Published: February 12, 2025
The dangers of the Ice Crystal Marsh seemed almost nonexistent in front of the Cloud Summit team.
Whether it was the white tiger beetles underground or the blowdart dolls, they seemed as fragile as paper.
This left Qin Ge and Father, both from the battle team, a bit dumbfounded.
There is a reason why the Ice Crystal Marsh is called the "desolate land that isn’t a desolate land." Countless people and teams have sacrificed their lives to build up its fearsome reputation, yet everything seemed nonexistent in front of the Cloud Summit team.
Their method of dealing with the white tiger beetles was taught by Father, but in the hands of the Cloud Summit people, it produced unimaginable results.
These bugs hiding underground were found as long as they were within the team's marching range.
Among the battle beasts of the red dress guard, some had exceptionally keen hearing and could sense movements around them early on. Even if the white tiger beetles were hiding deep, they could still be detected several seconds in advance.
As for the blowdart dolls, they posed no threat at all. With the ice birds in the sky that were not afraid of their attacks, they could spot them from a distance, making it impossible for them to launch a sneak attack.
On the contrary, the Cloud Summit team attacked one of these creatures' camps and captured four live blowdart dolls.
The little creatures had no other strong attack capabilities besides their blowdarts and were powerless to resist once captured.
The Cloud Summit team was somewhat anxious, as carrying too many blowdart dolls would be a nuisance; otherwise, their numbers might have increased indefinitely.
When they exited the Ice Crystal Marsh, no ghost mist appeared, much to Ye Zhongming's disappointment. He always had a suspicion in his heart but couldn't confirm it because he hadn’t encountered such things.
Qin Ge was not following Ye Zhongming by his request; the blond handsome man chose to accompany the Cloud Summit team. This was easy to understand, as his battle team had suffered heavy losses. If he continued to act alone on the perilous ice fields, he would likely not last long.
Don’t think that being an eight-star evolver allows one to do as they please. On this planet, the most powerful will always be nature, and the most dangerous will always be mutated life forms.
After meeting Ye Zhongming, Qin Ge's desire to recruit more members surged again. This time, following Ye Zhongming back to Yakutsk was precisely for that purpose.
Of course, he also wanted to build a good relationship with this Eastern powerhouse.
Getting close to someone stronger is about feelings, while interacting with someone weaker is about strength. This rule applies no matter where you are.
While passing two territories of fierce mutated life forms, Qin Ge saw the earth yellow pills, Yangos, the nine treasures, and the undead fish dragon easily hunting down similarly ranked life forms… he knelt before the Evil Dragon.
At that moment, he finally completely submitted. The way the Evil Dragon wanted to kill him didn’t require hands-on action; it could easily tear him apart in seconds using just its battle beasts.
As for why he knelt before Yangos, he claimed that his family had a history of over a thousand years, and the western fire dragons had always been the family totem.
Ye Zhongming pursed his lips in his heart but said nothing on the surface.
Without the ninth-level life forms blocking their path and no dangerous places like the Ice Crystal Marsh, the team's speed increased significantly. After a few days, they arrived at a small town located several dozen kilometers from Yakutsk.
This was the rear of the human alliance, and Qin Ge had departed from here before, so he was familiar with the area and knew many people.
When he brought Ye Zhongming and the others into the town, the eighth-level battle beasts had vanished. Qin Ge didn’t dare to ask and led the Cloud Summit people to find a leader of the human alliance, the person in charge of this town—Peijia.