Chapter 1088: The Last Fifth Era 903

The dark great lake is so deep that even just a glance will cause inexplicable fear to surge in the heart. In the wind, the sound of giant objects hitting the water surface seemed to come from the depths of the lake, but looking closely, nothing could be seen.

Xia De used the long branch in his hand to stir the campfire, thought for a while, and took out a ring from his pocket:

"【Plague Doctor Ring】, can immunize against some special diseases. You wear it, it might be useful later. The way to use it is to rotate the ring face counterclockwise. Don't refuse, my physical fitness is probably stronger than yours."

Iluna naturally did not refuse. After accepting the ring, she asked Xia De if he was still carrying her sun holy emblem brooch. After getting a definite answer, she talked to him about the topic of the Eternal Youth Leaf.

Snowflakes fell from the black sky, swaying in the wind and landing on their shoulders. The Great Swamp occasionally made dull sounds, followed by low "ang~" calls, but no one knew where they came from. The pitch-black lake water reflected the firelight, shaking and constantly hitting the shore, showing the figures of the girl and the Outsider by the campfire in the shaking.

Even though they would be forced to face a difficult battle next, Iluna still believed that she would remember this moment, remember that by the dark lake in the depths of the Great Swamp, she and Xia De were sitting by the campfire, this short moment of rest.

Compared to the four people on the beach of death in autumn, this time, there were only her and Xia De.

Twenty minutes was not long, and Xia De had been paying attention to the time. Just as the time was about to cross the midnight of Wednesday and come to the early morning of Thursday, he stopped the discussion with Iluna about the special rules of the Chosen One of "Wisdom and Knowledge," and took out the time key that only had one use left from his arms:

"I won't save it for use in battle."

"That's fine. I don't know if that witch from the past can help you."

Iluna looked at Xia De's side face illuminated by the firelight with her chin supported by her right hand, but found that Xia De had a very melancholy expression at this time:

"If I can witness her climbing to the top of the mountains, I think she can definitely help me."

He searched for the Relics and special items that he could not bring to the past and placed them on the ground temporarily, and pulled the pendant in the shape of a door from his chest. Snowflakes fell on it and melted because of Xia De's body temperature:

"Then see you in three seconds, Iluna."

Xia De handed the 【Night Watcher】 to Iluna temporarily, and the latter took the sword:

"See you in three seconds."

Xia De inserted the wooden key into the keyhole of the door pendant, watching the "huge" wooden key being "sucked" into the tiny keyhole like a needle eye:

"May the World Tree protect me in time."

The miniature door was opened, and the white fog inside the door wrapped around Xia De. After the white fog dissipated, Iluna could only see the small door pendant falling to the ground.

"One."

She looked at Xia De's original position and counted silently in her heart. The campfire danced in the wind, and a large shadow covered Xia De's position. Suddenly, she heard a strange laughter coming from her ear. That laughter was so full of temptation that Iluna's originally gradually stable heart suddenly became restless.

"Two."

She heard the sound of water, and it was the sound of human hands splashing water. That sound was very close, and the long sword in her hand almost immediately lit up with silver light that illuminated the dark night.

Iluna immediately raised her sword and turned to look at the dark lake surface. While standing up, with the light of the long sword in her hand and the reflection of the lake water, she saw a beautiful woman's head exposed on the dark lake surface.

Plop~

She almost heard the sound of her own heartbeat at this moment. Iluna couldn't describe how beautiful that face was. Even though the light was dim at this moment, that face was still as charming as if it were under the only light on the stage. It's just that it seemed a bit abnormally beautiful.

"Three."

The rune of 【My Heart is Clear, Sword Slashes Demons】 had already lit up. The girl holding the long sword high walked toward the lake water, as if to split the dark lake surface with that silver long sword.

Xia De was about to return.

(Little Mia is running...)

【Outsider, you have stepped into the "Time Corridor."】

【Message from the Ancient God "Father of the Infinite Tree":】

【Winter, 903, Fifth Era, Northern Continent, Silver Mountains.】

【Event: Lost in the Snowy Mountain.】

【Duration: 40 minutes (3/3).】

【You have obtained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of the Infinite Tree is watching you.】

【The test given to you by the Ancient God of Time will continue.】

【Assist the deity "Winter Maiden" to escort the lost person to the top of the mountain.】

【The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Wonder - Light of Confinement, Curse - Flying Flower Curse.】

Taking a step forward in that vast white fog, Xia De fell directly into the snow.

"Again."

Xia De, wrapped tightly, complained. Although it was still very cold here, this time it was surprisingly not too cold, probably because the lakeside of Pantanal Lake was not very warm originally.

Xia De, who was already familiar with this strange snowy mountain, ate a mouthful of snow, then climbed out of the snow layer and looked around, looking at the highest peak of the snowy mountain under the mottled black sky, as if it were right in front of him.

