Chapter 357: Arctic Temple (2/2)
I was simultaneously gladdened by the fact that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had recruited an absolute powerhouse, and worried that Lin Yixin and I were going to fall to our deaths. The ground was now visible, and my previous life-saving measure was useless because this part of the cliff face was shaped like a concave. It was impossible to get close before we hit the ground!
Still hugging me tightly, Lin Yixin let out terrified yelps from time to time. I asked her with a dumbfounded expression, “Are you afraid, or are you excited?”
She smiled. “Both!”
“Fuck…”
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We really were about to hit rock bottom, and I had no intentions of dying after surviving this long. I hurriedly used Tenacity of the Dead and healed myself with a potion to pull my HP above 75%. Then, I summoned the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf!
“Roar roar roar!”
Oh wow, it’s still alive? Still, that deadly battle had removed half its health!
Just like me, the little wolf was falling toward certain death, but when it saw the girl in my embrace it immediately barked excitedly, wagged its tail, and licked Lin Yixin’s hand in an attempt to curry her favor.
“Lu Chen, do you think we’ll turn into pancakes?” Lin Yixin asked.
“No we won’t!” I gave her a firm answer.
“And why is that?”
I pointed at the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf. “Because we have it!”
“I don’t understand…” Lin Yixin looked confused.
I abruptly grabbed the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf’s neck and pulled it toward me. Then, I sat Lin Yixin and myself atop its back and clung onto its fur firmly. With the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf as the cushion, we should be able to survive this fall damage. Hopefully.
Seemingly sensing my devious intent, the little wolf howled in resistance and tried to struggle.
It was too late though. We were just a couple seconds away from impact!
I raised my Purgatory Sword and said, “Use a long-range skill to cancel out the force!”
“Mn!”
The intelligent Lin Yixin understood me immediately. Just before we hit the ground, we fired Thousand Mirage Slash and Ice Flame Slash toward the ground!
Bang bang!
Then, we hit the icy bottom at almost the speed of sound!
Boom!
For a time, my vision was completely covered in snow. My HP also dropped like crazy!
4502!
But I survived. I survived! With just 73 HP left!
I looked down and saw Lin Yixin watching me as well. Her eyes looked like stars, and the way she blinked at me sent flutters through my heart. Very good, it looked like we both survived the fall!
I couldn’t help but boast, “Haha! We’re so awesome!”
Lin Yixin nodded in agreement before giving the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf a pat. Then, she blinked once before saying, “I think it’s dead…”
I nodded. I already knew it was dead since I saw the system notice. It was absolutely worth it though. Lin Yixin and my level were worth far more than its level would ever be!
I smiled as the little wolf’s body dissolved into sparks and returned to my pet space. “Rest in peace, you little bastard…”
Lin Yixin: “It must’ve done something bad in its past life to meet a master like you…”
I shook my head immediately. “Quite the opposite. It is fate that sent it to my side…”
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Blocking out the incredible pain that was tearing at our whole bodies, Lin Yixin and I pulled ourselves up before checking out our surroundings. We were shocked. Our fall had carved a pit about three meters into the ice, and somehow we still survived the fall. How lucky was that?
Lin Yixin stood up, but she had to blink repeatedly because the powerful wind of this place kept blowing snow into her eyes. Every time she thought she was in the clear, a new snowflake would splat against her eyelashes. Forced to narrow her eyes into slits to avoid getting snow into her eyes, she smiled at me and asked, “What should we do now? Do you want to teleport back or walk around for a bit?”
I nodded. “Why don’t you check the name of this map?”
“Oh?”
Lin Yixin opened the map quickly and discovered that the area we were in was called “Arctic Temple, Corridor”. It was about several kilometers long, and it led us to a blood-red map called “Arctic Temple”!
“Wow! This map’s level is really high…” Lin Yixin said excitedly, “And judging the color, the recommended level should be 25 levels above ours. Hoho, I wonder what we could find in a map like this?”
I nodded. “Sadly, we are low on almost everything. Weapon durability, equipment durability, consumables, health potions… I doubt we have enough to clear the whole map…”
“What should we do then?”
“Well, it would be a waste to leave without exploring at least a little. Let’s check out this Arctic Temple first before deciding what to do later!”
“Okay!”
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