Chapter 1663: Avalanche

"Although they encountered a strange and powerful traveler, the traveler under the moon, relying on his cat-like voice, finally let the other party recognize that it was his friend from the past. 'Oh, isn't this Miss Marcus?' the traveler said. 'Oh, it's you, long time no see!' the witch said. They hugged tightly, pouring out their longing and attachment to each other. Even the blizzard and severe cold could not block their passion at this moment."

It was clearly just an ordinary hug, but it was described by the deity as if something very remarkable had happened.

"Xia De, Xia De Hamilton!"

The regret of not saying his name last time was immediately filled by Xia De, and the witch let go of him, but still held his hand.

She looked up into Xia De's eyes:

"Xia De, where are you now? Why do I feel that you and your cat are not truly here?"

Chloe's right hand was interlaced with Xia De's, and her left hand stroked his face. Although he was right in front of her and the touch was incomparably real, Chloe clearly felt as if he were thousands of miles away:

"Clearly right in front of my eyes, but this kind of distant distance... where are you?"

She was a demigod witch, the most powerful mortal in the material world. Even if she couldn't see through the story of the "God of Travel" completely, she could at least feel that something was wrong.

Thus, the traveler with his back to the campfire continued to narrate with a smile:

"The witch asked her old friend why he appeared here abruptly. And the traveler under the moon pondered whether he should inform the girl in front of him about the group traveling together. If informed, then Chloe Marcus the witch would also join the story and become one of the travelers; if not informed, you would brush past each other."

The god reminded, and Chloe, who was truly in the snowy mountain, of course couldn't hear her voice.

Xia De had made a decision. He looked at the girl in front of him, and the heat from their noses and mouths as they breathed completely blended together. His eyes were very serious, even making Chloe, who was looking at him, blush:

"I am engaged in dangerous activities and am nearing the end. If I inform you, you will be involved in it."

"Are you going to climb toward a higher place?"

Chloe asked, enduring her shyness while looking into his eyes. The "Witch's Scent" perfume on her was that kind of cold and glamorous fragrance.

"Yes."

Chloe stood on tiptoe again, this time kissing Xia De directly. It was a very deep kiss, and when the kiss ended, even for a demigod witch, her face had already turned red:

"This is my answer. Please inform me where you are. I was originally going to climb up too; please let me travel with you again, just like when we met. This time, please let me help you; if needed, you can also drink my blood."

She hid her inner joy, while Miss Andriana the witch, who was sitting, pursed her lips and rolled her eyes; she didn't expect that there would be such an interesting story to see on this journey.

"Alright, follow me."

Xia De then held her hand, took a step back, and let himself completely enter the campfire light in the Lost Forest camp:

"I am on a seven-day journey with my companions. Now, it is already the night of the sixth day. Chloe, do you want to join our travel group?"

He was confident that this time key would not be dangerous, so he dared to involve Chloe as well. And as Xia De's voice fell, the deity's voice followed:

"The traveler under the moon issued an invitation to his old friend, and the new traveler readily agreed. She invited you into her camp. The night is very long, and in your narration, she also understood your story."

Chloe dazed for a moment, then looked left and right violently, seeing the scenery of the misty forest around. The snowy mountain scene blurred like an oil painting wet by water, and the misty forest pieced together in those strange color blocks.

The special environment here actually made her feel that she had returned to the Bai Yin Mountains of the trial land again, and the warmth in her palm proved that the man had truly come to her side. This was real temperature, the kind of temperature that seemed to warm the soul in a cold world, definitely not something that could be imitated by other situations.

Xia De hadn't explained the ins and outs, but Chloe had already understood the general situation here. Thus, the card on the top of the deck flew to her front automatically. On the traveler identity card representing the demigod witch—Miss Chloe Marcus Marx, it was the silver-white cat she turned into when she jumped into Xia De's arms to keep warm in the Bai Yin Mountains.

Although both were silver-white fur like Xia De's transformed cat, it was easy to distinguish them by body shape because they were of different genders; Xia De's cat was larger. And the fur color of the cat representing Chloe was closer to the snow surface illuminated by the sun, while Xia De's transformed cat was closer to the luster of the silver moon.

"Deity."

The demigod witch noticed the truth of the dusty traveler sitting with his back to the campfire, so she respectfully greeted the deity.

Subsequently, it was the witch Alela Andriana and the maid Clara, who belonged to the Zalas Academy, greeting the demigod witch. The maid still maintained her elegance; she had received professional training, but Miss Andriana had not, so she could only try her best to keep a straight face, not letting herself make strange expressions.

The scene of a demigod witch and a man hugging tightly and even kissing was definitely not something that could be seen elsewhere.

