Chapter 477 Winter is over (5500 words)
"Come back, you two." Xu Xin said to Mimi and Ah Fu in the cave.
At the same time, he also frowned and looked inside.
There is indeed danger here.
However, judging from his current perception, this so-called source of danger should be sleeping.
"Hey!" Keke still looked very resistant and huddled in Xu Xin's arms, looking like she didn't want to go in at all.
Xu Xin still believes in Coco's perception.
In this case...
Xu Xin touched her backpack.
Inside, there are... petrochemical bombs brought from the underground world.
Mimi and Ah Fu, who came out of the cave, seemed to be reluctant to leave the cave.
"How about it, do you want to go in?"
Zeng Tao asked, holding a big knife.
She looked into the cave, her eyes widened, and she unconsciously took a step forward.
Judging from her appearance, she was obviously attracted.
Xu Xin glanced at the time.
Now...it's almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
The cold winter has not yet ended, and at this time, the sky is already filled with the afterglow of the setting sun.
I'm afraid it will be completely dark here in a few minutes.
It's still too dangerous here...
Moreover, after experiencing their exploration of the underground world, knowing Shi Wanyun's experience, and speculating on Qin Fu's current experience, he would be a little afraid of such an unknown but definitely dangerous place.
I always feel that there will be some triggering activity.
...Let’s forget it for now.
Now that the cold winter is coming to an end, he cannot get caught up in another activity.
And he just came out of the underground!
"嘤! 嘘嘤!" It can be seen that Xu Xin has been looking into the cave, and suddenly became a little anxious, slapping his little paws randomly.
"Okay, okay, no more going in, let's go back." Xu Xin said.
"嘤!"
"Ah? Go back?" Zeng Tao was already holding a big knife and half-stepped into the hole, "Isn't it right? We are all here! Didn't you say everything and come, why don't you go in! ”
With that said, she stepped into the hole.
Xu Xin shook his head: "I believe in Keke's intuition. Its intuition has never been wrong. Moreover, it is not suitable to be plunged into a dangerous situation at this stage. It is better to go back first and consider the long term."
He originally just wanted to come over to explore the situation, otherwise he should have come over with other members of the Explorers.
Of course, at this stage, they may not have time.
"This..." Zeng Tao had a sad expression on his face.
"Okay, let's go back..." Xu Xin's words suddenly stopped, and then her brows slowly wrinkled.
"Hey!" Coco suddenly hung up behind Xu Xin, with only half of his head exposed, looking into the cave.
Zeng Tao still wanted to fight for it: "Why don't you let me in? I have two lives now anyway, and..."
"Stop talking!"
"...Huh? What's wrong..."
Xu Xin's somewhat solemn scolding shocked Zeng Tao and muttered something in a low voice.
She thought Xu Xin was angry, so she quickly retreated from the cave entrance and stood beside him obediently.
Beside them, Silver King, Mimi and Ah Fu didn't react at all. The three beasts were all startled by Xu Xin's scolding.
"...Hey, it's recovered again?" Xu Xin murmured in a low voice.
His eyes were serious.
Just now, the steady breathing in the cave suddenly became heavier!
The owner of the breathing sound seems to be awake!
Moreover, he also heard a "hissing" sound, as if gas was leaking.
However, now, as Zeng Tao exited the cave, the sound returned to normal.
"What's recovered... Huh?" Zeng Tao twitched her nose slightly.
"What's wrong?" Xu Xin asked immediately.
"It seems..." Zeng Tao's eyes were confused for a moment, and then she regained her clarity. Then she took a step back warily, "There is a strange smell! It seemed to have affected my head just now! I just fainted for a moment. ! ”
Weird smell?
“Isn’t it the smell of red mist?”
"No, definitely not, it's something else! It's a bit strange, but... it's not unpleasant." Zeng Tao sniffed twice more, "Well... I can't smell it now."
Xu Xin glanced at Mimi Silver King and the others.
They were also affected, but only for a moment.
Why did the guy who made the breathing sound in the cave wake up suddenly...?
Ah...
Is it because Zeng Tao just stepped into the cave?
But Mimi and the others clearly entered earlier.
Was it because Zeng Tao was a survivor that the guys inside reacted?
