Chapter 397: 397 Good Man Li Ang

Took me long enough to find you!

Watching Li Ang tuck the Snow Woman into a strange sleeping bag and fiddle with something below, the Scorpio Director's consciousness lodged in the big dog's body nearly gnashed its dog teeth to shards.

Damn it! This kid's talent isn't bad, but he's damn disobedient!

I told him a thousand times, a million times—not to leave this dog's side, or he might run into the Snow Woman and be lured into a blizzard to freeze to death. And while I was digging underground in the desert looking for a worm, this kid vanished!

If I hadn't been careful enough to memorize his scent beforehand and tracked him down by it, I'd probably still be searching for his frozen corpse in the mountains!

Woof!

After letting out a furious roar by controlling the dog's body, the Scorpio Director leapt straight at the Snow Woman in the sleeping bag—only for a massive backpack to suddenly appear before his eyes.

Thud!

Holy shit, there's a dog!

Li Ang swung the backpack and knocked the snarling dog flat on its back. Then, relying on his thick clothing, he lunged forward, pinned the dog under his weight, and clamped both hands over its muzzle to stop it from biting.

Holy shit, you hit me?!

After being knocked flat by the backpack, the Scorpio Director's vision swam with stars. He opened his mouth to curse—only for his jaws to be seized again, his tongue half-dangling out, unable to retract, reduced to muffled whimpers from his throat.

During the struggle with the hiker Li Ang, the thorned crown on the dog's head was knocked off when Li Ang gripped its muzzle—the dog's furious gaze instantly cleared.

Woof… woof…

It… seems like it's been subdued?

Watching the big dog beneath him stop struggling and instead whimper pitifully with its tail tucked, Li Ang hesitated slightly, then eased his pressure a little.

The now-docile dog didn't attack again. Instead, it rolled onto its back, offering its belly, its dog face almost pleadingly submissive.

Quick! Kill it!

Seeing Li Ang release the dangerous-looking dog, the Snow Woman—who had just barely caught her breath—grew tense again, struggling to sit up and say:

"It's dangerous! Don't be fooled by it! I—"

"I've got an idea!"

Interrupting her, Li Ang slammed his palm and beamed:

"You don't have a climbing suit—you can't hike down with me. But I've got a sleeping bag!

We can chop some branches, tie them together with climbing rope into a makeshift sled, you lie in the sleeping bag, and I'll drag you down with this dog!"

Drag me down?

Hearing Li Ang's words, the Snow Woman shuddered all over.

Her own dream-sphere wasn't boundless like the true Dream Realm—it was confined to this mountain alone. If he dragged her down, she'd reach the edge of the nightmare.

Normally, being pulled to the nightmare's edge would just wake her up. But now, the Abyss of Fallen Souls overlapped with reality—if she was dragged out from the nightmare's edge, she'd enter reality itself!

Unlike the sandworms and sea monsters, she wasn't immune to cold beyond her frost resistance—her physical strength was roughly equal to an ordinary human woman's. All her power resided within this mountain.

If he forcibly dragged her out of the dream, she'd be utterly at his mercy. Without the dream's protection, she might even melt outright into reality!

…

"No no no!"

Understanding what Li Ang intended, the Snow Woman shook her head frantically:

"I… I just remembered! I have a guide! Just leave me here, give me a blanket, and wait for him to come rescue me!"

"Huh? Your brain finally woke up?"

Seeing this idiot woman finally stop babbling, Li Ang nodded happily, pulled out his satellite phone, selected a carrier, and asked:

"I searched for ages earlier and got nothing… what's your guide's contact number? Let me see if I can connect!"

Contact number? What's that?

She had no idea what Li Ang held in his hand, but since this was a dream, as long as it wasn't too absurd, the mind would fill in the gaps. After a moment's silence, she took a gamble and ventured:

"Six?"

"…."

Six your ass! GlobalStar numbers are twelve digits long!

Looks like this idiot hasn't snapped out of it yet.

Disappointed, Li Ang put away the satellite phone, found a climbing rope, tied the docile dog to a nearby tree, tugged hard several times to confirm it couldn't break free, then grabbed his axe and went to chop trees.

Seeing Li Ang finally leave, the once-fierce dog bared its teeth at her again. The Snow Woman didn't dare linger—she drew a deep breath, ready to flee into the blizzard—

Woof!

With a howl that shook the soul, the Snow Woman—whose body had already begun dissolving into wind and snow—shuddered violently and was violently ejected back into solid form.

With that loud howl, the blizzard within a five-hundred-meter radius centered on the trio instantly scattered, reducing to a moderate snowfall.

Damn it…

Watching the dog, still snarling at her but tied to the tree, the Snow Woman, paralyzed in her sleeping bag by the dog's howl, nearly cried.

It's one of those suppression-type anomalies… If I'd known I'd run into this, I'd have swapped places with that sea monster and gone to stall the Scorpio Director of the Clearance Bureau instead.

I have no combat ability, but the other side didn't need any—just speed. I could turn into wind and snow; escaping was effortless.

But after taking on the task of dealing with this Level-3 Clearance Officer, I got caught red-handed by this man and dog. If this keeps up…

"Ugly, but it'll do!"

After hacking branches and tying them with spare climbing rope into a crooked sled, Li Ang nodded in satisfaction. He cut a length of rope, wrapped it twice around the dog's chest and back, knotted it tight—his makeshift dog-sled was complete.

He lifted the limp Snow Woman, strapped the pale-faced woman to the sled, then looked up at the now-lighter snow and grinned.

"Good. The snow's calmed down. You're saved now."

Saved my ass! If you drag me out, I'm dead!!!

Looking up at Li Ang, his large goggles still smiling warmly, as if he had done something noble, the unlucky Snow Woman drew a deep breath and shouted coldly:

"Let go of me, human!"

"???"

"I'm the spirit of winter, the Snow Woman dwelling in this mountain! I can summon blizzards at will! Let me go, and I'll—what's that look on your face?"

"Nothing…"

With a pitying glance at the idiot woman, Li Ang shook his head slightly, chose not to argue with the frozen fool, and grabbed one side of the sled with the dog, who wagged its tail.

"I'm not lying! I really am the Snow Woman!"

"Yeah yeah yeah, I believe you, I believe you."

"If you believe me, stop!"

"Stop? I'll stop when we reach the bottom."

"Damn it, you still don't believe me!"

"I believe you. Why wouldn't I?"

Glancing toward the faint outline of the climbing camp below, Li Ang sighed, slung the sled rope over his shoulder, and trudged downhill, step by heavy step.

"Forget Snow Woman—if you told me you were the Snow King, I'd believe you. By the way, can you sing that song?"

"W-what song?"

"You love me~ I love you~ Mi Xue Bing Cheng sweet sweet~"

"…."

Fuck, dragging a crazy woman down the mountain and singing to her? I'm such a good guy!

"Help! I won't go down! Help! Someone will die! Help!!!"