Chapter 1411: Chapter 1411: No Hope in Sight
Qin Sisi peeked out from Ye You’s embrace, carefully observing one of the snowmen from the side, feeling quite puzzled.
The first time these snowmen were burned, their bodies shrank, and after rolling in the snow, they almost without hesitation found their position and surrounded her and Ye You.
After she and Ye You escaped the encirclement, they could quickly lock onto them, relentlessly pursuing in the right direction.
So how exactly do these snowmen determine their location?
Snowmen have no eyes, so they don’t rely on vision; they have no ears, so they don’t rely on hearing; nor do they have a nose, so they don’t rely on smell.
They surely can’t be using sonar like bats!
Qin Sisi shook her head slightly; although sonar is precise, it’s not suitable for this environment. Snowstorms continue unabated, and a snowflake could trigger sonar, causing too many interferences.
After a process of elimination, there was only one possibility left: they rely on temperature sensing.
In this cold environment, anything warm is easily detected by sensitive creatures.
Snowmen are cold, and human bodies are warm, so it’s likely that the snowmen locked onto them through her and Ye You’s body heat, which is why they chased them without error.
However, this sensing has a distance limit, which is why only four snowmen pursued them while the others stayed in place.
If she guessed correctly, it should be the four snowmen closest to them when they passed through the snowmen’s ranks.
Thinking this, Qin Sisi quietly said a few words to Ye You.
Ye You’s eyes flickered a few times, and suddenly he stopped in place.
Due to inertia, the four snowmen couldn’t control themselves and slid a distance forward.
Taking advantage of this moment, Ye You quickly released the Ice Attribute Magic Force, forming a Freezing Wall in front of him and Qin Sisi.
If the snowmen really use temperature sensing to determine location, then using something cold to sever their thermal link might make the snowmen unable to find them.
Qin Sisi guessed correctly. The suddenly appearing Freezing Wall confused the returning four snowmen, leaving them wandering helplessly near the ice wall.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye You conjured three more Freezing Walls, enclosing them on all four sides, ensuring their body heat wouldn’t leak out and be detected.
Ye You had just sighed in relief when Qin Sisi patted his head and pointed upwards.
Above was open, directly connected to the outside, and those snowmen’s magic power was strong. They might find them after some searching.
Ye You squinted, raised his hand, and continued to unleash the Ice Attribute Magic Force, sealing the small square of sky above with a Freezing Wall.
Now, he and Qin Sisi seemed to be trapped in a semi-transparent ice crystal room.
After a thrilling and exhausting chase, Ye You felt a bit weary and sat down on the snowy ground inside the little room, observing the four snowmen outside through the semi-transparent Freezing Wall.
Qin Sisi also emerged from his clothes, examining this silver-clad, perilous ice and snow land.
Sure enough, the four snowmen couldn’t find them. The Freezing Wall had entirely isolated their body heat, leaving the bewildered snowmen to slide back to their original positions in the ranks.
The Extreme North Ice Field returned to calm. From a distance, the neatly arranged snowmen resembled a line of white-clad sentinels, guarding the Extreme North Ice Field vigilantly, permitting no one to enter or leave.
Ye You and Qin Sisi stayed half a day in the tiny house made from the Freezing Wall. Due to the extreme cold, even without infusing Ice Attribute Magic Force, the Freezing Wall hardly melted away.
After ensuring the snowmen no longer noticed them, Ye You cautiously released a small amount of Fire Attribute Magic Power to melt the Freezing Wall on the side facing away from the snowmen.
Then he and Qin Sisi left the small Freezing Wall house and headed north with determination.
Having safely evaded the invincible and powerful snowmen, both felt a rush of excitement, but it soon dissipated.
In the cold blizzard, in the endless white icy expanse, any excitement can’t last long.
They took out some food from the storage ring in their Portable Space to eat, replenished some strength, and after a short rest, continued northward.
Yet, on this boundless ice field, the further they walked, the more despair they felt.
This lonely and helpless feeling had not even emerged in the dry, scorching Deep Pupil Desert.
Because in the Deep Pupil Desert, some Demonic Beasts would occasionally appear, whether they would end up encountering conflict or not; it was proof of life.
Here, however, it’s a seemingly endless white expanse, with no change in scenery no matter how far they traveled, almost as if they were moving in circles.
Moreover, they hadn’t encountered a single creature, as if they had arrived in a land of death, devoid of life except for them.
They trudged northward through relentless blizzards for three days and nights, exhausted, with no hope in sight.
They believed that on this harsh ice field, there must exist a Deity Guardian, but they had no idea how long it would take to find him.
If he floated like a snowflake, would they ever find him?
When they stopped to rest once more, Qin Sisi suddenly asked, "What do you think the snowmen would do to us if they caught us?"
Ye You paused slightly, thought, and replied, "I’m not sure, but their Ice Magic is formidable. Ordinary people or those with weaker magic power would certainly freeze to death."
Qin Sisi pondered aloud, "But we didn’t see any corpses in that area. Could it be that no one has ever ventured here over the years?"
Ye You shook his head, "Even if no one came, there should at least be some Demonic Beasts."
Qin Sisi nodded, "It’s so cold here that even if creatures were frozen to death, their frozen bodies would remain, so why aren’t there any?"
The two exchanged a glance, a suspicion quietly arising.
If the creatures frozen by the snowmen didn’t remain where they fell, they must have been taken elsewhere.
Who took them?
Most likely the snowmen.
Where would the snowmen take those creatures who trespassed into the Extreme North Ice Field?
Perhaps to the person using Ice Attribute Magic Force to control them.
Someone with such powerful Ice Attribute Magic Force is likely the Deity Guardian.
Even if not, they must have a close relationship with the Deity Guardian.
