True Ice, it's indestructible!"

Trundle pointed to the popsicle that had fallen to the ground. I touched it, and sure enough, it was bone-chillingly cold.

"Is this the True Ice? How do I use it?" Trundle continued, "I tried crossing the river before, but I didn't use this stick. Does it have such magical power?"

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"I don't know either, I just heard it from the people who helped us. Let's talk about this later, I have a different idea now."

What are your thoughts?

"Take us to the Howling Abyss, I want to see the Ice Woman Maiden you speak of."

"Go to the Howling Abyss? You've got a really bold idea!" Trundle looked incredulous, clearly not expecting me to say that.

"That's right, as explorers, a mundane life isn't for us!"

"Alright, since you gave me this life, I'm willing to take you there! However, the Ice Woman's power has surpassed that of mortals, so we must all be prepared to die."

"Don't make it sound so dramatic. We're not looking for trouble. We just have some questions for her. Were all those things she did just out of boredom?"

I no longer want to cross the river. The Crystal Rod doesn't belong to me, and even if Trundle were willing to give it to me, the woman of the Howling Abyss wouldn't forgive him—after hearing the Trolls's story, I felt deep sympathy for him and didn't want to cause him any more trouble.

The Trolls were fast-moving; they carried Riven and me directly to the Howling Abyss. Although the stench made me uncomfortable, I couldn't help it. Riven, who is always driven by emotion, didn't dislike them as much anymore.

The Howling Abyss is located in a relatively northern position. You can see a crack in the abyss from afar. Being in the snowfield is like being a pancake that has been broken in half. As its name suggests, the sound of the wind passing through the abyss is like the mournful cry of a person, as if telling a story of misfortune.

We had no extraordinary treasures to offer the Ice Woman, so Trundle simply called out, "Lady Ice Woman Maiden, a guest wishes to visit you. I know this is disrespectful; you may kill or punish him as you see fit."

There was no response.

"Ice Woman, are you there?"

There has been no response.

Trundle tried to call out again, but I stopped him. "No need, let's just go down!"

"This... without Lady Ice Woman Maiden's permission, I'm afraid I'll just fall and die."

"You don't need to go down. Riven and I will go down. If we don't return, please spread our heroic deeds."

"I'll go with you!"

"Hahaha... Just kidding, we still have a trump card, don't worry!"

Riven and I nodded to each other and jumped down amidst Trundle's worry.

If the Ice Woman he mentioned truly knows everything here, she'll definitely be interested in us. If all else fails, there's always Tam's Box; hopefully, that will work.

Just as Trundle described, we discovered a new world after endless darkness:

The sky and earth here are not bright; it is all dark, with occasional snowflakes falling. The center remains a bottomless darkness, and the cliffs on both sides are connected by a stone bridge, which is quite spectacular.

"Looks like we've gained recognition."

"To be honest, what you did was a bit crazy, haha..." Riven and I laughed in unison.

Seeing the building across the street, I was a little surprised. "Look over there, doesn't it look like Frosthold?"

"Really! They're exactly the same!"

Just then, a voice came from the other side. "You dare to come down without my permission? You've got a death wish!"

"I've missed you so much, it's been so long!"