Longcrest Snow Mountain, an unknown place.

Dadalia stood in front of the ice-made gate, his hand holding the iron bow trembling slightly with excitement.

There is a powerful opponent in this gate that he longs for. The strange sense of oppression not only presses his heart all the time, but also constantly inspires his desire to fight.

"Ah......"

Suddenly, Dadalia let out a chuckle, and then a lightning flashed. He raised the spear that was shaped in an instant and stabbed it fiercely.

boom!!!

Under the thunderous attack, the ice-made gate collapsed, revealing the scenery inside.

The blood-like red dyed the entire space into a strange appearance, and the originally cold ice cubes no longer radiated coldness, but stayed everywhere, like monsters waiting for prey.

"Um?"

Seeing this situation, even Dadalia was a little surprised.

If the outside is a land of ice and snow, then the inside is like the hell told in fairy tales...so strange and unknown.

What surprised Dadalia even more was that a door made of ice could so perfectly isolate the power inside from seeping out... because the moment he broke the door, the red inside There is a tendency to spread outward.

"Not bad...very interesting..."

However, Dadalia had no idea of ​​retreating. Instead, he smiled and rushed in with the water element spear.

...

At the same time, on the other side.

The team led by the Fool Debt Collectors Yabulons also arrived at the planned destination, but they were obviously a little busy at the moment.

For some reason, the number of monsters wandering in the snow-capped mountains suddenly increased, and they were more aggressive than before...

When a large number of Qiuqiu people came frantically with weapons raised, Yablos had to temporarily suspend the plan and ordered the troops to resist the monster's attack on the spot.

What's even more coincidental is that it's already afternoon, and many adventurers are gradually starting from the camp and heading into the snow-capped mountains one after another.

There were a lot of crazy monsters in front of him, and a bunch of curious adventurers behind him... Ablons had no choice. In an emergency, he divided the army into two parts, one to resist the monsters' attack, and the other to resist the monsters' attack. Some go to tackle the adventurers.

However, even so, they can only say that they have temporarily stabilized the situation. If they want to complete the mission of the Executive Officer [Master], they must find a way to break through this predicament.

So under this situation, Yabulons gritted his teeth and had a terrible idea.

As long as these monsters can't detect their whereabouts, and the adventurers can stop causing trouble...

What situation would make adventurers return home and no longer have the idea of ​​​​going to the snow-capped mountains?

The answer is obvious...and crazy.

avalanche!

then......

Ablons made a prompt decision and ordered his Fire Gun Guards and Thunder Hammer Soldiers to use elemental power to attack on the mountainside, which naturally triggered a massive avalanche.

However, even though they were prepared in advance, nearly two-thirds of Yablos' troops were lost under this avalanche.

The overwhelming snowstorm roared in, and the momentum that could even destroy everything fell from the top of the mountain, immediately burying all traces.

Interestingly... the environment of the snow-capped mountains does not seem to have been changed by this avalanche. Even because of some leyline power, it did not destroy the environment as much as Yablos imagined.

But at least he achieved his goal, and they arrived at the original plan point set by the executive.

That is... the east side of Longcrest Snow Mountain, near the sea.

This place is shrouded in a thick white mist all year round. There are even rumors in Mondstadt that many merchant ships once passed by this place and then disappeared inexplicably. People and ships disappeared without a trace at all. clue.

Although this kind of ice mist is floating almost everywhere in the snow-capped mountains, the amount and thickness in this area exceed all places...

If there is no suitable lighting in this place, it can even be said that you cannot see even your fingers.

However, judging from the material reserves of the Fools, they had already prepared corresponding measures. The moment they saw the thick white fog, Yabronsi raised a lamp that emitted red light and illuminated their around.

However...it was just like this that they realized something was wrong.

Quiet... extremely quiet...

Everything around seemed to have lost its sound. Not only was there no sound of any biological activity, there was not even the sound of waves hitting the rocks... You must know that this is near the sea!

This place seems to have been abandoned by the world, and now that they are here, an unspeakable emotion spreads in their hearts.

It's a feeling of loneliness... longing for warmth.

Just like...a child who wants to integrate into the world, but is inexplicably excluded...

He wanted to release goodwill, but was ruthlessly hunted by people...

"Lord Ablons, this..."

A Fire Gun soldier who followed Yabulons felt more and more that something was wrong here, but he couldn't explain why, so he could only look at their commander.

"..."

Ablons did not respond to his men's words. He just stared blankly at the white mist in the distance, the hand holding the lamp trembling slightly.

No one can see the expression behind his mask, but the usually frightening debt collector mask has an inexplicable flavor...

"My lord? My lord!"

Seeing that the commander did not respond, the Fire Gun soldier's sense of uncertainty grew stronger and stronger. He ignored the relationship between his superiors and subordinates and spoke loudly, trying to bring back Yablos' thoughts.

"......Um?"

As if he finally came back to his senses, Yabloms let out a low groan.

"That's great, sir..."

Seeing that the commander finally reacted, the Fire Gun soldier was relieved, but then he discovered something was wrong.

Why...his body is so stiff...

"You...hehe..."

With the sound of bones creaking, Yabloms turned around stiffly. No one knew what expression was behind his mask, but listening to the sound, everyone could think of a weird smile.

The next moment, the lamp in Yablonsi's hand fell to the ground, and the surrounding white mist suddenly surged over.

"...."

The surroundings seemed to have returned to silence again. The Fools who had just appeared... No, nothing had appeared just now. It had always been quiet here, wasn't it?

...

Gate made of ice.

Dadalia holds a purple spear and harvests the lives of red aberrant animals one after another.

"...Tsk."

Just now he walked in with a spear and saw a huge red crystal floating in the air, but before he could take a closer look, a large number of animals that were infected and deformed immediately appeared inside.

There are foxes, wild boars, giant crabs... They seem to be alive, but they are infected by this weird red ice and become extremely aggressive.

The infected animals have lost their sense of pain. They only know how to attack visitors and have no idea how to dodge.

Under this situation, Dadalia had no choice but to activate the power of the evil eye and use the special reactions of the thunder and water elements to quickly kill these animals.

However... there seems to be an inexhaustible supply of animals. Once you kill one wave, another wave will appear... and their appearance is slightly different.

"No matter...that's the case..."

Dadalia took a sharp look at the red crystal in the sky, gritted her teeth, and a hint of purple flashed in her pupils.
Chapter completed!