"Damn it, why did it happen at this time..."
Zhang Lexuan cursed in a low voice, his tone full of helplessness and anxiety.
Normally, she might be able to force her way out with her strength, but at this moment, the heart-stopping battle fluctuations in the rear were like the Sword of Damocles hanging above her head, and no one knew whether that terrifying presence would suddenly shift the battlefield.
Once you are entangled by these crazy Soul Beast, the consequences will be disastrous.
She didn't dare to force her way in, so she could only grab Yin Chen and make a quick decision. "Go this way, be careful to follow."
She chose a direction where the herd was relatively sparse and tried to take a circuitous route.
The body swept out again, but the speed had to slow down. It was necessary to be alert at all times to sudden attacks from the herd, and to avoid the huge Soul Beast that ran rampant in panic.
Ice shards flew, and beasts roared to the sky.
Zhang Lexuan was like a spirit swallow flying through a storm, leading Yin Chen through the chaotic edge of the beast tide. He was almost discovered by the crazy Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast several times, and was surrounded by dangers.
Yin Chen was firmly protected behind her. Looking at the tight curve of her back and the unconcealable worry in her eyes when she occasionally looked back, the apology in my heart became even stronger.
But he still looked towards the direction of the storm.
He was blocked by the herd and could not leave Far North for the time being.
And this is exactly the future he "chosen".
The causal line of the world has quietly deflected according to the trajectory he anchored.
Zhang Lexuan takes Yin Chen to avoid the tide of Soul Beast, while letting go of his mental power to find a way out.
Suddenly, Zhang Lexuan caught in the chaotic Soul Power fluctuations and the roar of the sky-shattering beast, an aura as majestic, cold, and full of primitive oppression as if a ten thousand-year ice abyss suddenly cracked.
This aura did not come from the center of the devastating battlefield in the distance, but was rapidly approaching from the ice valley in front of them.
Her expression changed instantly.
"Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
This thought exploded in her mind like thunder.
Without any hesitation or even time to explain, she yanked Yin Chen, and like an arrow shot from a strong bow, she deviated from her original circuitous route and rushed straight towards a seemingly inconspicuous iceberg on the side.
The moment she approached the mountain, her eyes locked on a narrow and deep natural ice crevice that was half covered by the wind and snow.
"Get in!"
She shouted low and almost "bumped" in with Yin Chen.
The interior of the ice crevice is narrow and tortuous, with only room for one person to pass sideways.
Zhang Lexuan didn't care much, and protected Yin Chen tightly behind him, while he faced the entrance.
Soul Power condensed on her jade hand, and she slapped her palm on the ice wall above the entrance without hesitation.
"Boom!"
It wasn't a loud noise, but a dull, inward-squeezing cracking sound.
The thick ice layer above shattered under the control of her Soul Power, and a large amount of broken ice mixed with snow fell suddenly, instantly completely sealing the already narrow entrance, leaving only a few tiny gaps to let in weak light and air.
Almost at the same time that the entrance was sealed, the aura around Zhang Lexuan was like a candle that had been cut off. It instantly converged to the extreme and became insignificant, as if it had merged with the thousands of years of ice.
She turned back at the same time and made a silencing gesture to Yin Chen who was standing close behind her, with an unprecedented solemn look in her eyes.
Within the cracks in the ice, there was a dead silence for an instant, except for the breathing sounds of the two people, which were slightly suppressed due to nervousness, and the sound of the heart beating like a drum in the chest. In such silence and close range, this heartbeat sound was particularly clear.
The space is really too narrow.
Yin Chen was almost completely squeezed between Zhang Lexuan and the cold and hard ice wall.
His chest was close to Zhang Lexuan's slightly cool and flexible back, and he could clearly feel the stiffness from the extremely tight muscles in her back.
The tip of his nose was only an inch away from her waterfall-like hair, and a faint scent, like the coolness of pine needles mixed with some unique fragrance, inevitably lingered in his breath.
Zhang Lexuan's body visibly stiffened.
She is Shrek Inner Court, the much-anticipated Senior Sister. How has she ever had such close or even embarrassing contact with anyone of the opposite sex?
Even Beibei, who has been watching him since childhood, has never had such close contact.
Even if the situation was critical, this close proximity still gave her a very faint and imperceptible blush from her ears to her neck. Her body instinctively wanted to distance herself, but she was imprisoned by the small space and the deadly threat outside, unable to move.
She could only try her best to suppress the strangeness in her body, focus all her attention on sensing the movement in the outside world, and pray in her heart that the terrifying existence was just passing by.
Yin Chen also realized the embarrassment at this moment.
He could feel the stiffness and unnaturalness of the woman's body in front of him. It was definitely not the fighting posture that one should have when facing a strong enemy, but a kind of shyness and nervousness that belonged to a girl and could not be restrained in certain situations.
He immediately restrained all his breath, and even adjusted his breathing to be longer and more subtle, trying to minimize any movements and sounds that might cause misunderstandings.
Sensing Yin Chen's movements, Zhang Lexuan breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Yin Chen would do something irrational.
Zhang Lexuan is still well aware of her own charm, but in this close contact, she is afraid that Yin Chen will lose control and do something embarrassing to her.
Fortunately, Yin Chen has strong self-control and tried his best to lean against the ice wall behind her. Even if she was frostbitten, she tried to leave a space of peace of mind for her.
Just as the two people maintained this subtle and tense still posture in the ice crevice, the ice valley outside was as quiet as time had stopped, and all the noise and chaos eerily subsided in an instant.
Those millenniums and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that originally roared and ran away seemed to be petrified, standing frozen on the spot, their huge bodies trembling with extreme fear, and they did not even dare to utter a whimper.
Some weak Soul Beast even lost their limbs and crawled on the ice, burying their heads deeply in the snow, showing their absolute surrender.
"Dong... dong... dong..."
Heavy and rhythmic footsteps came from far away, and each step seemed to step on the heart of the ice sheet, causing the earth to resonate with it, and the broken ice shavings from the top of the ice cracks rustled down.
Through the tiny gap at the entrance of Ice Seal, Yin Chen and Zhang Lexuan could barely see a huge shadow, slowly covering the light outside.
It was a Soul Beast that was so huge that it was suffocating.
It looks like a giant crocodile, but its whole body is covered with blue ice armor that is as bright as diamonds but as thick as armor. Each scale is shining with a cold light that can freeze the soul.