Chapter 2010 - The Eagles’ Food Storage (2/2)

“Go inside, even if they did spot us, we won’t be surrounded.”

The group quickly changed direction and took cover in the cave.

The cave was very deep. Anyone with some common sense would know the temperature would be lower deeper inside the cave, and they would most likely suffer from hypothermia. If their blood stopped flowing, they would be frozen forever.

The Valley of Glaciers had many species of demon creatures that were beyond the strength of humans, so a lot of Mages ended up hiding inside caves to avoid the demon creatures. However, many people did not return after going into the caves. Hypothermia was like boiling a frog. Their bodies were no longer under their control by the time they realized death was approaching!

Fighting the Frosty Ancient Eagles was suicidal. They could only bet their lives on hiding in the cave and waiting for a better opportunity to flee for their lives.

“The cave is so deep. Luckily, there’s reflected light in here. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to see a thing,” Kuma said softly.

“Did you see the bloodstains?”

“I did…”

“There are more of them ahead. Have we entered a lion’s den instead?”

More blood was spotted as they went deeper into the cave. They even found some fresh bloodstains!

“Look ahead!”

“My god, isn’t that Might? I saw him being caught by a Frosty Ancient Eagle…”

“There are more ahead. Those are frozen Steel Spike Bulls!”

“And the Tianshan Howling Bears!”

As the group went deeper into the cave, they saw frozen creatures covered in blood stuck on the walls. In addition to the demon creatures, the humans that were caught by the Frosty Ancient Eagles were here too!

They were already dead and had been turned into frozen specimens. The Mages realized they had entered an ice chamber where carcasses were stored!

“I…I think we’ve found their food storage!” Mo Fan murmured.

“Don’t say it, I’m about to throw up!” Jiang Shaoxu was covering her mouth.

These frozen dead carcasses were the Frosty Ancient Eagles food supply for the winter. All of the people who were fighting alongside them not long ago had ended up like this. The Mages were about to lose their minds, especially since some of the victims used to be their comrades!

The cries of the Frosty Ancient Eagles came from outside the cave.

Nanyu soon heard the Frosty Ancient Eagles’ moving around. She blurted out, “Crap, it sounds like they are coming for their food.”

“It’s not even dark yet. Why do they have to have their meal so early!?” Zhao Manyan whined.

“Who cares when their mealtime is? We must figure out a plan. We can’t be stuck in here, or we’ll be frozen like them!” Guan Yu snarled.

“What can we possibly do?”

“They have clearly classified the food so they can survive the whole winter. The demon creatures at the back are frozen in thicker ice. They must have been stored here more than half a month ago. The ones closer to us are covered in thinner ice and are still covered in blood. They are the demon creatures and our allies from the lake…” Lingling pointed out.

“What does that mean… are you saying that the Frosty Ancient Eagles are suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder?” Mo Fan’s mouth coughed up.

Lingling rolled her eyes. She was so calm that she did not look like a teenager at all. “Judging from the scratches, they usually start with the food that was stored more than half a month ago. They are reserving the latest food supply for winter!”

“Mm, we can ask Sister Ningxue to freeze us over on this side and pretend we were caught more recently!”