The snow-capped peaks are majestic, their slopes sharply defined, as if cleaved by a knife or axe. The clear separation between the light and dark sides creates a strong sense of three-dimensionality, which is one of the reasons why the snow-capped mountains are so unique.
Chen Yang and Cang Yuan were currently taking shelter from the wind and snow.
Of course, the main reason is that Chen Yang needs to avoid it. The ape is not afraid of the cold; its ability to withstand the cold is much stronger than that of humans.
Chen Yang hid under a rock, and with the ape standing in front of him blocking the way, the remaining snow and wind were no problem.
Even a light breeze isn't a panacea. Faced with this level of wind and snow, it's best to find a safe place to hide and wait for the blizzard to pass.
They had only been climbing for about an hour when they encountered a storm and had no choice but to take shelter here.
The weather on the snow-capped mountain is unpredictable, and Chen Yang has no way to predict it unless Ding Qihan comes with it.
This is one of Chen Yang's major disadvantages compared to modern mountaineers.
Nowadays, the equipment used for climbing snow-capped mountains is absolutely top-notch. Except for unclimbed peaks, there are well-established climbing routes for other snow-capped mountains. They have professional cold-weather clothing, oxygen cylinders, instruments for monitoring weather changes, and equipment for real-time communication.
This is also why Chen Yang, despite possessing such formidable abilities, lacks the confidence to summit Cang'er Snow Mountain.
According to Ding Qihan and Weng Ji's calculations, the height of Cang'er Snow Mountain is not lower than that of Mount Everest. Of course, in terms of altitude, the actual altitude of Cang'er Snow Mountain is definitely not as high as that of Mount Everest.
However, due to the special effects of the micro-world, the theoretical altitude of the snowfield area of Cang'er Snow Mountain is already over 3,000 meters, and it is nearly 5,000 meters at the foot of the mountain. The theoretical altitude of the summit should be between 7,500 and 8,000 meters.
Of course, altitude doesn't determine everything. The main peak of Meili Snow Mountain, Kawagebo, is only over 6,000 meters high, and it's also an unclimbed peak.
Cang'er Snow Mountain looks alright, but in reality, it's very difficult to climb. Some sections have such steep angles that there are no footholds, making it impossible to ascend. In some places, the snow is over a meter deep, burying most of your body. Forget about walking.
Therefore, a suitable climbing route is also very important and is the most important guarantee for reaching the summit.
Chen Yang had no reference materials or professional instruments, so he could only rely on his naked eyes to choose a route. This was risky; he might run out of options halfway through. But he had no other choice.
"Waaah!"
After the storm passed, they continued their journey for a while, when suddenly the ape cried out in a certain direction, quite excited.
Chen Yang was taken aback and looked over. He activated his Eagle Eyes lock-on ability and discovered a group of white figures rushing towards them, almost blending into the snow. You wouldn't notice them unless you looked specifically.
Is this Xue Kui Qun?
Chen Yang never expected that Xue Kuiqun would appear on the mountainside of Cang'er Snow Mountain.
It seems that the Snow Demon is truly fearless of the cold, as it has appeared here.
Chen Yang didn't believe that the Snow Giants would survive in such a place, because there were almost no resources on the snow mountain, just snow and rocks, making it impossible for them to survive. It was very likely that the Snow Giants were just here for fun.
However, his idea was quickly rejected by Xiong Dong of Xue Kuiqun.
The group of snow monsters actually started calling out towards the Cang'er Snow Mountain. Their voices weren't loud, but they were very penetrating, and Chen Yang was worried that it would cause an avalanche.
Xue Kui squatted down again, stretching out one hand towards the snow mountain, just like the ape's gesture when it submitted to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang was surprised and quickly took out his camera to film.
He specifically brought a camera with him on this trip, because if someone climbs to the summit of a snow-capped peak and can't capture the view, they'll truly regret it for the rest of their life. That's why he was able to film this amazing scene.
Animals sometimes exhibit behaviors that are incomprehensible to humans. Xue Kui's actions and behaviors, which resemble faith, are enough to shock the biological community and leave biologists completely bewildered.
Faith has always been a human prerogative, but I never expected to see it in an animal.
However, the ape did not do the same as the group of snow monsters in the distance. It also made the same move, but its hand was pointed at Chen Yang. It was Chen Yang who had submitted to it.
"roar!"
The group of Snow Demons in the distance saw this scene, let out angry roars, and rushed towards them.
Chen Yang wanted to retreat without hesitation. This was not a one-on-one fight. He had no chance of winning against a group of Snow Giants. Each one of them was capable of fighting lions and tigers. Two or three of them could easily slaughter a wolf pack.
There's a group of them on the other side, at least nearly twenty. How can we fight them? Even if we use up all our throwing knives, we might not be able to kill more than half of them.
Unexpectedly, the ape beside him charged forward, roaring angrily.
Chen Yang hesitated for a moment, then stopped walking and followed.
The group of snow monsters quickly approached them, surrounding Cang Yuan and Hou Yu. This put Chen Yang at ease.
The fact that they were simply surrounded meant that the group of Snow Demons did not intend to kill them immediately.
Chen Yang noticed that the ape was relatively large among the Snow Queens. There were even some Snow Queens shorter than Chen Yang, who were probably juveniles. Some had even longer limbs and noticeably protruding chests; these were female Snow Queens.
Chen Yang realized that he was surrounded anyway, so he calmly recorded it with his camera.
A larger snow leopard emerged from the herd and howled at the ape, as if it were doing something.
The ape responded, but the two snow monsters didn't seem to be communicating smoothly, and their voices grew louder. There were signs that they were about to fight.
Chen Yang knew that it was not appropriate for him to intervene at this time, so he just watched silently. He would only intervene if the ape was in danger.
The Snow Giants silently retreated, giving the Azure Ape and the Snow Giant that was presumably their leader space.
Wengji said that the ape was likely defeated in the competition for leadership, which is why they encountered it alone. In this situation, is it trying to regain the leadership position?
Chen Yang was naturally pleased to see Cang Yuan become the leader of the Snow Giants, but he was not sure if Cang Yuan could win.
Although the ape learned a few martial arts from him, it was only a few. What could the ape possibly learn? Even for a human, a few lessons wouldn't amount to much, let alone a snow-covered creature whose intelligence is far inferior to that of a human.
Don't think that just because Xue Kui's intelligence is second only to humans, that you're overestimating Xue Kui. The gap between this second place and the first place, humans, is incomparable. Humans are still the only highly intelligent species.
The two snow monsters stood in formation, roaring at each other, as if they were about to pounce at any moment.
Chen Yang still held up the camera. He and Xue Kuiqun took a few steps back, but silently gripped a throwing knife in their hands, ready to strike.
(End of this chapter)
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