Xia De sat down on his cushion again and took out a new cushion for Chloe to sit beside him. She placed the cushion closer to Xia De, then leaned against Xia De, holding Xia De's hand, and leaned her head on his shoulder. The unexpected reunion had made her not care much about her original purpose.

She knew that Xia De couldn't stay forever this time; the sense of alienation from time and space on him was almost exactly the same as last time. Over the past twenty years, she had also made countless attempts and countless times explored the origin of this man. As long as it was confirmed that he could still appear, then there would be another chance to meet again. As for now, just enjoy the warmth for a moment and indulge in the joy after the harvest.

The bard was still recording with paper and pen. Although the witch and the maid were curious about the relationship between Xia De and the demigod witch emperor, they didn't dare to ask directly. Because of this accident, the moods of the two were much better.

The sixth day of the journey officially ended, and the team, restored to five travelers, welcomed the morning of the last day.

"The addition of the new traveler 【Bai Yin Cat】 with a common destination made everyone happy. This is a veteran traveler with a small amount of spellcasting ability and expertise in traveling in complex and harsh environments; she will bring you unexpected help. The journey enters the last day, and you still move forward toward the higher reaches of the snowy mountain along the guidance of the map. You will reach the destination of the map in the afternoon, so what will be waiting for you before the destination?"

"Chloe, you do it."

Xia De said, and the petite silver-haired girl reached out and touched the card on the top of the deck. On the card face, it was the scene of an avalanche.

After learning that they were about to enter the snowy mountain scene, everyone by the campfire had guessed that they would encounter an avalanche sooner or later. Therefore, the moment they saw the card face clearly, everyone stood up and gathered toward Xia De.

The moving people transformed into animals—parrot, hound, unicorn, silver cat, and the campfire, tent, and deity disappeared again. The ground turned into snow, the surrounding light suddenly brightened, but accompanying it was the rumbling sound coming from high above.

This was definitely not a normal avalanche, because what was shaken was not just sound and ground, but spirits and elements were also becoming chaotic together.

"Shedon Seal!"

Xia De held the Moonlight Greatsword with both hands and stabbed it into the snow surface, and the shield emitting golden light protected everyone.

Roar~

Accompanied by the unicorn's light neigh, the opened energy-transformed pure white huge wings sheltered all the animals, and at the same time, pure white light poured into the yellow shield, greatly enhancing the strength of the shield.

"Ice Decree!"

Chloe's voice appeared in the silver-white cat's mouth, and snowflakes rose in the ice-blue airflow around, also merging with Xia De's "Shedon Seal". Pure white, golden, ice blue, the three colors mixed, making the runes on the spherical shield denser, and almost turning the energy shield into a real crystal.

"Meow~"

Little Mia didn't care how critical the situation was now; it knocked away Chloe who had rushed into Xia De's arms. The silver-white cat couldn't care about so much, nimbly jumping onto Xia De's shoulder. Subsequently, the snow line like a sea wave came rolling from high above amidst the violent shaking of the ground. They didn't have time to communicate or encourage each other at all, and the collapsing snow had already reached their side.

【These are not enough.】

"She" suddenly reminded in Xia De's ear. At the last moment before the darkness descended, Xia De used the newly acquired miracle:

"Call the Big Snowball—Passionate Ice!"

Boom!

It's hard to say whether the explosion sound or the rumbling sound of the avalanche appeared first. Even though he was fully prepared, the moment the impact and pressure arrived, Xia De, who was holding the sword hilt with both hands and stabbing the greatsword into his feet, still fell backward.

Not only him, but the parrot, hound, unicorn, and the two cats on him all rolled backward under the impact force along with the materialized golden spherical shield, and were then completely covered by the falling heavy snow.

Dazed, Xia De heard Mia's meow, regretting in his heart that he hadn't put the cat away in advance. But fortunately, after waking up from the daze and lethargy, he found that he had returned to the camp in the Lost Forest.

Not just him, everyone was back. Like Xia De, they were all looking around with lingering fear, afraid of hearing the sound of an avalanche again. But fortunately, they survived the scene that was more terrifying than a natural disaster. Xia De stroked Mia in his arms, worried that what just happened had scared it, but the cat not only didn't bristle, but was even a bit high-spirited, looking like it wanted to find another cat to fight.

But Chloe had changed back.

"What was that just now?"

Miss Andriana, who had changed back from the unicorn, said while holding her chest. The bard was shivering and holding his lute. Xia De shook his head, and Chloe said softly:

"This is a natural phenomenon of this snowy mountain, related to some kind of terrible thing that happened here. Don't over-concern yourself; we are just travelers, not investigators."

While speaking, she held Xia De's hand again and smiled at him.

She looked very adapted to the identity of a traveler. ===== CHAPTER 1664 =====