Chapter 2600 - 1180: First Divine Ruins, Endless Corruption! (Part 2)

Chapter 2600: Chapter 1180: First Divine Ruins, Endless Corruption! (Part 2)

"Have you ever seen that God?"

Lin Baici asked curiously.

"No!"

Xia Hongmian had a nostalgic look: "Out of the fifteen-member team that went there at the time, only three survived!"

"It was because of that experience that when I returned to Haijing, I became the minister!"

Although it came with a ’Deputy’ title, in Haijing’s security central, Xia Hongmian already had the final say.

"Were they all Dragon Level?"

Lin Baici guessed that they must have been, but with so many Dragon Level casualties, wasn’t the loss too significant?

"Yes!"

Xia Hongmian sneered: "Otherwise, why wouldn’t those God Hunters from Europa and the Americas dare set foot here again?"

"Isn’t it just because they saw so many Dragon Levels die?"

Lin Baici was silent.

"Let’s go, there’s still a long way to go!"

Xia Hongmian tightened her down jacket and continued forward.

In God’s ruins, the weather was unpredictable, so Xia Hongmian and Lin Baici changed into warm clothing and also carried backpacks for easy access to frequently used tools and supplies.

"Does the snowstorm here replace the black mist?"

Lin Baici followed behind Xia Hongmian.

Walking side by side was foolish; the right way was to advance in single file, stepping in the footprints of the person in front.

"Mm!"

Every breath of cold air Xia Hongmian took felt like a steel blade scraping her lungs, cutting her heart.

She couldn’t help but think of the teacher, close friends, and companions who died here!

God!

I, Xia Hongmian, have set foot on the Antarctic Continent once again!

This time, I will kill you!

...

The two of them braved the wind and snow, resisting the might of nature, the terrifying pollution of the gods, trudging arduously!

After walking for too long, coupled with the unchanging snowstorm around, without any other scenery, it’s a great psychological torment.

"How do you feel?"

Xia Hongmian asked with concern, glancing reflexively at her watch, but the hands had already stopped.

In this Divine Ruins, not only do electronic devices fail to work, many things might malfunction.

Actually, malfunctioning is still okay; the real fear is that they are silently being polluted into Taboo things, giving misleading information.

"Still okay!"

Lin Baici’s condition was alright, ready to engage in combat if danger arose.

"We’ve been walking for eleven hours!"

Xia Hongmian estimated.

"Only eleven hours?"

Lin Baici frowned.

If it were an ordinary person, walking for eleven hours in such a snowstorm would either freeze them to death or fatigue them to death.

Lin Baici could withstand it physically, but mentally, he felt a bit annoyed, a growing impulse to escape from here.

"Do you feel oppressed? An urge to vent?"

Xia Hongmian asked with a smile.

"Mm!"

Lin Baici nodded.

"This is due to the god’s pollution!"

Xia Hongmian’s words were dispersed by the wind and snow as soon as they left her mouth, so she had to raise her voice: "Humans entering here will quickly go mad, either self-harming or harming others!"

"Even Dragon Level God Hunters are affected!"

Xia Hongmian had always been wary of Lin Baici, fearing he might become polluted and suddenly attack.

Now it seemed his sanity was very clear.

Feeling mentally oppressed was a very mild symptom.

"How much longer do we walk?"

Lin Baici took a deep breath.

In this weather, it was impossible to camp, and even if it were possible, it wouldn’t help, as the snowstorm never ceased.

Lin Baici listened to Xia Hongmian say that due to the god’s pollution here, snowstorms raged every moment, with never a day of calm weather.

"Almost there!"

Xia Hongmian smiled and kept moving forward.

The scariest thing in God’s ruins is getting lost and then falling into one wave of rule pollution after another, until you’re completely exhausted.

This is the First Divine Ruins, and Lin Baici thought the god’s pollution must be more terrifying, so he always kept an eye on the hunger radar, quickly alerting if Xia Hongmian strayed off course.

