Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 223: Non-winter Lake

A polar grizzly bear was digging through the ice and snow irritably. In front of it was a low slope that had collapsed. Yesterday, the snow whirlwind whistled through the area. The strong cyclone caused the low slope to collapse and woke up the hibernating grizzly bear hiding inside. At this moment, seeing that he could not find any prey in the ten thousand mile ice plains, his temper naturally wouldn't be so good.

The bears are different from the bears on Earth. Polar grizzly bears are much thinner and have slender limbs. It was a body that had evolved to adapt to the environment of Nether Domain Star. After all, if it was as fat as the bears on Earth, it would become a fatal burden on Nether Domain Star, where food was difficult to find. The polar grizzly bear's fur is short and doesn't seem to be able to withstand the cold. In fact, its sebum is extremely thick, and its blood circulation is twice as fast as usual in winter. This allows the grizzly bear to maintain its body temperature even during hibernation, not freezing to death.

Now, after the end of winter, he woke up early. The lack of food made the grizzly very impatient.

Suddenly, its big nose buzzed, and the cold wind brought with it the smell of other creatures. The grizzly bear circled around and stood up. From afar, it could see a black dot coming in its direction. It was very excited, and its pair of scarlet eyes emitted a cruel light. The grizzly began to dig for snow and soon found a shelter in the snow nearby. It drilled in, allowing the wind and snow to cover it naturally.

It waits for its prey to come to its door.

"Lucy, do you hear me?"

Alan patted Lucy on the cheek and asked. At first Lucy still reacted, occasionally "snorting" from her nostrils. As for now, he was completely unconscious. Her hands and feet became colder and colder, and her forehead had a high fever. Alan was very worried.

As the Meteor Abyss was in sight, Alan gritted his teeth and accelerated his movement through the snow. Suddenly, a snowstorm exploded and something roared as it pounced towards the two of them.

It's a polar grizzly bear!

Alan distracted Lucy from her illness and did not feel anything unusual about it. Only when the grizzly bear pounced did he realize that there was such a dangerous species hidden in the snow. Unfortunately, Grizzly had also found the wrong person. Alan snorted and murderous intent surged in his eyes. Qianjun, who was holding it in one hand, immediately bounced up, bringing with it the sound of wind and thunder. He waved a pitch-black and dense saber shadow towards the grizzly bear in the snow.

The wind pressure that the grizzly bear instantly brought to Qianjun was suffocating, and the beast's instinct caused it to retreat. The Grizzly Bear's forelimbs stabbed into the ground, stopping its charge. Then, he turned around to flee, but was swept by Qianjun. A bone shattering sound rang out, and the grizzly cried out miserably as it fell down. This time, it stirred up its fierceness and turned around to bite. Allen's wrist trembled, and Qian Jun bounced up, producing a storm of wind and thunder. The blunt edge of the heavy saber struck his chin, and the Origin Energy flew along the saber, causing the grizzly bear's entire chin to shatter.

Qianjun pointed at the sky, and the grizzly fell to the ground, sliding to Allen's feet and dead.

The bear corpse's hot blood reached the ground, and the ice and snow melted with a sizzling sound. Ellen was delighted to see that the temperature of the bear's blood was abnormally high. He simply dragged the bear corpse forward and finally arrived at the Saber Demon Sentinel in front of the Death Star Abyss. He brought the Grizzly Bear and Lucy to the only remaining stone castle at the sentinel.

Wrap your coat around the floor and put Lucy down first. After dragging the bear corpse to the side of the wall, Alan picked up Qianjun, his blunt edge trembling as he ripped open the bear corpse with vibrating force. The moment his stomach opened, it was steaming hot inside. Alan didn't dare to miss the opportunity. He immediately picked up Lucy, took off her coat and clothes, and put her into the bear corpse.

Then she opened Lucy's mouth and poured the hot bear blood into her mouth to drink. Alan then closed the grizzly's belly, leaving Lucy with a small face, not suffocating.

After doing all of this, Alan opened his bag and set up the marching furnace. A fire was lit to raise the temperature of the room bit by bit.

Lucy woke up before nightfall. When she opened her eyes, she suddenly saw herself wrapped in a bear corpse and exclaimed, "What's wrong with me?"

"Are you awake?" Ellen smiled and said, "How do you feel?"

"Apart from the fact that my whole body is sticky and a little uncomfortable, everything else is fine. Did I faint?" Lucy asked.

Alan nodded and said, "But now that you're awake, you're fine. I'll get some water for you to wipe your body."

He dug a big hole in the ground with Qianjun and shoveled some frost and snow outside the stone castle. In the end, Qianjun wrapped up the flames and inserted them into the pit. Immediately, the frost and snow melted into water, and a moment later, smoke rose up. Alan had already blocked the air leakage around the stone castle and kept the high temperature flames burning, keeping the room temperature constant.

Lucy came out of the bear corpse, her whole body drenched in blood. She picked up the warm water on the ground and bit by bit washed away the blood stains on her body. In the end, he took off his blood-stained clothes and put them into his clean coat. Then, he said to Alan, "Alright."

