Chapter 708: The Arctic Ice Sheet
It was about midnight when the ships at the Northrend ferry set sail.
This route from the continent of Dota across the Arctic Ocean to the Arctic Icefield is the only one flight per day. If you miss it, you will have to wait for the next day. Moreover, the route can only be navigated in the middle of summer, when the ice floes in the sea are at their least threatening. Other times, ships that dare to go into the water will be hit by icebergs in the sea nine times out of ten.
Due to the gathering of masters from both the guards and the natural calamity, this ship was loaded with nearly two hundred supergod users.
Zhao Dingguo didn't even need to look at them one by one, he could know from the momentum that emanated from them that these were all top masters. Otherwise, they would not have ventured to the Arctic Ice Field. In fact, if it weren't for the intensification of the invasion of the Burning Legion, those plot powerhouse mentors would not have rushed to promote such a large-scale exploration.
Because, the Arctic Ice Sheet is really a very dangerous place.
Even the top plot powerhouses have a record of falling in the ice fields in the long history. The ice beasts that can endure the extreme harshness here, even comparable to the outland environment, are at least the template of the high-level of Dusk. If you go any deeper, you'll see twilight-level monsters. As for those powerful twilight-level elite monsters, not to mention, the vast majority of the masters present had to go around.
Built at the closest point between the Dota continent and the Arctic Ice Field, the Northrend Ferry is a fast ironclad ship built and blessed by dwarves and alchemists, and it takes less than two hours to cross the Arctic Ocean and reach the Arctic Icefield.
Maybe it's the cold snap from the polar regions that makes the masters on the ship feel the chill, or maybe it's the fear of the unknown powerful monster that actually gets on the ship. The masters who came were not as eloquent as they had been at the Northrend Ferry, but were unanimously silent.
There was an oppressive atmosphere in the cabin.
Among these masters, Zhao Dingguo recognized a few people who had a relationship with each other on the Night of the Gods. But the friendship between the two sides is very average, and this time appears here. Apparently all are competitors. Since the other party did not express enthusiasm, Zhao Dingguo also put away his thoughts of saying hello in the past.
In the rhythmic sound of the waves crashing and the occasional sound of ice floes hitting the side of the boat, Zhao Dingguo and the others finally arrived at their destination.
Standing on the deck and looking ahead, all you can see is a snow-covered ice field. In the distance is a raised snow-capped glacier, and on one side of the glacier is the legendary Great Rift Valley that runs through the entire Far North ice field. At the edge of the ice field, in some places where the snow and ice melt, mottled moss can be seen. It is also only the polar day period of midsummer. It is possible to see this view on the Arctic Ice Sheet. Probably because Zhao Dingguo and their luck were good, they actually happened to encounter the aurora.
"Wow, this view is good~"
Many masters are seeing each other for the first time, and they can't help but whistle excitedly. The threat of the ice field hidden in the thick snow ahead seemed to be suddenly obscured by the colorful and beautiful aurora.
Zhao Dingguo shook his head, didn't say anything, ran a few steps and jumped out of the battleship for an exaggerated distance, and landed directly on a broken ice stack more than ten meters away - because the environment on this side of the Arctic Ice Sheet is too harsh, and the ice floe changes every year. So there is no pier here. If you want to climb the Arctic Ice Sheet, you have to find a way to get there.
At this time, masters with skills such as flashing and teleportation can show off their abilities. It doesn't matter if you don't have it, the battleship will stop at the right place. Then the supergod users rely on their extraordinary qualities to jump over. As for those who accidentally fell into the water halfway......
Although with the strength of the Dusk Master, he will not really be frozen to death, but he will not stop dropping his health points. I guess it's going to be upset, right?
Needless to say, the supergod masters who climbed the Arctic Ice Sheet may be alone. Or choose a direction and head for the depths of the ice field. When I first got off the boat. One or two hundred masters gathered in one place, and it looked quite conspicuous. But as the masters went deeper and deeper and gradually disappeared into the depths of the ice field, this point was completely unrecognizable. Even the footprints left on the snow will be quickly wiped out by the polar cold snap.
That's right, for the periphery of the ice field, this biting cold wind can only be regarded as a cold snap at best. If you really go deep into the core of the Arctic Ice Sheet, where the terrifying wind rolls up countless broken ice, sweeping the sky and earth with a wind speed of more than ten levels, that is called a real ice storm!
Zhao Dingguo's mentality was quite balanced, he knew that the periphery of the ice field was not in much danger, so he didn't come up and summon the lava spirit. Because although the strength of the summon is good, the movement speed is much worse than his, and the speed is too slow. All he needed to do now was open the true vision of the Queen's Eye and make great strides.
Anyway, his purpose was the fragments of the origin crystal nucleus that might be hidden in the Arctic Ice Sheet. Obviously, it is almost impossible for the outer periphery of this arctic ice sheet to hide such a thing.
Besides, Mentor Garo has also specifically pointed out that if possible, it is best to rush directly into the core of the Arctic Ice Field.
