A polar grizzly bear was fidgetably scraping snow and ice, and in front of it was a low slope that had collapsed. Yesterday's snow whirlwind roared through the country, and the strong cyclone caused the low, structurally sturdy slope to collapse, waking up the grizzly bears hibernating inside. At this moment, it looks at the ice field and can't find any prey, so naturally its temper will not be much better.

This bear-like dangerous species is different from the bears on Earth, and the polar grizzly bear is much thinner and appears to have long and thin limbs. It was a body type that evolved to adapt to the environment of the Netherworld, after all, if it was as strong and fat as the bears on Earth, it would become a fatal burden in the Netherland, where food was hard to find. Polar grizzly bears have short fur and do not look tolerant to wind and cold. In fact, it has extremely thick sebum, and blood circulation is one to two times faster than usual in winter, which allows grizzly bears to maintain their body temperature even when hibernating, so that they do not freeze to death.

Now that winter is over, I woke up early. The lack of food made the grizzly bear very impatient.

Suddenly, its nose twitched, and the cold wind brought the smell of other creatures. The grizzly bear spun in circles, and the man stood up, and saw a black dot coming in his direction. It was excited, a pair of crimson eyes that shot a cruel glow. The grizzly bear began to plow the snow, and soon found a place to fit in the nearby snowdrifts. It burrowed into it, and let the wind and snow cover it naturally.

It has to wait for its prey to come to the door on its own.

"Lucy, do you hear me?"

After each stretch of walking, Alan slapped Lucy's little face and asked. At first, Lucy still reacts, occasionally "snorting" from her nostrils. Now, he is completely unconscious. Her hands and feet were getting colder, and her forehead was feverish, and Alan was worried.

With the dead star in sight, Alan gritted his teeth and sped up his movement in the snow. Suddenly, a snowdrift exploded, and something roared at the two of them.

It's a polar grizzly bear!

Alan distracted Lucy's condition, not feeling anything unusual here. It wasn't until the grizzly bear pounced that he realized that there was such a dangerous species hiding in the snowdrift. It's a pity that the grizzly bear also found the wrong object, and Alan snorted, his eyes surging with murderous intent. The Qianjun in one hand immediately bounced, with the sound of wind and thunder, and waved a dark and heavy knife shadow in the snow towards the grizzly bear.

The grizzly bear was overwhelmed by the wind pressure that Qianjun had brought up, and the beast's instincts made it retreat. The grizzly bear thrust its forelimbs into the ground to stop the momentum. Then he turned around and wanted to escape, but he was swept away by Qianjun. There was a sound of bones shattering, and the grizzly bear screamed and fell. This aroused its ferocity, and it turned around and opened its mouth to bite. Allen's wrist shook, and Qianjun bounced up, giving birth to a wind and thunderstorm. The blunt blade of the heavy knife slammed into its jaw, and the source power struck along the knife, and the grizzly bear's entire jaw shattered instantly.

Chikun's blade pointed upwards, and the grizzly pounced and slid to Allen's feet and died.

The bear corpse's blood reached the ground, and the ice and snow melted away. When Allen saw that the temperature of the bear's blood was extremely high, his heart was suddenly happy. He simply dragged the bear corpse forward, and finally came to the sword demon outpost in front of the Dead Star Abyss, and took the grizzly bear and Lucy to the only remaining stone castle in the outpost.

Wrap your coat around the ground and put Lucy down first. Dragged the bear corpse to the wall again, Alan picked up Qianjun, and the blunt edge trembled, disemboweling the bear corpse with the force of concussion. As soon as the stomach opened, it was steaming inside. Alan didn't dare to miss the opportunity, so he picked up Lucy, took off her coat and pants, leaving only her underwear, and put her whole body into the bear corpse.

He opened Lucy's mouth and poured hot bear blood into her mouth, causing her to drink. Ellen then closes the grizzly bear's belly, leaving only Lucy with a small face out so that she doesn't suffocate.

After doing this, Alan unpacked his bags and set up the marching furnace. A fire was lit to raise the temperature in the room little by little.

Lucy woke up before nightfall, and when she opened her eyes, she suddenly saw herself wrapped in a bear carcass, and exclaimed, "What's wrong with me?" ”

"Are you awake?" Alan smiled, "How does it feel?" ”

"Except for being sticky and a little uncomfortable, everything else is fine. Did I pass out? Lucy asked.

Alan nodded and said, "But now that I'm awake, I'll be fine." I'll get some water for you to wipe yourself. ”

He used Qianjun to dig a big hole in the ground, and then shoveled some frost and snow outside the stone castle and put it in. In the end, Qianjun wrapped himself in flames and plunged into the pit. Immediately, the frost and snow melted into water, and in a moment a thick smoke rose. Alan had plugged up the leaks around the stone castle and kept the burning flames burning to keep the room temperature constant.