Alan turned around and evaporated the water in the pit. He then threw in the branches he had picked up outside the sentry post, lit a campfire, and opened a few windows to allow the air to circulate in the room. He left Lucy in the corner, dissecting the bear corpse with his dagger, picking up pieces of meat from the bear's abdomen and back, and roasting them over the fire.

This was their dinner.

After eating, Alan touched Lucy's hands and face and found that her body temperature was as normal as usual. He finally felt relieved. He sat in a corner and occasionally threw dead branches into the pit of fire to keep the flames unextinguished. Lucy leaned against his arms and leaned her head against his chest, muttering, "So, because of me, you can't find William and the others "

Alan kissed her on the forehead and said, "I'll find them. That kind of snowstorm isn't enough to kill them."

"But where can I find it?" Lucy raised her head.

Alan gently scratched her straight nose with his hand and smiled, "Neverwinter Lake."

"Are you saying that Wilick and the others will go to the Neverwinter Lake?" Lucy's eyes lit up.

"I've told you the approximate location. Since Wilick and the others are separated, they should know where to meet up. Don't forget, the lake water there won't freeze in winter, and it's the best place to stay in this desolate land. Regardless of whether it was the sacrificial team or the Saber Demon bandits, if they were in a desolate land, they would choose that place as a temporary resting place. So do you think there's a better place to meet than Neverwinter Lake? "Allen spread out his hands.

He spent the night in Sentinel Castle, the next morning. Alan put some air-dried barbecue into a sac and set off with Lucy. Today was a calm day, and the ten thousand li snowy plain was like a pure white world that appeared in front of the eyes of the two of them. They decided on the direction and walked towards the direction of the Neverwinter Lake. It wasn't until around four o'clock in the afternoon that they arrived near the Neverwinter Lake.

Neverwinter Lake is actually a hot spring lake, and its water is constant throughout the year. Especially in winter, it was filled with water vapor. This place was simply an oasis in the snowy plains. As soon as they arrived near the Neverwinter Lake, they could feel that the temperature had risen by a lot. However, when they approached the lake, Allen's expression was grave.

There were corpses lying on the ground.

Dozens of Saber Demons' corpses were lying around the lake, and a few of them were owned by female Saber Demons. The blood under the corpse dyed the ground red. Allen and the others circled around. Fortunately, they didn't see any humans inside.

Alan stood beside a tall Saber Demon corpse. He had seen the leader of the Saber Demon Bandit, Bazba, in the Wind Gorge. He actually died here as well, and the circumstances of his death were somewhat special. Alan used Chiyo to flip over his corpse lying on the ground and found several fist marks on his chest. The muscles in the middle fist were deeply sunk, and the bones were shattered, obviously injured by the heavy punch.

The fatal wound was a huge wound on his waist. The wound that almost cut his waist caused his internal organs to flow to the ground.

Looking at the other corpses, seven or eight of them were dressed differently, but most of the corpses' equipment was extremely uniform. Evidently, the Blade Demon Bandits were here to break the halberd. They had obviously had a martial conflict with the sacrificial team, but it was unknown what the truth was. However, Alan was very concerned about the injuries on Bazba's body. Those fist marks seemed to be Willick's doing, and the huge wound on his waist could have been caused by Broy's furious execution.

Similar injuries were also found on other Saber Demons, including bandits and members of the Sacrificial Guild. From the looks of it, what was happening here was a chaotic battle between the three sides.

But where did the two of them go?

"Look what I found." Lucy ran back and handed Alan something.

It was an unknown animal hide with a map drawn in brightly colored paint. Judging from the appearance of the map, it was precisely the terrain of the Barren Lands. Starting from the Meteor Abyss, the map covered this vast snowy plains. Although there were many written symbols of the Saber Demon on it, with this map as a reference, the two of them wouldn't lose their way on the snowy plains.

It was worth noting that there were four circular patterns on the left side of the map, that is, in the northwest direction. They are painted with red paint, with a column of notes next to them. The Saber Demon who wrote this note was so heavy that the text was darker than the others.

This must be an important place.

There was also a black line on the map, starting from the Neverwinter Lake, pointing straight at the four circular objects.

Ellen frowned. "Could that be the location of the Sacred Site?"

'"But there's no scale mark on it. It's just a sketch. We don't know what the actual distance is. Besides, we should go find Wilick and the others first, right?" Said Lucy.

'"You're right. We'll spend the night here first. We'll use this lake as the starting point tomorrow to search the surroundings. If Wilick and the others have been here, they'll definitely leave behind traces. Maybe they'll just hide temporarily and meet us tomorrow."

Of course, Allen felt that the latter possibility was unlikely.

The two spent the night by the lake.

On the second day, Alan and Lucy moved separately and agreed to let out a howl in case of trouble. Not long after, Allen heard Lucy's roar from the northwest and sped in her direction. Arriving at Lucy's location, Alan saw several corpses and something.

The corpse belonged to the Saber Demon. As for what Lucy was holding in her hand, it was Wilick's Blazing Gloves!