Zhao Dingguo was quite confident in his strength, so he chose to move forward alone. At the speed of the supergod user, after almost ten minutes, all the noise around him could no longer be heard, and there was only the whirring cold wind of the extreme north in his ears. Looking back, there are basically no other supergod users, and the Arctic Ocean and Northrend ferries behind them have also disappeared from view, and the sky and the earth are white.
In such an environment, it is easy to get lost.
This is one of the reasons why entering the Arctic Ice Sheet has to be carried out in the middle of summer, because this is the time when the ice sheet is in the polar day phase and the sun never sets. If you enter during the polar night, you will almost not find a reference on the ice field at all, and there is a chance that the super god users who come in will get lost!
Before this, Zhao Dingguo had heard that the Arctic Ice Sheet was very large. But to what extent it is, it's hard to get a specific impression without walking through it yourself and just describing it. In short, Zhao Dingguo, with dozens of times the physical fitness of ordinary humans, advanced quickly on the ice field almost unaffected by the terrain, and walked for most of the day without encountering any monsters. In addition, the uneven snow-capped glaciers that can be seen when you climb the ice field have only narrowed some distances so far, and you have not really walked there.
In this case, Zhao Dingguo simply summoned a flying mount and flew at a low altitude.
Although the Scout Griffin is very uncomfortable with the cold snap of the Arctic Ice Field, it is finally the height of summer, and this is not the depths of the Arctic Ice Field, so it can still fly normally. Almost after its maximum flight time was reached, Zhao Dingguo came to the foot of the snow-capped mountains that stretched for hundreds of miles.
His speed should be the fastest among the masters.
It was also here that Zhao Dingguo encountered a monster for the first time.
Tuskar Hunter!
This perennial monster on the ice field resembles a mammoth, with a pair of sharp horns on its head and hard, grayish-brown skin that can withstand all the cold. In addition, it carries a huge bone stick in its hand, which appears to be a full 1.5 meters long. Zhao Dingguo observed from a distance for a while, and easily determined that this guy was not easy to mess with~
In fact, that's exactly what happened.
When Zhao Dingguo summoned three lava elves and killed this Tuskar hunter, this big man waved the large bone stick in his hand, and in just three clicks, he scattered Zhao Dingguo's strengthened super lava elves with a health value of nearly 1100 points!
This terrifying attack power immediately made Zhao Dingguo frown.
Of course, it is not a good idea to let this guy attack, so Zhao Dingguo cut out a rapid cooldown, and began to attack with all his strength with the crazy mask. During this period, the remaining two super lava spirits also opened their armor-piercing and throwing skills, and took turns to help restrain it, which made Zhao Dingguo feel a little relieved.
In the state of entering the state of four signs full light, his attack power is high enough. Even though this Tuskar Hunter obviously has damage reduction skills, he was weakened by 10 points of armor by the lava spirit, and he obviously couldn't bear it under Zhao Dingguo's attack. Not to mention the output of the law system, Zhao Dingguo's veil of strife lasts for up to 20 seconds, and with the aging skill, the outbreak at the critical moment is definitely not inferior to any other mage.
Seeing that there was no problem with his output, Zhao Dingguo relieved himself.
However, as a monster of the Far North Ice Field, Tuskal Hunter is not so easy to deal with. Living in ice and snow all year round gives them the ability to manipulate the ice element. After Zhao Dingguo's round of control, this Tuskar hunter shook the bone stick in his hand and added a layer of crystal ice crystal BUFF to the bone stick. Then, it landed a critical blow at the super lava spirit that was in the way in front of it, directly killing the lava spirit in seconds.
That unknown BUFF skill can actually attach a state that is guaranteed to trigger a critical hit.
After killing the lava elves that were in the way, the Tuskal Hunter chased after Zhao Dingguo with great strides. Without waiting for Zhao Dingguo to retreat, it raised its hand and played the trapping skill!
A net formed by magic trapped Zhao Dingguo in place, which was a restricted skill without any damage.
Seeing this guy rushing towards him, Zhao Dingguo didn't panic. Not to mention that his defense is not comparable to that of the lava elves, and a few hits will not threaten his life. The point is that Zhao Dingguo has enough means to dodge its attack.
Astral Imprisonment is in place as soon as possible!
This skill that Zhao Dingguo acquired in the early days has been extremely practical until now. Before the Tuskar hunters arrived, Zhao Dingguo sealed it with astral confinement. Because the other party was not an elite monster, Zhao Dingguo's astral confinement almost exerted its full effect, imprisoning it for two seconds.
After that, Zhao Dingguo's ice wall skills have been just right.
The slow of up to 60% does not fail just because the Tuskar Hunter can also manipulate the Ice elemental. By the time it stepped over the ice wall with difficulty against Zhao Dingguo's powerful attack, the trapping effect on Zhao Dingguo's body had long since disappeared. And with the powerful buff of Elemental Ignite, the Rapid Cooldown, which has a short cooldown, can now be reused. (To be continued.) )