Chapter 142
Su Xingyuan didn't stay in the lake for long. He removed the assimilated fish tail, changed back into human form, came to the shore, used magic to dry the water stains on his body, and observed his surroundings.
He was in a cold cave. The temperature was so low that Su Xingyuan even felt his body a little stiff. In this case, the lake has not frozen yet...
Su Xingyuan turned his head and looked into the lake, where he saw traces of magic.
The water here should be connected to the sea water in the previous whirlpool. Since there is magic power in the sea water, it is normal for there to be magic power in the lake water. Su Xingyuan turned around and looked at the small map in the upper left corner.
For the time being, he was the only one in the ice cave.
Su Xingyuan blinked.
It seems that the third devil is quite patient and has some brains.
There was no rescue mission this time, so he was not in a hurry. He walked around in the ice cave before walking out slowly.
Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the cave.
It was only then that Su Xingyuan discovered that being thrown into the cave map was already a very good condition for birth.
“Huff—”
Just outside the cave, heavy snow almost blocked people's vision, and the biting cold wind blew directly on people's faces. If it were Su Xingyuan, a high school student majoring in liberal arts, he would probably have experienced what it felt like to have wind as sharp as a knife.
But now Su Xingyuan could probably only feel the wind.
He did not use magic to warm himself, allowing his body to gradually lose temperature. A slight tingling pain began to spread from the extremities of his body, and then it seemed that he was getting a little hot again. Su Xingyuan was so absorbed in the strange experience that he looked up and saw a town appeared before him.
Is it the indigenous settlement in the portal?
He walked forward and opened the door—
The black-haired boy's dark eyelashes, which were covered with snowflakes, trembled slowly.
"Wow," he said, gradually narrowing his eyes.
"I am really... so happy."
Looking up, I saw a sea of red.
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“Ahem, ahem—”
Orion was lying on the bed, reaching for the bowl of water next to him, but someone took it first and put the bowl in his hand.
"How are you?"
The person who asked this question was a flaxen-haired, brown-eyed, freckled teenager. He said worriedly, "This winter seems like it will never pass. It's getting colder and colder... Many people have lost their lives because of it. I hope you can hold on."
"...I'm fine, thank you very much for your help." Orion responded with a strange look on his face.
As an S-rank hunter who likes to be alone, although he is somewhat arrogant, he has been able to slowly reach this point and become one of the three surviving hunters, so he still has a keen intuition.
He always felt that what the boy said just now made people feel a little uncomfortable.
Orion coughed twice again. He held his neck with one hand and covered his mouth with the other. When he removed his hand, he saw some ash like smoke in his saliva.
“Why are you still…!”
Orion would not regard this as a coincidence or a trivial matter. He just felt more and more creepy. He didn't know what had contaminated his mouth, which made him feel very disgusted.
...So what exactly is this portal? ?
When he accepted the request from the A government for strategies, he had a certain understanding of how difficult this door was. But to be honest, S-level hunters have conquered too many difficult portals, and it is difficult for people to truly experience things beyond their own cognition.
——The danger level of this door was beyond his understanding!
At that time, seven S-level hunters had gathered outside the portal. They thought that with their outstanding strength, the process of entering the portal would at least be smoother. However, the moment they entered the whirlpool with their equipment and supplies, the hunter from Country E was instantly swept away by the rushing sea water!
The speed is so fast that people don’t have time to react!
Orion only had time to see his horrified expression before the wreckage of the sinking cargo ship suddenly pressed down on the S-rank hunter.
“…”
At that moment, Orion's pupils suddenly shrank, and he even lost the ability to speak and process the situation.
The originally dark and huge whirlpool in the sea would cause people to feel tremendous psychological pressure. After a member died instantly, this pressure instantly turned into a vague fear.
It was as if... this vortex-shaped door was actually a huge meat grinder.
But the situation at that time made it impossible for them to leave. They had already entered the capture range of the portal and were sucked into the center of the vortex without any room for resistance.
When Orion opened his eyes again, he was in a snowy field. Because of the momentary blackout, his clothes did not dry immediately, and in just a few seconds they became cold and hard, and the temperature of his body began to drop rapidly.
besides……
Orion clutched his throat and coughed a few times as if he were retching.
...My throat feels so uncomfortable.
Soon, some gray-black embers were spit out of his body, just like someone was burning his flesh in his throat.
Orion was instantly horrified.
He stood up and looked around, but unfortunately there was nothing but ice and snow around, and he didn't see any suspicious creatures. But even so, he didn't dare to stay here any longer. It is better to be safe than sorry. Hunters of any level must not be careless in the portal.
