Meeting, Nervousness, and the Same Method

Chapter 77 Meeting, Nervousness, and the Same Method

Clutched environments easily breed fear, and fear can fuel madness.

The Snow Wolf Squad and their guide have been trapped in the cave for nearly half a month and have been without food for more than ten days.

The malice for survival, which had been extinguished once, rose again.

"team leader……"

The thin-faced, green-eyed man looked at the ice-cold man, his green eyes faintly red, and kept glancing in Mi Lan's direction.

The man with the icy expression struggled, then shook his head firmly. "We can't get out of here without him."

"But everyone is almost at their breaking point!" the green-eyed man whispered.

"Wait two more days..." Captain Ice Cube growled in a suppressed voice.

……

Chi Ping carried Mi Qi deep into the crevice, his face hidden in the darkness, his eyes filled with a mysterious light.

The closer he got, the more information the mycelium gathered, and the better he understood the situation of Miki's father and the others.

My feelings became increasingly complicated.

Life is truly something that's hard to see clearly...

He sighed inwardly.

"Little Qi, we'll be there soon," Chi Ping said gently.

At the same time, he manipulated the mycelium to greet the snow wolf squad deep inside.

……

"All alert!"

As the only control-type character in the team, the green-eyed man was the first to notice something was wrong and growled.

But in fact, even without him saying it, the team members immediately knew that the situation had changed, and despite their exhaustion, they all used their martial spirits to possess their bodies.

The icy-faced man transformed into a werewolf, and the muscular man raised his tower shield, protecting the green-eyed man with red eyes and the blonde woman holding a scepter behind him. The long-haired woman in black, holding a pair of deep daggers, silently hid in the shadows.

Captain Ice paused for a moment, then called Mi Lan into the protective circle.

Another golden light source appeared in the cave, emanating from all directions. It was warm, but also terrifying.

"Don't make a move yet!"

Captain Ice grew white steel hairs on his limbs and sniffed lightly like a werewolf.

"Not those scorpions!"

"Is it a soul beast?" The burly man steadied the tower shield, staring intently at the only entrance to the cave, and asked in a low voice.

"Uncertain. But most likely not," Captain Ice said in a deep voice. "Use Contingency Plan Three!"

……

Tap...tap...tap...

The soles of the shoes struck the frozen ground, producing a low, crisp sound that echoed through the cracks in the earth.

"Friends ahead, I am not your enemy."

A gentle male voice came from the cracks in the permafrost into the cave, and the Snow Wolf Squad and Milan could hear it clearly.

"Friend or foe, that's not something you can decide with a single sentence," Captain Ice said in a low voice. "If you want us to believe you, then show us the proof!"

At the same time, he made a gesture towards the cave entrance.

The burly man moved the tower shield aside, and the captain stepped out.

Chi Ping smiled and put Miki down.

Shortly after entering the crevice, he changed his clothes back to their original state.

He spoke, his voice not loud, but very clear due to the converging sound from the narrow crack in the ground, "Hey, friends at the door, stop. I'm here to rescue someone. If I hurt you, I'll be in trouble for a while. I'm not good at rescuing people."

Captain Ice looked surprised, but quickly recovered and ordered the long-haired woman, who was preparing to launch a sneak attack, to retreat back into the protective circle.

Ikehira entered the cave.

"dad!"

"M...Miki?"

Miki spotted Mi Lan in the crowd at first glance.

Tears welled up in her eyes, filled with excitement and joy... She couldn't help but want to rush into her father's arms.

Mi Lan was equally excited, but her excitement was mostly mixed with worry.

However, Chi Ping and Captain Ice intervened to stop the father and daughter from embracing.

"Brother?" Miki looked at Chi Ping in confusion.

Chi Pingchong shook his head at her.

"The Snow Wolf Squad?" Chi Ping asked, looking at the icy-faced man.

Isaac nodded and asked the question that was on the minds of all the snow wolves: "Who are you?"

"Me? Just a kind-hearted person." Chi Ping said casually, pointing to Mi Qi. "This is my client, the daughter of the guide you found. She asked me to bring her father home. Little Mi Qi, take out your martial spirit."

Mickey nodded and revealed her life pointer.

Isaac looked at Mi Lan, and Mi Lan took out the same martial soul.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Chi Ping released Mi Qi. "Little Mi Qi, go to your dad's."

