HPDBC Chapter 53 Hope for Promotion to Sequence 2
Chapter 53 Hope for Promotion to Sequence 2
After a simple breakfast, the convoy set off again.
The "Wax Messenger" drove on the snow-covered road with significantly more stability than yesterday.
The "all-terrain adaptability" feature is quietly taking effect, significantly enhancing the grip of the tires on the snow and greatly reducing the chance of slipping.
Xu Si could even feel the car body making subtle adjustments based on road conditions, and that feeling of complete control made driving much easier for him.
However, this power became a weakness, clearly inferior to Fu Xiaojian's Warrior and the little loli's Bull Head.
"Stay alert, this snowfield is unusually quiet," Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
The convoy moved slowly across the boundless snowfield, leaving two deep tire tracks, which were soon gradually covered by the still-falling snowflakes.
The blood-red sun struggled to pierce through the clouds, casting its pale light, but offering little warmth.
After driving for about an hour, Xu Si, who had been passively sensing the "Star Trail" with the "Star Trail" function active, suddenly frowned slightly.
In his perception, there was an extremely faint but unusually chaotic fluctuation in the energy flow beneath the snowfield ahead.
The feeling... was like something was wriggling beneath the snow.
"There's a situation ahead, be careful on the ground," Xu Si immediately warned over the walkie-talkie.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking—
boom!
The snow-covered ground, dozens of meters to the left front of the convoy, suddenly exploded!
A huge, worm-like white figure burst through the snow, kicking up a cloud of snow dust!
It is two meters in diameter and its length is immeasurable, with the exposed part being seven or eight meters long. Its entire body is covered with ice crystal-like carapace, and its head is a huge mouth covered with spiral sharp teeth, emitting a hissing sound that makes your teeth ache.
[Level 1 Weird Detection - Ice-Eating Salamander]
Characteristics: Burrow, Ice Armor, Devour
"Turn around! Avoid it!" Fu Xiaojian shouted sharply.
The convoy quickly turned around, trying to avoid the terrifying creature that had suddenly appeared.
However, a petite figure rushed straight towards the strange phenomenon; it was Su Su.
This young lady also yearns for advancement and battles, for only battles can activate her sequence.
However, she couldn't get involved in either of the two strange encounters. Now that she had finally encountered a strange creature that seemed a bit more normal, how could she possibly let it go?
"Tashan, Xu Si, don't interfere yet, let her try!" Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
He must understand Su Su's thoughts, and that's all he can do to help.
The Ice Devouring Salamander had just emerged from the snow, its target the convoy. It showed no mercy to the ants blocking its way, unleashing a blast of icy whistles.
Su Su let out a sharp cry, and her blood and qi surged, causing a faint white mist to rise from her body surface, a sign that the sequence energy had reached its peak.
Facing the bizarre creature far larger than herself, she showed no fear. With lightning speed, she turned instantly to dodge the ice howl, and at the same time, delivered a simple yet powerful straight punch that slammed into the icy armor-covered body of the monstrous salamander!
"Bang!"
A dull thud resounded, and ice shards flew everywhere!
The grotesque salamander let out a painful screech, its massive body swaying slightly from the impact, and fine cracks appeared in the ice armor at its fist.
But it reacted extremely quickly, its thick tail sweeping across the ground like a giant icicle with a whooshing sound, clearing away the snow and revealing the frozen earth in its wake.
Su Su's eyes were sharp. Although she didn't have the "Star Track" to help her, her martial artist's intuition allowed her to sense the danger in advance. She pushed off the ground with her toes and flew backward, narrowly avoiding the fierce sweeping attack.
The tail hammer swept across the ground, stirring up a blizzard, and the tires of the convoy's vehicles were blown off course.
"Sister Su, be careful!" Xiao Luo watched in the Mengshi vehicle with his heart pounding.
Jiao Jiao clenched her small fists, so nervous that she forgot to breathe.
Without pausing after landing, Su Su lunged forward again, her fists, feet, elbows, and knees transforming into deadly weapons as she circled and attacked the Ice Devouring Salamander, targeting cracks in its ice armor or its relatively weak points like its head and mouthparts.
She was incredibly fast and agile, narrowly dodging the Ice Devouring Salamander's several pounces and tail swings.
"Roar!" The Ice Devouring Salamander seemed to be enraged by this tiny yet agile prey. It suddenly opened its spiral maw, and a burst of extremely cold white breath gushed out, covering a large area in front of it in a fan shape!
The air froze instantly, snowflakes were frozen in mid-air, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of solid ice at a visible speed!
"Not good!" Fu Xiaojian's expression changed.
Just when everyone thought Su Su would have no chance of dodging the area attack, her figure suddenly blurred, as if she had turned into a phantom moving through the frost, and at the last second, she slipped out from the edge of the dead end.
However, a trace of breath still clung to the hem of her clothes, instantly freezing into solid ice. Su Su shattered it with a punch to prevent it from hindering her movements!
"So, it really requires a fight?" Xu Si's gaze narrowed slightly.
Under his star-tracked gaze, Su Su's speed and reaction improved even further, clearly indicating that she had broken through some kind of bottleneck under the pressure of life and death.
A flash of realization crossed Su Su's eyes as she felt the barrier within her body that had been hindering her for so long loosening.
She stopped simply fighting and instead took a deep breath, concentrating all her strength and energy into her right fist. A metallic, cold luster even emanated from the tip of her fist.
The Ice Devouring Salamander seemed to sense the threat as well, and raised its head again, attempting to gather a second breath.
"Now!"
Su Su moved!
She pushed off with her feet, her snow boots burst off, the snow beneath her feet exploded, and she shot towards the salamander's relatively vulnerable neck like a cannonball!
Before that gaping maw full of sharp teeth could fully open, her fist, carrying an unstoppable momentum, slammed in!
"Pfft!"
Like a hot knife cutting into solidified grease, the fist, enveloped in sequence energy, shattered the outer layer of ice armor and sank deep into the flesh of the monstrous salamander!
Armor pierced!
"Hiss—Aww!!!"
The Ice Devouring Salamander let out an unprecedentedly mournful howl, its massive body twisting wildly and churning the surrounding snow into chaos.
Su Su struck successfully and immediately used the momentum to retreat, landing steadily a few meters away. She was slightly out of breath, her eyes fixed on the strange creature struggling in its death throes.
The wind and snow swirled around it, seemingly trying to envelop it.
Xu Si remembered its devouring properties, and immediately drew his longsword, giving it no further chance.
With a single sword strike, he pierced her skull. Su Su looked over but didn't say anything; she was already somewhat exhausted.
The salamander's struggles gradually weakened, and it finally collapsed to the ground with a thud, turning into rolling snow.
[Purify Level 1 Mysterious Creature - Ice Devouring Salamander, Purification Points +800]
A notification sound rang in Xu Si's mind.
Su Su stood still, closing her eyes to feel the surging power within her body. The barrier finally began to waver, and she finally saw hope of advancing to Sequence 2.