But so far, Xia Hongmian had never made a mistake, so it seemed she also had Divine Grace or a Taboo item for guidance.

Talking in this weather was very exhausting and uncomfortable, so most of the time, the two remained silent.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from afar.

"Minister, what is that noise?"

Lin Baici looked into the distance.

"It’s an avalanche!"

Xia Hongmian spoke with experience.

Sure enough, seconds later, the snow surged forward like a tsunami, raising waves over twenty meters high.

"Hold on to me!"

Xia Hongmian ordered instantly.

Lin Baici quickly held onto Xia Hongmian.

Swoosh!

Xia Hongmian shot upward into the air, flying forward.

"So cool!"

Lin Baici was envious, watching the snow waves below rolling like a great river, he also wanted to fly.

Minutes later, the snow waves passed.

The two landed.

Lin Baici hadn’t had time to say thank you when another roaring sound echoed through the wind and snow.

"Run!"

Xia Hongmian urged.

Soon, Lin Baici saw the uninvited guests, a kind of monster over three meters tall, covered in white fur.

At first glance, they looked like upright polar bears, but upon closer inspection, they were more like snowmen.

"Should we just take them out?"

Running through waist-deep snow was too exhausting, Lin Baici thought it might be better to kill those monsters.

"Don’t even think about it, you can’t kill them all!"

Xia Hongmian’s previous team had obviously tried to take down these snow monsters.

The snow was thick, but the snow monsters’ long, sturdy legs were perfect for running in the snow; when they got too close, Xia Hongmian would pull up Lin Baici and fly for a stretch.

After shaking them off, they would land and walk again.

If not for the large expenditure of Divine Power by flying, Xia Hongmian would have flown directly to the god’s lair.

The two, under the pursuit of thousands of snow monsters, alternated between flying and walking.

Neither knew how long had passed, by the time Lin Baici didn’t bother to count the time anymore, Xia Hongmian landed.

She didn’t continue forward, but instead gazed around.

"This is the place!"

Finished speaking, Xia Hongmian activated Divine Grace!

Wan Huo Ming Fen!

Boom!

A circle of scorching flames burst from Xia Hongmian’s body, melting the snow wherever they reached.

Tss! Tss! Tss!

White steam rose into the sky, quickly meeting the cold and condensing into large plumes of white mist.

Lin Baici saw as the snow melted, a thick layer of ice was revealed underneath.

"A lake?"

Lin Baici even saw large fish frozen in the ice, lifelike as if from yesterday, not knowing how many years had passed.

"Mm!"

Xia Hongmian’s gaze scanned and saw the ice hole she would never forget: "Let’s go!"

On the ice surface was a large pit over a hundred meters in diameter, with a deep hole in its center, leading into unknown depths.

At first glance, it seemed like the esophagus of some alien monster.

The two entered the cave, descending approximately thirty meters, when the light quickly vanished and darkness descended.

Lin Baici looked back.

"Those snow monsters won’t come in!"

The snowstorm pollution outside not only made it hard to traverse, but more terrifyingly, affected one’s sanity, driving them mad.

As for those snow monsters, they were a minor trouble.

Many teams couldn’t even find this entrance before being wiped out.

"Do you have any lighting tools?"

Xia Hongmian tapped her earring with her left hand, and a golden torch appeared in her hand.

Whoosh!

Xia Hongmian blew onto the torch, igniting a dazzling flame with a poof.

An immediate warmth, like being embraced by a mother, enveloped them.

"I do!"

Lin Baici took out the Ghostly Oil Lamp.

Though the Pine Wood Torch could be used as a weapon for sudden crises, Lin Baici feared accidentally harming Xia Hongmian.

After all, holding this thing, there was always an urge to burn something.

Naturally, Xia Hongmian walked ahead.

At this moment, she seemed like a reliable, caring older sister.

"What kind of pollution is here?"

Lin Baici was curious.

Though it was utterly dark here, pitch-black, and still cold, it was far more comfortable compared to the chaotic snowstorm outside.