Chapter 76 Ice Jade Scorpion, Bait
The snow forest is difficult to walk through.
The soft snowflakes covered the ground, and you didn’t know what you would step on when you stepped on it.
The technology required to tread the snow without trace is currently beyond Chi Ping's ability. Not to mention he also carries a small "compass". So Chi Ping and Mickey were not moving very fast in the frozen forest.
"Little Mickey, can you still be sure of your father's direction?"
Chi Ping held Mickey in front of him and fixed her with mycelium. Chi Ping is 1.8 meters tall and Mickey is less than 1 meter tall. They look like a kangaroo carrying a baby kangaroo in a pouch.
Mickey stretched out his head and hands from the "baby bag", holding a Wuhun life pointer in his hand.
"Brother Chi Ping, it's in this direction."
On the way to find his father, Chi Ping did not always walk in the direction pointed by the pointer. Sometimes he would deliberately deflect for a while and then ask Mickey for the direction.
Mi Qi didn't understand, but she didn't question it. She just pointed out the direction faithfully when Chi Ping asked.
After three seconds of mental calculation, Chi Ping murmured, "About twenty miles... We are almost out of the frozen forest..."
——What happened to Mickey’s father?
The straight lines intersect at a point, which is Chi Ping's calculation of Mi Lan's position.
Wearing mycelium-woven snow boots, Chi Ping moved forward steadily. Traveling a hundred miles is only half a century. If he makes a mistake due to impatience and fails to find Mi Lan, Chi Ping will feel guilty for a long time.
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"Xiao Lin, haven't those scorpions left yet?"
In the cracks in the frozen soil under the snow, a man with an ice face asked in a low voice to a man with a thin face and red eyes.
Weak soul power fluctuations came from the thin-faced red-eyed body, and the red eyes turned into green eyes. He looked at the ice-faced face and shook his head.
grass!
Ice Cube Face wanted to hit something to vent his anger, but he lowered his fist before it was fully raised.
Making a noise will attract those Ice Jade Scorpions and bring danger to teammates. They had been trapped for nearly half a month, and they were exhausted. If they were to be discovered again, it would be the same as seeking death.
"We'll think of a solution when we go back."
The two of them carefully followed an ice path back to the team.
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The average length of the body is two meters, and the whole body is ice-green, as if it was carved from the best ice jade. The two large claws are strong and powerful, with a mirror-like sheen. The segmented scorpion tail, which takes up half of the body length, swings from side to side, making it extremely aggressive.
The Ice Jade Scorpion is a unique soul beast in the Far North. It usually only appears in the depths of the Far North.
On the ice field outside the frozen forest, in a one-meter hut made of mycelium, Chi Ping looked at the thirteen ice jade scorpions patrolling back and forth a mile away with a confused expression.
"Little Mickey, are you sure your dad is here?"
Mickey stared at the life pointer pointing to the ground, gritted his teeth and said nothing, just nodded.
She took one look at the group of ice jade scorpions and almost fainted.
There are people of ten thousand years level inside, and just a hint of fierce power is not something she can bear.
"What should I do?" Chi Ping had a headache.
Trying to deal with an Ice Jade Scorpion in the snow is like fighting a shark in the sea. Not to mention seeking death is too long to live. Especially when he brought Mickey, the "little oil bottle" with him.
The cold wind blows outside, and any hope will be blown away.
"Brother, if...if there's nothing you can do...you...just go back..." Mickey sobbed softly, her voice broken.
Chi Ping touched her little head and said, "Brother just thinks it's troublesome, but it's not like there's nothing he can do about it."
Mickey buried her head in Chi Ping's arms, "It's too... too dangerous..."
Chi Ping smiled and said, "Brother is very strong. I will definitely bring you and your father back."
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One day later, Chi Ping took Mickey and approached the Ice Jade Scorpions in the direction pointed by the compass.
Chi Ping held his breath and concentrated, Mi Qi hugged him tightly in the pouch, not daring to make a sound.
Suddenly, a burst of loud arrows flew out from the opposite direction to Chi Ping and landed in the group of ice jade scorpions with a loud roar. Thunder light flashed out the moment they landed. This lightning is almost like scratching an itch for the Ice Jade Scorpion, but the sound is very loud and does a lot of damage to the hearing.
The already violent group of Ice Jade Scorpions were directly angered and wildly released their soul skills in the direction of the arrows. Ice blades, ice spears, icebergs, all kinds of ice soul skills can be used for free.
Chi Ping held Mickey and remained motionless.
After a while, the Ice Jade Scorpion stopped moving.
Chi Ping thought, and another bolt of lightning and arrows came.
There was a commotion among the Ice Jade Scorpions.
Repeatedly, after the fifth round of arrows were fired, the group of ice jade scorpions ran wildly in the direction of the arrows. There is a phalanx of puppets arranged by Chi Ping, which is the same as the fighting puppets that were sent to Xue Qinghe. Compared to that, the puppet on the snowy field can do fewer and more rigid movements, but its control distance is much longer and it does not rely so heavily on mycelium.
This is very practical in the Far North where the underground is full of frozen soil and mycelium is difficult to expand.
Chi Ping seized the opportunity and ran wildly in the snow.
When the Ice Jade Scorpions destroyed the phalanx of archery puppets, Chi Ping had already walked halfway. Another phalanx of puppet villains was activated, shooting out a shower of flashing arrows.
The Ice Jade Scorpion group was attracted again.
This time, Chi Ping and Mickey arrived directly above Mi Lan.
The life needle points straight down.
"Hold tight."
Chi Ping drank low.
Get into the snow, hold your breath and dive down.
On the snow surface, the hyphae left behind sweep away traces, and then spontaneously disintegrate, leaving no trace.
Under the snow was a layer of frozen soil that was comparable to gold and iron. Chi Ping found a crack based on the information collected by the mycelium, and then drilled in without hesitation.
After diving ten meters, Chi Ping jumped into an empty crack in the ground.
With his left arm glowing, Chi Ping felt the air content in the cracks in the ground, and then patted the pouch on his chest.
"Come out and get some air."
Mickey got out of his head obediently.
"Xiao Miqi, we have to wait here first. We can only find your father after my brother has found the way. No matter what happens later, don't be afraid and don't make a sound."
Mickey nodded, "I understand, brother."
"So good." Chi Ping praised with a smile, and then spread five generations of mycelium, using the power of the earth element, to search down the seams in the ground.
While searching for cracks in the ground, there were crackling sounds and the pressure of ferocious beasts overhead.
Xiao Miqi kept Chi Ping's request in mind and buried her head in her clothes, not letting herself make any sound no matter how scared she was.
Chi Ping accepted the information conveyed by the hyphae, and while sorting it out, he touched Mickey's little head to comfort her.
——Frozen soil, stone walls, corners... dead ends... dead ends... left, right, bottom, left... Found it!
Chi Ping patted Mi Qi and said in the smallest voice against her ear, "We found someone. Don't move or make a sound. I'll take you to find dad."
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This is about a hundred meters below the snow, a hollow like an underground cave.
There is a scepter in the center of the cave, and the cold light from the scepter illuminates the cave.
The cold-faced man and the thin-faced green-eyed man sat together. Next to them were a blonde woman, a strong man, and a long-haired woman in black.
Opposite them, Mi Lan was curled up alone, leaning against the cold stone wall. Squinting his eyes, he secretly stared at the five people vigilantly.
(End of chapter)