"...Don't move, I'll try."
With that said, Xu Xin stepped directly into the cave.
"——"
The moment he stepped into the cave, the breathing in the cave became obviously heavier!
Immediately afterwards, there was another "hissing" sound, similar to a gas leak, coming from the depths of the cave.
The sound was so small that it would have been impossible for him to hear it without his hearing enhancement.
really……!
If a survivor enters this passage, something will happen!
No wonder Keke didn't let him in!
"嘤!"
Coco was startled by Xu Xin's sudden movement into the cave and screamed.
It immediately jumped off Xu Xin's shoulders, holding his ankles with its little paws, trying to pull him out.
"Okay, okay, let's go out."
Xu Xin took a step back and exited the cave.
"Xu Xin, I...should we go in and have a look..."
At this time, Zeng Tao beside him suddenly spoke.
Her eyes were fixed on the inside of the cave, and she was about to step directly into the cave.
At the same time, the same situation happened to Silver King Mimi and Ah Fu.
"Calm down!" Xu Xin immediately yelled, and then wanted to reach out to hold Zeng Tao, but when she thought that he couldn't hold him back at all, she immediately slashed Zeng Tao's head with a knife.
"Ah..." Zeng Tao reacted immediately.
Naturally, she would not be hurt by the blow with the knife. She just touched the spot where Xu Xin hit her and looked into the cave with some reluctance: "Okay, actually... I feel that there must be something good in this cave. ”
"Even if there are good things, they are not what we can get now."
Xu Xin frowned.
"嘤!"
Coco's performance was unprecedentedly nervous.
He looked down.
Coco is still holding her ankle and pulling her away from the hole.
"嘤嘤!"
"Let's leave quickly." Xu Xin also had a bad feeling in her heart and said immediately.
He glanced at the hole, then gave up the idea of blocking it.
This hole is too big to be blocked!
It’s better to stay away from here for now!
"I really have to leave...Okay, okay!" Zeng Tao glanced at the cave again, then opened his eyes, "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Xin immediately looked into the cave.
With his enhanced vision, he could see everything in the cave, but there was no change.
"...Well, I just seemed to see something shrinking inside?" Zeng Tao was a little confused, "Maybe I saw it wrong?"
… Regardless of whether I saw it wrong or not, I can’t stay here any longer.
Xu Xin took one last look at the cave, resisted the urge to fire a few explosive crossbow bolts inside, stepped back dozens of meters, then turned around and left.
A few people circled around again, and then started to return the same way.
Only then did Xu Xin discover that there was not even a single red light spot on the map within a few kilometers of the cave!
Combining the feelings of Zeng Tao and Ji Beast just now...
Could it be that the mutant creatures and beasts around here were all attracted by this cave?
Xu Xin glanced at Coco, who was lying on his shoulder, with his big tail on his chest and his little head facing back, staring at the cave.
If this little guy hadn't stopped him like crazy, he would have definitely entered it to explore.
But the little guy's attitude directly made him retreat.
He scratched the little guy's big tail and breathed a sigh of relief.
This time maybe the little guy saved his life again.
"Ah, it's so boring!" Zeng Tao held up his big knife and hit the ground repeatedly as he walked. He said dissatisfiedly, "I haven't tried my new weapon in actual combat yet! Why are there so many people around here?" Not a single beast! ”
"Okay, wouldn't it be better if there is no danger?"
Xu Xin looked up at the sky.
By this time, the sun had completely set.
In the sky, there are stars.
...There is no moon.
Another moonless night.
It's better to return to the treehouse as soon as possible.
Xu Xin looked back at the direction of the cave one last time, and then turned over to get on the wolf.
"Let's go back as soon as possible."
"Okay..." Zeng Tao was not very interested and allowed Xu Xin to put her into the bracelet.
The Silver King quickly brought him back.
Xu Xin released Zeng Tao, promising that her giant sword would be made for her soon, and then coaxed her back.
Sitting on the sofa, he began to check the status of the World Channel and Alliance Channel.
"...Yo. District 23 and District 5 have also formed an alliance."
Previously, because they could only form an alliance with one region, District 23 and District 5 had been waiting for a reply from District 188. However, after District 188 formed an alliance with District 1, the two regions no longer hesitated and directly formed an alliance with each other.