Lucy came out of the bear's corpse, covered in blood. She picked up the warm water on the ground and washed away the blood from her body little by little. Finally, he took off his blood-stained clothes and put them directly into a clean coat before he said to Allen, "Okay." ”

Alan turned around and evaporated the water from the pit. He threw in the branches he had picked up from outside the outpost, built a bonfire, and opened the seals of several windows to allow air to circulate in the room. He told Lucy to stay in the corner, and he used a dagger to disassemble the bear's carcass, and lifted the pieces of meat from the belly and back of the grizzly bear, and roasted them on the fire.

This is dinner for two.

After eating, Alan touched Lucy's hands and face, and found that her body temperature was as usual, and finally relieved. He sat in a corner and threw dead branches into the fire pit from time to time to keep the flame alive. Lucy leaned into his arms, her head resting on his chest and muttered, "So, because of my relationship, you can't go to Willik and them......"

Alan kissed her on the forehead and said, "I'll find them." That kind of wind and snow was not enough to kill them. ”

"Where can I find it?" Lucy looked up.

Alan scratched her straight nose with his hand and smiled, "Winterless Lake." ”

"You mean, Willik and they're going to Winterlake?" Lucy's eyes lit up.

"I've told you the approximate location, and since Willik and the others are separated, they ought to know where to meet. Don't forget that the lake doesn't freeze in winter, making it the perfect place to stay in the middle of nowhere. Whether it's a sacrificial team or a sword demon bandit, if they are in a wasteland, they will choose it as a temporary resting place. So you see, is there a better meeting place than Lake Budong? Alan said.

Spent the night in the sentry fort, and the next morning. Alan put some air-dried roast meat in his bag and set off with Lucy. Today, the wind is calm, and the snowfield is like a white and flawless world presented to the eyes of the two. They set their direction and hiked in the direction of Lake Budyong. It wasn't until about 4 p.m. that they arrived near Lake Budong.

Budong Lake is actually a hot spring lake, and the lake water has a constant temperature all year round. Especially in winter, it is even more watery. It's an oasis in the middle of the snow, and when you get to the area around Lake Budong, you can feel the temperature rise a lot. However, when they approached the Buddhyang Lake, Allen and the others had solemn faces.

There were corpses lying on the ground.

Lying around the Buddhin Lake lay dozens of corpses of Sword Demons, several of which were owned by female Sword Demons. The blood under the corpse stained the ground red, and the two of them spun around, but fortunately they didn't see a human inside.

Eren stood next to the corpse of a tall sword demon he had seen in the Windswept Gorge, the leader of the sword demon bandits. He died here, too, and there was something special about his death. Eren used Cheonjun to turn his lying corpse over and found several fist marks on his chest. The muscles in the middle punch were deeply sunken, and the bones were shattered, apparently wounded by the heavy punch.

The fatal wound was a huge wound on the side of the waist, which almost cut it in half, causing the internal organs to flow to the ground.

Looking at the other corpses, seven or eight of them were dressed differently, but most of the corpses were extremely uniformly equipped. Obviously, the sword demon bandits were defeated here, and they and the sacrificial team obviously clashed with each other, but the truth was unknown. However, the injuries on Baziba's body made Alan very concerned, those fist marks seemed to be the work of Willik, and the giant wound on the waist may have been the result of Bloy's violent execution.

Similar injuries like this have been found on other sword demons, including robbers and people from the sacrificial team. In this way, it seems that what is happening here is a three-way scuffle.

But where did Willik and the others go?

"Look what I found." Lucy ran back and handed Alan something.

It is an unknown animal skin with a map painted with brightly colored paint. Judging from the appearance of the map, it is the terrain of the Badlands. The map begins with the Death of the Star Abyss and encompasses this vast snowfield. Although the text symbols of the sword demon are mostly used on it, with this map as a reference, Alan and the two will not get lost on the snowfield.

It is worth noting that on the left side of the map, in the northwest direction, there are four rings. They are painted with red pigment and are next to a column of notes. The sword demon who wrote this line of commentary was so heavily written that it was darker than the others.

It's definitely an important place.

There is also a black line on the map, starting from the Buddhin Lake, pointing directly to the four ring objects, which has a clear meaning.

Alan frowned: "Could that be where the holy miracle is?" ”

"But there's no scale on it, it's just a sketch, and we don't know what the actual distance is. Besides, we should go to Willik and them first, right? Lucy said.

"You're right, we'll spend the night here at Buddhyun Lake first. Tomorrow, we will use this lake as the starting point and spread out to search the surrounding area. If Willik had been here, they would have left a trace. Maybe they're just hiding for the time being, and they'll join us tomorrow. ”

Of course, Alan felt that the latter was unlikely.

The two spent the night by the lake.

On the second day, Alan and Lucy split up and agreed to be alerted by a howling sound. It wasn't long before Alan heard Lucy's whistling from the northwest and sped away in her direction. Upon arriving at Lucy's location, Alan saw several corpses and an object.

The corpse belonged to the sword demon, and as for what Lucy held in her hand, it was Willik's Fist of Fire! R1058