—Frost Wraith · Wendigo
As the name appeared in Yu Yuan's field of vision, he also saw the antler-like pattern resembling a ritual symbol that appeared after it.
The temperature in the hideout was a full 25°C.
Yet Yu Yuan shuddered, feeling a faint chill that was steadily intensifying.
His stomach, which had felt perfectly normal a second earlier, was suddenly filled with hunger.
So hungry...
So cold and hungry...
Saliva rapidly pooled in Yu Yuan's mouth, and his body was already instinctively moving toward the kitchen.
But just as the cold and hunger arose...
His talent, [Mystic], activated again.
A pale golden filter appeared.
The cold and hunger quickly faded.
It was as though everything before had been an illusion.
Yu Yuan's eyes instantly narrowed.
Before he could summon Zhizhi, the door to the rest area was shoved open.
A moment later, Zhizhi was on his shoulder.
"Squeak!"
Zhizhi had sensed the hidden presence and the fluctuations in Yu Yuan's soul, so it had rushed over to investigate.
Yu Yuan soothed Zhizhi, a smile curling his lips.
He pointed at the sheet of paper before him.
"Zhizhi, we've got work..."
Zhizhi was equally excited. Since its last breakthrough, it had gone a long time without encountering any tasty "food," and just now, it had caught the scent of something delicious.
—[Wendigo is a peculiar being that appears only in extreme cold environments. Some say it possesses the bloodline of a Frost Demon, while others believe it exists in the gap between reality and illusion.
Very few people know of Wendigo's existence, but those who do can never forget it.
According to rumors, Wendigo is skeletal yet towering, usually standing around three to five meters tall, with corpse-like, grayish-white skin stretched tight over its bones.
Its head resembles a skull,