Chapter 66: The game before the blizzard arrives! Stop hiding, come out!

Early the next morning.

The wind and snow arrived like a torrential downpour, as if the whole world were covered by a white curtain.

"Boom!"

With a huge explosion, the ship below the mountain trembled, emitting thick black smoke.

Hearing the commotion, Su Yang woke up immediately, turned over, put on his clothes, and ran outside the cave to look down.

He saw a ball of fire shooting into the sky, appearing particularly abrupt in this world of white snow.

"What happened?" Nan Xue Qing and Jiang Yao arrived late and asked.

"It's started..." Su Yang returned to the tent to assemble the flintlock gun and the axe, then stuffed the remaining twelve bullets into the pockets of his down jacket.

Once the three were dressed, they immediately crept toward the mountain peak.

The Wolf Camp was located on the south side of the mountain, while Qi Ming's route into the mountain was on the north side.

Both sides could reach the cave containing the nitroglycerin.

The three lay on the slope, looking at the Polar Bear resting outside the cave.

"What a huge size, even bigger than the one on the central island." Nan Xue Qing exclaimed.

"No matter how big, it can't take two shots." Su Yang said.

"Xue Qing, I'm so cold." Jiang Yao was shivering from the cold.

"Bear with it, they'll be up soon." Nan Xue Qing pulled her into her arms.

Su Yang glanced at them and said nothing; in reality, he also felt frozen, his ears aching.

Before long, the black smoke stopped rising, meaning the boiler room had been repaired.

"Snap!"

Su Yang activated 'Eagle Eye' and looked down the mountain, seeing a figure climbing down the rope ladder, carrying a long gun and walking toward the path up the mountain.

"Qi Ming has set off."

"So fast?" Nan Xue Qing said in surprise.

It was absolutely impossible to repair the ship alone in such a short time.

So he had guessed right; the Gunner was still alive.

Then his gaze fell on the mountainside, where a huge Polar Bear was still lying, gnawing on a seal.

This would be the first hurdle Qi Ming would encounter on his way up the mountain.

"Are we really doing nothing?" Nan Xue Qing asked.

"Let him go up the mountain." Su Yang nodded.

Nan Xue Qing struggled internally for a moment, resisting the urge to strike, "I'll trust you once."

Su Yang turned to look at her, gazing into those clear eyes, "You have no choice but to trust me."

"If something goes wrong..."

"Then I will die too."

Hearing this, Nan Xue Qing said no more.

Now the three were grasshoppers on the same rope; they had to cooperate, otherwise, none of them would survive to clear the game.

"It's too cold, I want to warm up by a fire." Jiang Yao breathed onto her hands.

"No, starting a fire will expose our position." Nan Xue Qing shook her head.

"But..." Jiang Yao opened her mouth to say something more, but was interrupted by Su Yang.

"Qi Ming is coming up the mountain."

The three looked over and saw a small black dot in the distance, walking toward their direction.

The path up the mountain was very long, a full two kilometers from the foot to the peak.

And the slope was very steep; at a normal walking speed, it would take about half an hour.

Now with the wind and snow hindering them, this stretch of road would be even harder to walk than imagined.

Su Yang brushed the snow off his body; he felt his legs were frozen stiff, so he stood up and moved a few steps.

This final showdown tested not only the body but also the will.

Half an hour later, Qi Ming finally reached the mountainside; he raised his smoothbore gun, aimed at the Polar Bear, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The gunshot rang out, and the Polar Bear fifty meters away was hit hard, a blood hole the size of a bowl appearing on its back!

"Roar!"

The roar echoed through the sky, and the Polar Bear turned and charged toward Qi Ming, its massive body moving with great force, the pressure astonishing.

Seeing the beast charging, Qi Ming loaded the bullet unhurriedly, aimed, and fired in one go.

"Bang!"

Another gunshot, and this time the bullet didn't miss, hitting the Polar Bear squarely in the head.

"Boom—"

The huge body fell powerlessly to the ground, sliding several meters toward the slope due to inertia, and finally died.

Having completed all this, Qi Ming seemed to have done a trivial thing, his expression not changing much.

Humans with firearms were the existence at the top of the world's food chain.

Qi Ming had enough confidence; no matter how many Polar Bears came, as long as he had enough ammunition, he could kill them all.

"The traitor still isn't making a move?" Qi Ming looked up toward the mountain, a suspicious look on his face.

Based on his understanding of Su Yang, the other party wasn't someone who would miss an opportunity.

On the contrary, he was extremely good at seizing timing; he shouldn't have let him be so smooth.

"Could it be he's waiting for me at the top of the mountain?" Qi Ming guessed.

He thought this possibility was very high; from the terrain, the mountain top was easy to defend and hard to attack.

The traitors had the numerical advantage and skill assistance; they wouldn't let the good guys get the glycerin so easily.

Thinking of this, Qi Ming chose not to continue up the mountain.

Instead, he started a fire on the spot.

A campfire slowly appeared, and Qi Ming sat on the snow, eating dried seal meat unhurriedly to replenish his strength.

"He's stopped." Su Yang frowned.

"Why?" Nan Xue Qing opened her eyes wide and looked, but she didn't have the vision of an Eagle Eye and couldn't see the situation in the distance.

She could only see a small flame.

"Perhaps he wants to wear us out." Su Yang said in a deep voice.

The enemy is in the light, we are in the dark.

Qi Ming starting a fire openly was not only a provocation but also an attempt to force them out of their position.

"Then what should we do now?" Nan Xue Qing looked at Su Yang and asked.

Unknowingly, she had become accustomed to asking for his opinion before taking action.

Su Yang pondered for a moment and said: "Ignore him, keep waiting."

"Are you afraid of exposing our position?"

"Once the position is exposed, we lose the initiative." Su Yang nodded.

To ensure the plan proceeded normally, they had to choose to sacrifice.

No matter how cold it was, they absolutely could not retreat.

Otherwise, Liu Wei Cheng, who was hiding in the dark, might appear early, and in that case, they would not only miss the opportunity.

But also be forced to use traitor skills early.

This game of chess was a test of patience!

After roasting for a while, Qi Ming looked up and murmured: "Still not showing yourself?"

He knew that Su Yang could keep track of his movements with the 'Eagle Eye' talent.

Therefore, adopting this stalling tactic was precisely to force him to appear.

Now that the plan had failed, Qi Ming didn't intend to waste time.

The longer it dragged on, perhaps the blizzard would arrive before he could blow up the iceberg.

"The Captain is coming." Su Yang took a look.

"You guessed right, it really was a probe!" Nan Xue Qing said solemnly.

The traitor camp had won this round of chess; Qi Ming couldn't help but push the progress after all.

Another half hour passed, and the Captain finally reached the summit.

Facing the terrifying giant beast four meters tall, his approach was still understated.

He fired one shot, reloaded, and fired another.

Two shots later, the Polar Bear fell to the ground with a bang.

Qi Ming looked up; the cave behind the Polar Bear's corpse was where the most important item in this game was hidden—nitroglycerin.

He didn't rush in, but looked around and said loudly: "Su Yang, I know you're nearby."

"Stop hiding, come out." ===== CHAPTER 67 =====