Chapter 1294 - Ice Throne (1/2)
Symbol of the wind elemental lord…
Looking at the symbol on Anne’s back, Rhode couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his eye. In fact, he had already suspected that Anne was the child of a wind elemental lord. After all, her wind elemental power was clearly of the dominant class. In the past, when she consumed the awakening potion, Gillian mentioned to him that the blood flowing in Anne’s body should be that of the wind elemental lord. Besides, when Rhode communicated with the Sky Whale earlier, the latter also mentioned that the wind elemental lord did have a child on the main plane. At that time, Rhode had pretty much confirmed it, except there was one most important condition that Anne didn’t have, unfortunately. According to the Sky Whale, the child had a symbol of the wind elemental lord on its back. But it was a pity that after heading back, Rhode stripped Anne naked and searched over and over, but just couldn’t find the said symbol. Rhode couldn’t help but feel puzzled. After all, in every other way, Anne actually fit the bill, didn’t she?
But it was a pity that despite her fitting the bill, she was like a Cinderella who couldn’t fit into the glass slippers. Without the symbol on her back, it was all meaningless.
Rhode had already given up, but never expected to find the hidden symbol of the wind elemental lord in this situation.
Yes, the symbol is indeed on her back, but it only manifested after Anne entered the elemental plane… Would it kill you to be more explicit?! Would it?!
Seems like it would…
“Hmm? What’s wrong, Leader? Is there something on Anne’s back?”
Upon seeing Rhode’s expression, Anne skipped to his side and asked curiously. After hearing her doubt, Rhode turned around, shrugged, and caressed her head.
“It’s nothing much. Well, let’s get ready to move out.”
“Okay, Leader!”
Facing Rhode’s response, the simple Anne accepted all of it without the slightest hesitation. And seeing that this topic was left out, Rhode heaved a sigh of relief. Although it was good news that he coincidentally discovered the symbol of the wind elemental lord on her back, their priority now wasn’t to search for her parents since that could wait. After transmigrating the Dragon Soul Continent to the solar system, Rhode had all the time to bring Anne around to search for her parents. But now… It was better to get down to business soon.
The chilly winds howled.
The elemental plane had no concept of time, but fortunately there was still the concept of space. And now, Rhode and the others could only choose to brave the cold wind blowing in their faces. However, they were lucky enough to be transported to the Ice Throne, where it was located at the heart of the water elemental plane and was also the elemental lord’s dwelling. The next step was to find the water elemental plane, unseal the Book of Elements, and bring it back to the main plane. Then, everything would be solved. As for its direction, as an inhabitant of the water elemental plane, the little mermaid naturally became the guide for everyone.
However…
“Leader, it’s like we’re thieves right now. Are we here at the water elemental plane to steal back that Book of Elements?”
Stooping over and following carefully by Rhode’s side, Anne asked softly. Upon hearing her question, Rhode shrugged and remained silent. He also looked at the little mermaid in front of him with some confusion. After returning to the water elemental plane, the little mermaid no longer needed to stay and hide in the water ball. At that moment, she was just like a released bird, flying freely in the sky of the water elemental plane. Her petite body swam in the air as if it were water. But… Instead of looking like a soaring bird, she was more like… a startled bird.
The little mermaid was obviously a water elemental creature, but she acted so strangely in the water elemental plane. She moved forward slowly only after carefully looking at her surroundings and would immediately hide behind Rhode’s back in fear as soon as there were any strange occurrences. Even though she was leading the way, she led Rhode to more hidden and safer places most of the time, so it wasn’t surprising that Anne asked this question. And now, being led around by the little mermaid also felt as though they weren’t here to retrieve something, but rather to steal something instead…
As a matter of fact, Rhode could be less careful with his identity. Because even if he encountered any water elemental creatures, as soon as he revealed his identity as the Void Dragon, the water elemental creatures would respectfully lead him to the water elemental lord. Then, he could negotiate with the water elemental lord and if everything turned out well, he could get his hands on the Book of Elements.
Why are we even sneaking in like thieves right now?
However, Rhode didn’t grumble much. Although none of the paths the little mermaids took were just and honorable, they didn’t waste much time as they headed straight to the core area of the Ice Throne. Despite that, Rhode also realized the reason why the little mermaid seemed to be taking the safer routes was out of fear of meeting other water elemental creatures…
That was indeed odd. As Rhode’s card spirit, the little mermaid was definitely a creature of this plane, just like how it wasn’t strange for a water elemental creature like Agatha to be an inhabitant of this plane. However, the little mermaid’s ‘guilty conscience’ made him curious. As far as he could remember, the inhabitants of the water elemental plane were usually either meek or indifferent. Either way, they weren’t the type that would start an argument with anyone. On the other hand, Rhode watched the little mermaid’s growth. She was usually a timid but obedient and sensible child. He refused to believe that she had caused a lot of trouble in the water elemental plane. In that case, what exactly was she so afraid of?
Squeak, squeak, squeak…
The thick layer of frost and snow beneath everyone’s feet made a slight sound, before being completely muted by the whirling blizzard. Rhode was also fortunate that his group possessed strong elemental manifestations; otherwise, they would have been completely frozen to death by now. The temperature outside of the Ice Throne was comparable to that of Neptune’s, where ordinary creatures would have been turned into ice sculptures in an instant. Only people like Rhode, Gillian, and Anne, who had pure and mighty elemental powers could walk here unharmed.
The entire Ice Throne was, as its name suggested, an island formed by a huge piece of iceberg floating on the surface of the water. As far as the eye could see, the whole Ice Throne seemed to have nothing but white snowfields and crystals that reflected chilly lights. But Rhode knew that it was just an illusion. The water elemental plane was just as the name implied. All creatures here could move about as freely as the little mermaid, which meant that if one were lucky enough, one could see a whale flying in the sky… Which wasn’t entirely impossible.
“…!”
Suddenly, the little mermaid in front of the crowd was startled. She turned around and shuttled across the air like a fish. Rhode’s vision dazzled and before he knew it, the little mermaid had hidden behind him. She reached out, held his shoulder, and peeked out with a pair of bright, aqua eyes that were filled with bewilderment and unease.
“What’s wrong, Snow?”
Rhode knitted his brows at the sight of the terrified little mermaid and shifted his gaze to where she was staring at. Shortly after, he narrowed his eyes immediately.
Boom———!
A deep sonic boom erupted and all of a sudden, an enormous, pitch-black shadow appeared out of thin air. It was a giant octopus that was over ten meters long, suspended in the air, while its huge body descended slowly as though it were being lowered into the deep sea. At the same time, the giant octopus waved its tentacles, lashing out at a group of beings near it. The group of beings weren’t just ordinary creatures. And although they were standing quite a distance away from Rhode, it only took an instant before Rhode saw who they were. A group of mermaid warriors had surrounded the giant octopus, wielding tridents, and were wrestling with the giant octopus bravely.
Looks like it’s another ambush from a stray monster…