"Oh!"

It can even be said that the current position is just below the final snow slope of the highest peak. During the time Xia De left, the movement speed of Miss Chloe's group was quite astonishing.

"The scenery at the top of the mountain is probably different from that in the snowy mountain."

He said softly in his heart, then shrank his body and looked at the white expanse around him, the smoke in his breath dissipating with the gale.

He was also very familiar with this white expanse environment. After all, the Great Swamp area was also like this. It's just that the mental pollution and blizzard in the Great Swamp area were far less severe than here.

Wrapped in heavy clothing, his eyes scanned the surroundings from the gaps in his hat, cloak, and scarf. Under that mottled black sky, the snowflakes flashed with silver light. Except for the sound of the wind, it seemed that there was nothing here.

"Where did they choose the camp this time?"

Looking around in place, he decided to walk toward the high place first:

"Or, is it still that deity waiting for me this time?"

Climbing up with difficulty against the wind and snow, this time it was not walking on the ridge, but really climbing the mountain. Xia De did not forget that what he really had to do was not to climb the peak, but to find the witch's group. He kept looking left and right, while asking "She" if she saw any signs.

Although the first two times he only walked for less than ten minutes and saw quite obvious signs or light, this time he quickened his pace and didn't see Miss Chloe's group when the tenth minute arrived.

"Forty minutes left half an hour."

So he quickened his pace and walked down from the high place, and finally returned to the original height close to rolling and crawling. This time Xia De chose to search downward, and then not far below his appearance point, he saw the broken camp almost covered by heavy snow.

No campfire, let alone light and warmth. The expensive tent sponsored by Miss Galina that Xia De brought was almost crushed by one-third by the blizzard. While Xia De pushed aside the snow covering the tent and squeezed in, he saw Miss Chloe, Mrs. Marx, and the man whose surname he didn't know, each curled up in the dark corner of the tent, the three of them closed their eyes tightly, and even ice crystals hung on their eyelashes:

"What happened?"

He held Miss Chloe's hand a bit nervously. The short witch lady curled up in the blanket, her hands as cold as ice cubes. He tried to call a few times but there was no result, so Xia De reached out and placed it on her neck.

【Still alive.】

Only then did he feel relieved, and went to check the other two. Their condition was not much better. Mrs. Marx's face was blue, and the man whose name Xia De still didn't know was leaning on the tent with his eyes closed, his life almost coming to an end.

"Miss Chloe~ Miss Chloe!"

Picking up the short lady again, Xia De tried to shout a few times, but the silver-haired red-eyed witch didn't react at all. Her body temperature was extremely low. When Xia De held her in his arms, he felt as if he was holding a large ice cube.

There were traces of the campfire in the center of the tent, so Xia De rekindled the campfire and used his own spiritual power to make the fire surge. But the firelight didn't bring any temperature, let alone make the three people here return to normal. They were clearly still alive, but no one could react to Xia De's arrival.

【This area is very special, you cannot use fire to affect the area temperature.】

He tried to call a few more times, but still no reaction. This symptom is somewhat similar to the self-protection mechanism of the body that forces itself into a semi-comatose state after the Ringed Shushi suffers a huge mental blow and its own spiritual power shrinks. Or rather, this is a kind of vegetative human body self-protection mechanism to prevent immediate loss of control.

This also means that not long before Xia De appeared, they encountered an enemy that had a significant impact on their own emotions and spirit.

"The enemies they encountered are all this type of mind-affecting type."

This further corroborates Xia De's guess about the current state.

He didn't have much time to stay here, and he didn't think he had the ability to carry, drag, and pull three people to climb the distant peak. So he held Miss Chloe and walked out of the tent carefully, standing barefoot in the snow and looking into the distance:

"God! Are you still there! Your believer needs help."

All three in the tent claimed to be believers of the winter deity 【Winter Maiden】.

To prevent another avalanche, Xia De didn't dare to be too loud, but the sound still echoed under the vast sky. However, the deity did not respond to this. Helpless, he could only return to the tent temporarily and search for things that might be used in the tent.

The food he brought last time had been consumed, leaving only the residue of some vegetables that were more durable in cold weather. As for personal items, just as Xia De guessed, the "witch's servant" Mrs. Marx and the man who stole the Tarot card did not have personal luggage.

Except for their own clothing, the former had a boot, which was the boot of Mrs. Marx's original owner; the latter's pocket was 【Tarot · Darkness】, the card Xia De was too familiar with.

Miss Chloe had a small package that she originally used as a pillow under her head. After opening it, she found two books, two notebooks, and some sundries. Sundries included rings, spellcasting materials that Xia De could not identify for the time being, paper and pens, ladies' hair accessories, incense powder, etc. ===== CHAPTER 1089 =====