He looked out the window, and sure enough, there was another larger purple-black arch bridge spanning the horizon, connecting two distant areas.
The World Channel is also very lively.
"It's over, it's over, it's getting dark and it's starting to snow again!"
"Oh my God, I'm really going to be buried in snow this time!"
"What's going on! How come three teleportation formations were unlocked in one day today!"
"I thought it would be over today..."
"It's the last minute. Those who have the ability to unlock it have basically already been unlocked..."
"Brothers, please work harder...I'm about to freeze to death..."
"It's too cold in the treehouse! Only the area around the fireplace can maintain a normal temperature... I'm going to sleep next to the fireplace tonight..."
"Sleeping next to the fireplace won't cause carbon monoxide poisoning, right?"
"Better than freezing to death!"
"Alas, although it doesn't snow in our area, it's still cold when it should be... When will this cold winter end..."
"It seems that several people in our area have frozen to death... It won't be my turn next..."
Currently, 28 of the 30 formations have been unlocked, leaving only the last two.
But there has been no news about these two.
I don’t know what’s going on over there in Jinyue, it’s already dark.
As for the alliance channel, they are discussing another matter.
"Today we have lost more than ten people in our district!"
"What the hell is going on!"
"I have told you not to go out, just stay in the tree house and wait for this cold winter to pass. This is what our explorer boss said. Look, there is not a single person missing in our 188 area. ?”
"No, I know one of the people who died today. He was very timid. As long as there was no mission, he couldn't get out of the tree house? It shouldn't matter whether he is in the tree house or not, right?"
"Um... maybe it's because our tree house in Area 188 is stronger, so it's okay?"
"...What the hell!"
"Explorers, please put something on the alliance trading platform. We are all allies and we want the same treatment!"
They were all discussing the recent mysterious deaths of survivors.
Perhaps these survivors, like Shi Wanyun, were transported to an extremely dangerous place?
I don't understand, but fortunately the people in District 188 are fine today.
They originally planned to use this last period of time to let the survivors who were close to the teleportation array activated by Niu Fugui and wanted to defect to them come over.
But the death of hundreds of people in Area 1 reminded them.
Especially after learning about Shi Wanyun, everyone in the Explorers unanimously decided not to let them come over yet.
Anyway, the teleportation formation has always been there, and there will always be opportunities in the future. There is no need to risk it now.
Today, most of the survivors in Area 188 stayed in the tree house obediently. As a result, no one died.
good.
Judging from the world channel, several other people who had activated the teleportation array area died more or less inexplicably.
Therefore, now all over the world, whether in areas where it is still snowing or areas where it is not snowing, everyone is working together to end this cold winter as soon as possible!
Unknown danger is the scariest thing!
At this time, outside the tree house, the sound of condensation at the exit of the teleportation array was heard.
Xu Xin looked out the window and saw Jin Yue jumping out of the purple-black vortex, and then fell to the ground due to the side effects of the portal.
Golden Moon is back!
Xu Xin immediately took a look at the rankings and found Jin Yue's name at the end.
She climbed successfully!
So fast!
I'm afraid it wasn't...it only took three hours!
Xu Xin immediately swung down from the tree house.
Jin Yue had already taken Qi Xuefei's pills, eliminating the side effects and stood up.
"The mission is accomplished." Seeing Xu Xin coming, she said with a faint smile.
"Thank you for your hard work." Xu Xin nodded and said, "Go and rest. Leave the rest to me."
The shortcut to the teleportation formation is easy to take.
It is a spiral staircase climbing upwards in the snow peak.
Just find two more people.
"Actually, I'm not tired..."
At this time, footsteps came from the jungle. Xu Xin turned around and saw that it was Lou Fei'er.
"Where have you been?" Xu Xin asked, seeing her slightly frowning and panting.
"I'm...ah, Jin Yue, you're back!" Lou Fei'er raised her eyes and saw Jin Yue, and immediately ran over, "Have you encountered any danger?"
"Dangerous?" Jin Yue was a little confused, then shook her head and said, "No, my climb went smoothly this time."
"Oh..." Lou Feier was thoughtful.
"What did you find?" Xu Xin asked.
