Chapter 969: Chapter 969: Ice and Snow Land
Before Qin Sisi could make sense of these matters, darkness suddenly enveloped her vision.
She knew it was the half-hour rest period that had begun, and with the experience from last time, she no longer panicked or called out for anyone, but quietly stood in place waiting.
The light dimmed and then brightened, finally stabilizing.
When Qin Sisi opened her eyes, the small, cramped Alchemy room had disappeared. Instead, she found herself in a world of ice and snow; everywhere she looked was a vast expanse of white.
Beneath her feet was a thick layer of ice, clear and smooth like a mirror, reflecting human shadows, making it slippery to walk on.
Surrounding her were tall conical ice mountains, which from a distance, displayed a very light shade of blue. The cliffs looked as if they had been cleaved with axes, immensely steep and rugged.
Qin Sisi turned her body around to look all around, finding that in this frozen world, she was still alone.
In this vast world, she appeared exceptionally small.
Qin Sisi took a deep breath, the icy cold air inhaled into her lungs felt like a cold stream passing through her organs, instantly chilling her to the core.
Even without a prompt yet, Qin Sisi guessed that she was about to be tested on Ice Magic.
But how would she be tested?
Just as Qin Sisi was contemplating her next steps in this boundless white world, the badge on her wrist lit up again.
She quickly raised her wrist and saw a row of red letters appear on the black badge: "Ice stick men are 1000 meters away from you."
"Ice stick men?" This peculiar name brought a hint of confusion to Qin Sisi’s eyes.
Quickly, she realized that these ice stick men must be her test tools; if her guess was correct, the ice stick men were coming to battle her, and the badge was warning her that the fight was about to start.
What did this 1000 meters mean?
Qin Sisi pondered briefly and the words "Freezing Wall" popped into her mind.
That’s right, the Trial Tower was giving her time to defend, allowing her to use this time to condense a Freezing Wall to block the impending attack.
Having figured out the trick, Qin Sisi didn’t delay any longer, immediately urging the Magic Source, releasing the Ice Attribute Magic Power, and began condensing a Freezing Wall in front of her.
Knowing her Ice Attribute Magic Power was not very strong, and considering the imminent confrontation, Qin Sisi didn’t use her full strength, only condensing a Freezing Wall about two meters long.
When the wall was more than halfway condensed, strange noises came from afar. She looked up and was dumbstruck.
Countless huge "ice sticks" were sliding on the ice surface, speeding towards her direction. The rectangular blocks of ice looked like warriors clad in white robes, standing tall and imposing.
Qin Sisi dared not conserve her Magic Power any longer. She immediately urged the Magic Power, releasing the maximum Ice Attribute Magic Power she could, and extended the entire Freezing Wall to four meters long and nearly two meters high.
At the edge, it was not yet fully prepared when her wristband lit up. Qin Sisi looked down to see it displaying: "First wave of ice stick men attack incoming, number: two hundred."
Qin Sisi’s breath tightened, then she heard a clutter of noise on the other side of the Freezing Wall, as if something was heavily hitting the ice wall.
The bodies of the ice stick men were like huge ice sticks, only with a pair of skinny legs added, no arms at all, the legs seemed like sticks inserted into the ice sticks.
Their bodies were very stiff, and their movements also rigid. When faced with the obstruction of the Freezing Wall, they began to recklessly slam their bodies against it; only a few ice stick men at the edge did not encounter the Freezing Wall and ran straight over, coming into Qin Sisi’s line of sight.
Qin Sisi didn’t hesitate to mobilize her Magic Power, launching the magic skill of All-around Snowflakes at the ice stick men who had leaped over the Freezing Wall.
With a light jump of their thin legs, the ice-like bodies of ice stick men "whooshed" releasing a burst of extremely cold ice fog.
Facing them close in a head-on battle, the ice stick men shattered, and the inexperienced Qin Sisi couldn’t dodge in time, getting sprayed directly in the face with the ice fog, her face quickly covered in frost, almost turning into a snowman.
She quickly backed away, drawing on the Fire Attribute Magic Power to warm herself. Then, an idea struck her—ice is cold, fire is hot, couldn’t the Fire Attribute magic skill potentially counter these ice stick men?
With this thought, Qin Sisi immediately mobilized Fire Attribute Magic Power, unleashing the skill Magic Flame Melting Gold.
However, the result disappointed her. As soon as the ice stick men saw the attack, they immediately jumped and dispersed ice fog around, the flames of Magic Flame Melting Gold encountering the extremely cold ice fog lost much of their heat instantly.
Moreover, the ice stick men seemed to be very sensitive to heat; sensing the presence of a heat source, those who passed through the Freezing Wall gathered around, leaping towards the flames of Magic Flame Melting Gold and releasing bursts of ice fog.
Eventually, the flames from Magic Flame Melting Gold disappeared amidst the onslaught of ice fog.
Qin Sisi was shocked, unsure whether the Fire Magic was indeed inferior to the Ice Magic, or if there was something peculiar about this place. The only certainty was that using Fire Magic against the ice stick men was futile.
After the ice stick men extinguished the flames of Magic Flame Melting Gold, they all turned towards Qin Sisi, since she was the only heat source in this frozen world.
Qin Sisi pondered briefly and once again mobilized the Magic Power to shoot several fireballs around herself with Fire Ignition Skill.
Sensing the presence of a heat source, the ice stick men swarmed towards the nearest heat source, their bodies springing and releasing ice fog in an attempt to extinguish the heat source.
Only two ice stick men, who were very close to Qin Sisi, still targeted her.
Qin Sisi immediately unleashed the magic skill All-around Snowflakes, white snowflakes fluttering where the powerful bindings of ice landed.
The bindings hit the two ice stick men. Suddenly, they froze in place, their ice stick-like bodies shattering like broken ice blocks, scattering across the ground, losing any ability to attack.
Qin Sisi felt a surge of joy and, while the other few ice stick men were still bewildered, once again executed the skill All-around Snowflakes from behind.
The few ice stick men that had extinguished the flames shot by Qin Sisi turned to attack her, only to be shattered by a strong blow.
Thus, these few ice stick men who had luckily crossed the Freezing Wall were annihilated.
Qin Sisi turned her head to look at the Freezing Wall and, to her shock, discovered that thin cracks had spread across the massive Freezing Wall, while the ice stick men on the other side were still ceaselessly slamming their bodies against it.
