Chapter 257 A Critical Moment
"Be careful!" Lan Ximeng's mental power instantly captured the abnormality, her pupils suddenly contracted, and there was a hint of urgency in her voice.
However, her reminder was still a step too slow.
The ice cone, with its biting cold, went straight to Ma Xixi's back. There seemed to be a layer of frost in the air, and even time seemed to slow down at this moment.
Before Ma Xixi could turn around, the ice cone was already approaching her back, and the freezing cold almost pierced into her bones.
Lan Ximeng's face turned pale in an instant. She raised her hand without hesitation, her mental power surging wildly, trying to use her supernatural power to wrap around the ice cone to melt it and stop it from moving forward. However, the ice cone this time was completely different from the previous ones - it was the final blow condensed by the ice snake using all its superpowers before its death, and its power was comparable to a full-strength attack from a third-level superpower user!
Lan Ximeng's superpower was only level one. The moment her superpower came into contact with the ice cone, it was as if she had hit an iceberg and could not be shaken at all. The speed of the ice cone hardly slowed down, and it still rushed towards Ma Xixi with overwhelming force.
Lan Ximeng clenched her teeth. Her mental strength had been pushed to the limit and beads of sweat oozed out of her forehead.
The ice cone was less than half a meter away from Ma Xixi's back, and the cold air had already caused a thin layer of frost to form on the surface of her clothes. Ma Xixi's pupils suddenly dilated. She could feel death approaching, but she was unable to react.
Now she just felt her hands and feet were cold and out of control. Her body seemed to be frozen, and even moving a finger became extremely difficult. Her heart was filled with fear and despair, but she was unwilling to give up. She desperately told herself: Move! Move! But the body seemed to be restrained by some invisible force and was unable to respond.
The grass on one side rustled in the wind, as if mocking her for overestimating her own abilities.
The moment Lan Ximeng said "be careful", Li Fan reacted instantly and used his supernatural powers to strengthen Ma Xixi's back muscles and bones. If anything unexpected happens, it can also protect her life.
At the same time, Li Fan swung his other hand violently and threw the long knife in his hand fiercely. The long knife drew a cold light in the air and headed straight for the side of the ice cone, trying to knock it off track by impact.
However, the power of the ice cone was far beyond his imagination. The moment the long knife hit the ice cone, there was a crisp impact sound, but the ice cone only trembled slightly and its speed hardly slowed down. The long sword was bounced out and stuck in the sand far away, and a thin layer of ice even formed on the blade. The intersection of red and white makes people feel extremely dazzling.
As the ice cones got closer, Lan Ximeng and Li Fan's faces turned paler.
At this critical moment, a low mechanical roar suddenly sounded.
"boom--!"
A huge figure fell from the sky and stood in front of Ma Qianqian. It was a silver-white mecha, its body flashing with a cold metallic luster. The right arm of the mecha suddenly raised up, and a translucent energy barrier instantly unfolded, covering Ma Qianqian, Lan Ximeng and Li Fan.
“Crack!”
The ice cone hit the energy barrier heavily, making a sharp cracking sound. The ice cones exploded on the energy barrier, turning into countless tiny ice chips that flew everywhere. The energy barrier trembled slightly, but remained as solid as ever.
"Ding Xiahe!" There was a hint of surprise and relief in Lan Ximeng's voice.
In the cockpit of the mecha, Ding Xiahe's eyes were stern, and the engine of the mecha made a low roar. Her voice came through the mecha's speakers, calm and firm: "Are you all right?"
Ma Xixi finally came back to her senses from her shock. Her back was soaked with cold sweat and her face was as pale as paper. She took a deep breath and forced a smile: "I...I'm fine."
Lan Ximeng's mental strength was still tense, her eyes fixed on the ice snake. The ice snake's head had completely drooped, and the cold light in its eyes had completely dissipated. It was obvious that it was really dead this time.
"It... should be really dead this time, right?" There was a hint of uncertainty in Li Fan's voice. He still held the long knife tightly in his hand, staring at the ice snake's corpse vigilantly.
Ding Xiahe's mecha slowly turned around, and the energy barrier was still maintained. Her voice was calm and steady: "Don't be careless. This mutant creature has a very strong vitality. We must dig out its energy core to ensure that it will not be resurrected again."
Lan Ximeng nodded, and her mental power spread out again, carefully examining the body of the ice snake. After a moment, her eyes locked on the bottom of the ice snake's head, where there was a faintly glowing ice-blue crystal.
"Its energy core is there!" Lan Ximeng pointed to the bottom of the ice snake's head.
Ding Xiahe raised the right arm of the mecha, and a high-energy beam shot out from the mecha's weapon system, accurately hitting the location of the ice-blue crystal.
"boom--!"
The ice snake's flesh was blown to pieces, and an ice-blue crystal flashed a strange light on the red land.
Only then did the three of them truly breathe a sigh of relief.
"This time... it's really over." There was a hint of fatigue in Ma Xixi's voice. Her body was trembling slightly, and it was obvious that she had not fully recovered from the thrill just now.
She didn't know why she had to stand there, not even having the strength to resist.
Lan Ximeng walked up to her and patted her shoulder gently: "It's okay, we are safe."
Ding Xiahe's mecha slowly descended, the cockpit opened, and she jumped out of the mecha. She glanced at the three people and said with a hint of blame in her tone: "You are taking too much risks. It is difficult for the three of you to deal with mutant creatures of this level alone."
Lan Ximeng smiled bitterly: "This happened too suddenly, and we didn't expect it to be so difficult."
"Are you okay?" Niu Lai and Chu Dongyi, who arrived late, were panting, with a hint of anxiety in their voices. There were beads of sweat on their foreheads, obviously they had been running all the way here.
"It's okay, why are you behind?" Lan Ximeng shook her head with a hint of worry in her eyes. She looked at Niu Lai and Chu Dongyi, frowning slightly. In such a dangerous area, the risk of acting alone is extremely high, especially since the two of them are not protected by mechas. If they encounter mutant animals, the consequences will be disastrous.
Fortunately, the three of them had already cleared the area nearby, and the only threat was the mutant ice snake.
"We came here together. Ding Xiahe was afraid that something might happen to you, so she came here first." Niu Lai explained with a hint of apology in his tone. He could see that Lan Ximeng was worried about their safety, so he added: "We are armed, and ordinary mutant animals are no match for us."
As students of the military academy, although Niu Lai and Chu Dongyi are not combat professionals, their physical fitness and ability to use weapons are not weak. However, facing enemies of the mutated ice snake's level, their equipment and abilities were clearly not enough.
Ding Xiahe looked around and confirmed that there were no other threats before slowly saying, "Let's go back to the base first. It's not safe here."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards the mecha, jumping into the cockpit with a swift movement. The mecha made a low roar, and the energy barrier unfolded again, protecting the few people inside.
Soon, the six returned to the safe zone. The light in the room seemed particularly warm in the dim environment, as if it dispelled the tension and fatigue in their hearts.
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