"Yes." Lou Feier nodded, "I have been paying close attention to the surrounding situation during this period, because the words of the person who just came made me a little concerned. As a result, I really found something abnormal!"
"When I looked out of the window, I saw a short figure flashing past behind a tree! I immediately chased after him!" she said, pointing to the jungle.
"Didn't catch up?"
"Hmm... But it's not like I got nothing." Lou Fei'er touched her backpack, took out something from it, and handed it to Xu Xin.
"This is...?" Xu Xin was a little surprised as she held the orb that exuded a bright white light.
Treehouse core?
"What I found at the place where the figure disappeared is probably where it was left." Lou Fei'er explained.
Looking at the core of the tree house in his hand, his head was slightly unable to turn.
What's the meaning?
"At least it proves that I saw it right. There must have been someone there just now!" Lou Fei'er looked back at the jungle and folded her hands on her chest. "I'm afraid this guy wants to use the core of the tree house to order something, but he noticed that I I discovered it and ran for my life in a panic, only to leave the core of the tree house there.”
That should be it.
Xu Xin also frowned slightly.
What is this intended to do?
He thought of what happened to Shi Wanyun.
Could it be that...
He glanced at the bare jungle.
"Let's talk about this later." Xu Xin put away the core of the tree house, "Let's activate the teleportation formation that Jin Yue climbed first."
"Leave this to me, count me in!" Lou Feier said immediately, "I also want to see what the shortcut is like, and I am fast enough."
"Then I'll take a look nearby." Jin Yue said, "Let me scout nearby enemies."
That's fine.
Jin Yue doesn't seem to want to rest now.
"Don't go too far. It's still very dangerous in the jungle now."
"Yeah."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Xin called Zeng Tao over again.
"Ah! Lou Fei'er!" Zeng Tao saw Lou Fei'er and immediately rushed over, trying to throw her to the ground.
But Lou Fei'er dodged lightly and she missed.
"Why are you hiding!" Zeng Tao glared at Lou Fei'er, "I want you to know the price of teasing me when I am weak!"
"Forget it, little one, you can't even touch me." Lou Feier teased.
"You...!"
"Okay." Xu Xin stopped the farce between the two, and then said to Zeng Tao, "Aren't you feeling uncomfortable with your idle time? Let's go and unlock the snow mountain formation with Lou Fei'er."
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"Unlock the Snow Mountain Formation? Okay!" Zeng Tao's eyes lit up and she immediately agreed.
After explaining everything, Xu Xin returned to the tree house.
Qin Fu's green light spot was still in the hilly resource area.
And he still couldn't be contacted.
Xu Xin was now basically certain that this guy was involved in some activity.
He took a break and contacted other members of the Explorers.
Because he has not replied to the other strong men in District 1, they have now contacted Ji Chaoyang and expressed their goodwill.
At present, although the word "alliance" is not enough to dispel the doubts between the two regions, it is much easier to talk about than before when there was no relationship.
Li Wenxi also sent a voice message, saying that her furnace had sped up the smelting of meteorite and that it would be smelted by tomorrow morning at the latest.
There was still no news from Shi Wanyun, and Xu Xin didn't dare to send her a message to disturb her. Fortunately, her name is still on.
Taking advantage of his free time, he went to the art room and started blue-level art carving.
He was immersed in art, and he didn't know how long it had been before his watch vibrated.
It was the voice sent by Zeng Tao: "We have reached the top. Quickly ask Jin Yue to come over, and the three of us will activate the formation! Quick, quick, quick, it's the last one! Don't let others rob you!"
The last one?
Xu Xin looked out the window.
While he was carving, another large formation was activated.
As long as their formation is activated, it will be the thirtieth one!
Jin Yue didn't have a watch and was patrolling outside the tree house. Xu Xin immediately went down, relied on his extraordinary hearing and vision to find her, and told her the situation.
Jin Yue immediately activated the teleportation array and passed over.
Soon, a few minutes later, the last purple-black light pillar rose into the sky.
At the same time, the mysterious voice sounded again in the ears of all survivors around the world.
[The 30th Snow Mountain Teleportation Formation has been unlocked and the conditions have been met! 】
【From now on, the cold winter is over! 】
Winter is finally over! (End of chapter)