He wrapped his whole body in magic power, chose a direction, and walked down.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, he finally saw a color other than white in the snow.
It was the body of one of the six S-rank hunters that entered the door.
Or rather, corpse parts.
The dead hunter's body was buried in a thick layer of snow, with blood and flesh splattered all over the place and solidified into blocks in the extremely cold environment. His entire chest was cut open, his mouth was wide open and the surrounding area was cracked, which was definitely not something a person could do with the strength of his lip muscles alone.
...So, either the hunter tore his own mouth apart, or...something else tore his mouth open.
Considering the wound on his chest, Orion strongly suspected it was the latter.
A premonition that was even colder than the icy environment slowly spread up his back.
Orion suppressed his fear and nausea, quickly noted down the characteristics of the body's wounds, and then left without stopping.
On the way, he saw a broken corpse in the distance, but because the distance was too far and there seemed to be something else nearby, Orion did not go forward to check, but directly avoided it.
You can't blame him for being cautious, it's just that his ability is not suitable for a head-on confrontation, especially when he doesn't know what the opponent is and his own condition is extremely bad.
He had no idea how long he had been trekking through this land of ice and snow. His physical strength, magical power, and will were all put to great test and torture.
So, when he saw the existence of the town, although he suspected it was a trap, he still jumped in.
"Can I ask if there are other people like me who come here?"
Orion asked.
The flaxen-haired boy was called Leif. He said, "There is another person besides you, but she is still in a coma."
Orion frowned slightly.
In an environment like that outside, once you encounter an enemy attack, it is almost a dead end. If we look at the worst-case scenario... a total of seven S-level hunters were quietly reduced to two people!
The man swallowed, tried to calm down, and asked cautiously, "Can I go out and take a look?"
"Of course!" Leif opened the door for him. "We are all very hospitable here! If you need any help, please feel free to ask."
Orion nodded and asked for the current location of the other unconscious hunter.
Perhaps because the weather was too cold, there were not many pedestrians on the streets, but the town was more prosperous than Orion had imagined. He was about to go check on his only remaining companion, but his attention was attracted by the noise at the town gate.
"You, how can you be like this——!"
"Yeah, why did you start fighting right away? You're simply a demon!"
"Woo, woo, woo, my child..."
Orion looked over with emotion.
Then, his eyes met a pair of extremely beautiful green cat's eyes.
Even surrounded by noise, those eyes remained extremely calm, as if he and his surroundings were in two completely different worlds.
And Orion suddenly remembered who the owner of these unique eyes was.
"Su, Su Xingyuan?"
How come Su Xingyuan is here?
Isn't it because he refused to come that Country A urgently summoned all S-level hunters in the country to participate in the strategy? Or is this a fake, an illusion?
But Orion vaguely felt that no illusion could create the feeling that Su Xingyuan gave people.
Could it really be Su Xingyuan?
Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that the moment he saw the other person, Orion's uneasiness instantly dissipated.
"It was just a kick, that's all—" The black-haired boy quickly withdrew his gaze calmly. He sighed listlessly, tilted his head slightly, and said in a calm and innocent tone: "Look, he's not dead yet."
"You, you!" The woman was furious: "Everyone saw it. My child obviously didn't do anything, but he still cared about you after seeing you coming from outside--"
The black-haired boy said sincerely, "I know. I was just a little too excited."
Woman: “???”
Excited? Did you kick that person away in excitement? ?
If Su Xingyuan wasn't in his peak condition right now, just that casual kick would have killed her child!
Just as a quarrel was about to begin, a voice suddenly came over: "Wait, wait! Maybe there is a misunderstanding?"
Outside the crowd, a flaxen-haired boy ran over breathlessly, "Huhu... I saw a bunch of people gathered here from a distance, and I thought something had happened. Aunt Lola, this guest came from outside, and it looks like he's in a bad condition. He finally saw a shelter, so it's understandable that he's excited for a while."
"Don't bother with them."
Laura glared at Su Xingyuan fiercely.
"Well...it seems that for Leif's sake, I will let you go this time!"
Su Xingyuan smiled slightly and returned her a sunny and cheerful smile.
Laura: “…” Suddenly she became even angrier.
Ignoring Lola's somewhat distorted expression, the black-haired boy turned around and looked at Leif.
The flaxen-haired boy was also looking at him worriedly.
Su Xingyuan suddenly felt like laughing.
From the moment he appeared on the stage till now, every move has been carefully designed. Okay, okay, you play this game on him, right?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" The black-haired boy blinked and said sincerely, worriedly and concernedly:
"Please use the blind path if you are visually impaired."
Leif was waiting for Su Xingyuan to start the conversation: "......?"
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