Not long after landing on the island, Yang Yi changed how he traveled, using the Ice Crystal Great Shield as a board and the Royal Trident as a ski pole to propel himself forward at speed.
He had practiced this combination a few days earlier. The hardest part was getting started, since he weighed quite a bit and carried the Broken Iron Greatsword on his back.
Fortunately, the Ice Crystal Great Shield was large enough not to bottom out under his weight. Once he got sliding... there was no stopping him!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Yang Yi smashed through several living statues blocking his path in succession, like a dump truck with failed brakes.
These statues were close to the coast and relatively brittle. Yang Yi simply rammed straight through them without even changing direction.
Only farther in, where the living statues were harder, would he consider smashing them with the Broken Iron Greatsword or going around them.
His skiing skills now qualified as beginner-level. He could adjust his posture and shift his center of gravity to maintain his balance and steer.
Half an hour later, he was deep in the island's interior. Moving fast, he had covered roughly thirty-five kilometers, beyond the area he had previously explored.
There were far fewer living statues here, but they were all relatively hard. Yang Yi had to use the Broken Iron Greatsword to shatter them cleanly without slowing down.
He also had to go around the larger living statues, or he would waste time.
"Su Na, if I haven't returned by the time you've finished dismantling the ships, you can use a Crystallization Potion. That way, the Crystalline Disease won't reach its terminal stage, and things will be a little better."
Yang Yi looked ahead while sending Su Na a private message.
"What's