Chapter 9 Broken Sentinel Ice Bloodline
The winter nights in Freljord are a bit long.
But as time passed, a gleam of light gradually appeared, infiltrating the gloomy sky.
In just a moment, the crimson light broke through the clouds and covered the scattered snowflakes with a layer of brilliant clouds.
Huo Jixing stood up and looked at the distant white skyline. The bright light of dawn was descending on the heaven and earth with an unstoppable force.
"The sun rises again!"
Arik, the captain of ten men, woke up at some point and stood at the entrance of the cave.
“Captain of ten!”
Huo Jixing turned around and looked at Eric in front of him with some respect.
Yesterday’s hunting, the scene of Eric fighting a wild boar in the snow was still vivid in his mind, filling him with awe.
"Wake up those lazy guys, I'll go out for a while."
Eric patted Huo Jixing's shoulder and stepped into the snow against the wind and snow.
Looking at the retreating figures, Huo Jixing and DeWitt divided their duties.
DeWitt went deep into the cave to wake up the sleeping Noxian scouts; Huo Jixing was at the edge of the cave entrance, randomly grabbing a few handfuls of ice and snow and putting them into the iron pot next to the campfire.
The flames rise and the ice and snow melt.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the snow water was boiling and bubbling. He took out the dried wild boar meat that he had processed last night from his backpack, put it in, and cooked a hot broth.
At the same time, Eric returned from the snow, and together with the Noxian scouts who woke up, they had a simple breakfast and started a new journey.
It is near noon in the dead of winter.
The howling cold wind keeps blowing up the sky, covering the silver-white earth with snow.
Huo Jixing wiped off the frost on his cheeks, lowered his head, panted heavily, and wrapped himself in a tight fur cloak.
As we get deeper into the Freljord, the wind and snow become stronger and stronger, almost overwhelming.
Above the dim sky, the clouds were getting denser, and there was no light at all. Although the sunrise at noon had already arrived, the sky was still dark.
This is the ninth day of the mission.
Since the last hunt, Elric led the Noxian scouts and continued deep into the Freljord.
Huo Jixing tried his best to open his eyes filled with tiny pieces of ice and looked around at the snow-white world. After walking so far, he still saw no other signs of life except for the wild boar in the snow that he had hunted. .
"Freljord!" Huo Jixing thought to himself.
This desolate and icy northern frozen soil can be seen all around with silvery white.
Far away, occasionally storms and lightning flash across, wreaking havoc on the heaven and earth.
Walking slowly on this piece of frozen soil in the north, Huo Jixing could not feel the passage of time, as if time had been frozen, whether it was minutes or hours.
He could only silently follow the team, follow Eric's pace, and move forward alternately one step after another.
Whoops! Whoops! Whoops!
From noon to dusk, the cold wind becomes more and more biting.
Huo Jixing thought it would be another dull day on the road, but when the sun was about to set, the silent and gloomy team suddenly became agitated.
Huo Jixing's heart moved and he looked up.
Not far away from him, clusters of hazy and jagged rocks appeared in the white snow curtain, like a few huge frozen fingers, holding up the hills to protect them from the wind and snow.
On the top of the hill, a slightly tilted red flag fluttered in the cold wind.
It's a Noxian sentry!
Looking at the crimson flag with the double-edged ax printed on it, a hint of restlessness suddenly rose in the silent team.
“Be careful!”
At the front of the team, Captain Eric raised his right hand and spoke in a deep voice.
The biting wind and snow blew by, the restless atmosphere disappeared, and every Noxian scout quietly grasped the sharp blade in his hand.
Huo Jixing, who was behind the team, looked solemn. He clearly saw the Noxian sentry, but Eric told everyone to be careful. Did anything unexpected happen? Huo Jixing thought to himself.
But he kept moving, keeping pace with Elric like all Noxian scouts.
At the front, Captain Eric, wrapped in a gray-white cloak, crawled in the snow, slowly approaching the Noxian sentry at the top of the hill.
Until you get close to the hills.
Huo Jixing then discovered that the fluttering crimson flag was somewhat broken, and the golden double-edged ax mark was stained with blood.
At the same time, he smelled the strong smell of blood in the air.
Something happened!
Huo Jixing's heart sank. Not only him, but also the Noxian scouts who were crawling in the snow at this moment also realized that something unexpected happened in the guard post in front of them.
Carefully brushing aside the cold snowflakes in front of his eyes, Huo Jixing stuck his head out and observed the Noxian sentry.
Next moment!
A look of shock and fear appeared on his pale face.
Under the jagged and solid rocks, the tragic scene of the Noxian sentry came into his eyes.
Most of the once heavy and solemn dark gray building has collapsed, and the wall stacks that resisted the invasion have also been severely damaged, with some traces of frost and a large amount of frozen blood remaining on them.
And around these collapsed buildings, dozens of naked corpses were randomly discarded like garbage.
Either the corpse is separated, or the limbs are broken, or the body is covered with hideous scars.
Broken corpses piled up one after another, and the accumulated blood around them gave off a strong smell of rust after freezing.
The most eye-catching thing is that there are layers of crystal frost on the surface of these corpses, turning them into lifelike ice sculptures, as if they are announcing something.
“It’s the Iceborn!” DeWitt beside him said in a solemn voice.
Hearing the sound, Huo Jixing, who was in a daze, woke up suddenly, feeling inner discomfort all over his body.
Unexpectedly, although he was a little frightened and frightened, he was not as timid as expected. Perhaps it was the influence of the fragmented memories of his previous life, or perhaps it was the earlier battle to hunt wild boars in the snow.
In short, he is quickly adapting to the changes in Freljord and adapting to the cruelty of war.
"Iceborn!" Huo Jixing chewed on familiar words, and some relevant information quietly emerged in his mind.
The Iceborn, also known as the Ice Bloodline.
It is the extraordinary bloodline unique to Freljord.
It can be specifically traced back to the ancient three sisters period of Avarosa, Serelda and Lissandra, along with many related deeds and rumors, but the Ice Bloodline The source is no longer known.
However, one thing can be confirmed, the Freljord warriors with Iceborn can endure the bone-chilling cold brought by [Immortal Ice], and use it on the battlefield to freeze and destroy all life.
"The hand of Winter's Claw has reached here. It seems that the war is coming much earlier than expected."
Huo Jixing turned around and looked around. DeWitt, who was lying on his side, spoke calmly, but his hands with bulging veins revealed the suppressed emotions deep in his heart.
Not only DeWitt, Huo Jixing observed that all the scouts who saw the tragic scene of the Noxian sentry were trying hard to suppress their inner emotions.
The wind and snow are howling, and the ice is biting.
Wearing gray and white cloaks, the Noxian scouts melted into the thick snow, waiting for orders.
"End the mission early and return to the camp."
Courage Elric, who was observing the Noxian post and the surrounding environment, took a deep look at the ice and snow piled up in the center of the post. Sculpture, said decisively.
The low voice ignored the wind and snow and accurately reached the ears of each scout.
"Get your hands and feet together, we need to get out of here as soon as possible."
Hearing the sound, the Noxian scouts immediately took action, wrapped themselves tightly in their fur cloaks, and slowly retreated behind them.
They did not get up, but squirmed like earthworms. With the help of the cover of wind and snow, they left the Noxus post little by little and left this land of death.
Under the wind and snow, Huo Jixing looked back at the ruined Noxian sentry, and a haze appeared in his pupils.
He had a feeling that the journey back would not be peaceful!
(End of this chapter)