Tears of excitement welled up in Xiao Miqi's eyes, and she jumped into Mi Lan's arms in three steps.

Chi Ping chanted the soul incantation, and a handful of white mushrooms sprouted from his hand.

He tossed the white mushroom to Isaac, who caught it in a flurry, drawing the attention of the four team members to his hand.

"You must have been exhausted for a long time. Replenish your energy and strength as soon as possible, then I will take you away."

Isaac didn't immediately distribute the mushrooms, but instead looked at Ikehira with a puzzled expression, "Food type?"

Chi Ping nodded, glanced at a spot the mycelium had probed, sighed inwardly, and casually said, "You think I can't take you away?"

Isaac shook his head. "The fact that you got here shows how capable you are."

"Then eat. After you finish eating, adjust your condition. The things I arranged have a time limit; we must act before tomorrow!" Chi Ping said bluntly. The snowfield climate is harsh, and the soul guidance core of the combat puppet will be damaged by the wind, snow, and low temperature. The longer it goes on, the more likely it is to have problems.

Isaac said no more, distributed the white mushrooms to his teammates and Milan, and then took the lead in eating them.

White mushrooms stimulate vitality and restore physical strength.

Feeling the signs of physical recovery, the Snow Wolf Squad relaxed.

Chi Ping sat to the side communicating with the mycelium, preparing to leave.

Miki and her father snuggled together.

Having been away from her father for so long, the little girl, who had been strong all the way, finally couldn't hold back anymore and cried uncontrollably, still sobbing for a long time afterward.

"Dad... Dad... Where's Uncle Cheng?"

A girl's casual remark shattered the seemingly relaxed atmosphere, plunging the six people, who had been trapped for over ten days but still maintained a certain level of fighting ability, into a deathly silence.

Isaac and the others unconsciously clenched their fists.

"Uncle Cheng... Uncle Cheng is lost," Mi Lan said with difficulty.

Uncle Cheng is another mentor to the Snow Wolf Squad's employees.

Getting lost is the same as being dead.

Chi Ping's mycelium found a pile of incomplete human bones not far from the cave, the cause of death being that half of the body had been torn apart.

Mi Lan was in a state of panic and quickly changed the subject, "Xiao Qi, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to take good care of Mom before I left?"

With a sob in her voice, Miki said, "Mommy...Mommy is sick...I...I met Brother Ping...Brother Ping brought me to find Daddy..."

Mi Lan sighed, unable to utter any words of reprimand.

Seeing that Miki had been fooled, the Snow Wolf Squad breathed a sigh of relief, and the long-haired female member in black secretly glanced at Chi Ping.

"Have you rested enough?" Chi Ping's expression remained unchanged, his emotions showing no alteration.

"We can act at any time," Isaac said in a deep voice.

"Little Qi is with me. You all keep an eye on her father too. If you want to live, you must follow my orders in everything you do!"

"We know what we're doing!"

"I don't want you to know what's what; I want absolute obedience!"

The Snow Wolf Squad members exchanged glances, and Isaac said, "As long as you can get us out of here safely."

"You can leave if you obey orders."

"Then we obey!"

Chi Ping protected Mi Qi with a nursery pouch, then wove a camouflage suit with mycelium, and then used the same bait tactic to safely lead the Snow Wolf Squad and Mi Lan away from the Ice Jade Scorpion swarm's pursuit.

……

Coldwood Town, Tavern.

"I am deeply grateful!" Isaac led the Snow Wolf Squad to offer a toast to Ikehira.

Chi Ping took a small sip, his cheeks flushed.

Perhaps emboldened by the alcohol, or perhaps having been holding his breath for a long time, Chi Ping spoke slowly in a dreamlike tone: "Order is a chain that restrains the beast within. I have no objection to slightly breaking through this chain for survival. The will to survive is the instinct of life, difficult to control. But don't use this as an excuse to indulge yourself and succumb to desire."

The Snow Wolf Squad remained silent, and Green-Eyed Lin Li buried his head.

Chi Ping didn't expect them to respond. He took out a letter and a gold-plated silver plaque with the character "天" (heaven) engraved on it.

"Go to Tiandou City, find Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and live under his supervision for a few years. Leave when you've thought things through."

After saying this, Chi Ping left the tavern and returned to the inn.

Three days later, Chi Ping took Xiaomi Qi back into the Frozen Forest, and the Snow Wolf Squad also embarked on their journey to Tian Dou City.

(End of this chapter)