Luo Binhan has never heard a real wild wolf howl, but he once raised a husky for someone else for a while. The adult dog that was over-spoiled by his cousin and severely lacked training caused him a lot of trouble. When he tried to lock it in an iron cage, a long and penetrating howl would be heard. The whole house.
At that time, he thought that a real wolf's howl would not be more terrifying than the noise of a family dog, but it was incomparable to the howl that echoed in the night. Its tone was full of strong emotions, anger, hostility, hatred, and a faint hint of panic. These emotions were stirred and mixed, tearing apart the howling wind, and reaching Luo Binhan's ears far away.
He felt that every bone in his body was vibrating from the sound, as if it was about to be squeezed out of his flesh. At the same time, the blue magpie was screaming in his head.
"The voice of the wild!" it said incredulously, "Is that a forest shaman? A druid? Or some kind of magical beast? How could it get to a place like this?"
Luo Binhan grabbed its ribs again and dragged it back. He ignored the nagging protest of the blue magpie and followed the direction of the broken wind.
The howling continues. The tone of voice rises and falls, as if it is constantly changing positions.
"Wait!" Blue Magpie shouted, "Don't get close to a creature that makes such a sound! It must be in a violent mood right now, and it might attack us. Do you recognize it? Is this one of your friends?"
Luo Binhan didn't answer. His friendship with Shuangwei didn't seem to be enough to be friends, but when he saw the dots of shining silver liquid on the ice, he still felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
The blue magpie floated to the side of the ice, lightly dipped a knuckle in the silver liquid, and brought it close to the eye hole with flashing red light.
"This color and shine... shapeshifter? High werewolf? Is your friend a high werewolf?"
Luo Binhan waved to it, motioning for it to come forward to speak, then grabbed its ribs and slid down the steep slope ahead. They were almost blown into the deep ditch next to the wind, but Lan Que successfully used the floating technique to drag Luo Binhan back to the right path.
"Are you crazy!" it shouted angrily, "I can't bear your weight! We will fall together! I've had enough, if you touch my ribs again..."
A huge shadow passed in front of them. It slid completely out of control for dozens of meters on the ice, and then violently hit the ice wall.
Luo Binhan's dynamic vision is far different from what it used to be. He could clearly see that the shadow passing in front of him had thick shiny silver fur and claws as sharp as iron hooks. Before it was knocked into the ice wall, it tried its best to stop, and even left several claw marks on the ice that were as deep as fingertips.
This terrifying claw length failed to keep its owner safe and sound. The giant wolf was thrown against the ice wall by some force, and mercury-like blood splashed three meters away. Its angry howl suddenly became weak.
Luo Binhan concluded from its body shape and coat color that this was indeed Shuangwei. He looked to the other side along the trajectory of the giant wolf, but could not find its attacker.
"Do we need to go up and help?" Lan Que asked hesitantly, "Your friend doesn't seem to be in good condition."
Luo Binhan didn't move. He hasn't figured out the situation yet, and he can't completely determine whether Shuangwei is genuine or not, so he still stands there and watches. At this moment, he suddenly felt his back sinking slightly, and something was pressing on his back.
He looked sideways and saw the strange face of a lizard right next to him. It put its front paws on Luo Binhan's shoulders, its body was arched high, and its tongue was trembling rapidly, as if it was fearing some impending disaster.
"Fina." Luo Binhan tried calling it, but there was no response. It obviously doesn't want to express closeness by climbing on the shoulders of acquaintances, but simply to find a more secure shelter.
Luo Binhan unceremoniously grabbed it from his shoulders and held it in his arms as if caring. While he touched its scales soothingly, he decided that if the female killer showed up later, he would raise his hand and throw the lizard in her face. It's best if you can paralyze the enemy, and at worst you can buy a little extra time to escape.
Silver Wolf staggered to his feet. Its abdomen must have been seriously injured. The blood dripped from there onto the ice, forming a small silver pool in an instant.
Its blazing eyes glanced at Luo Binhan, first showing the hunger and murderous desire as if it were seeing prey, then it suddenly shook its head, lowered its head and rubbed its nose against the ice. When it raised its head again, the fierce light in its eyes completely disappeared, leaving only doubts and worries.
The giant wolf barked urgently at them in warning, wagging its tail constantly. The blue magpie stared at it closely and asked: "Can you understand wolf language? I think it is conveying some kind of warning message to us..."
Luo Binhan didn't know what Shuangwei wanted to tell him, but he noticed that Fina in his arms was getting more and more manic. It began to try to break away from Luo Binhan's arms again and fled to an even more desolate and hairless frozen land.
This signal let Luo Binhan know that danger was approaching, but there was no one around him. He hadn't yet seen where the invisible threat was coming from.
The silver wolf roared suddenly.
It slapped the ground hard with its paws, and then ran towards Luo Binhan and the others. This action finally made Luo Binhan wake up and immediately lowered his head to look at the ground.
A few thin, wispy shadows spread silently deep in the ice.
It was like some kind of developed plant root system, eroding from an unknown distance to their feet. They are as thin as gossamer and covered so densely that they look like the textures and cracks of the ice itself.
The net of shadows had surrounded the foot of the ice slope before they knew it, only a few meters away from them. Luo Binhan didn't have time to think about what would happen if he let it catch him. He immediately roughly grabbed the blue magpie's ribs and shouted at it: "Fly over!"
"Varied……"
Insect shadows squirmed in the fine net beneath the ice.
Luo Binhan immediately retreated to a high rock on the edge of the ice slope. He first grabbed Fina hanging on his chest and threw it at the silver wolf. Then he raised the blue magpie with both hands, ran two steps in the direction of Frost Tail, and jumped hard from the edge of the rock top.
He successfully crossed nearly ten meters with the buoyancy provided by the blue magpie, barely avoiding the spreading shadow net. Then an unnatural whirlwind held their feet, helping them slide a few more steps and land safely next to Silver Wolf.
A glowing symbol appeared on Shuangwei's forehead, but unlike during the Steamed Bun Contest, the symbol was flickering on and off, obviously affected by the owner's physical condition.
The web of shadows crawled toward them again.
Behind them is a hundred-meter-long ice wall. At this time, the blue magpie also discovered the shadows and insect swarms that were about to move under the ice. It was so frightened that it quickly floated upwards, and was immediately dragged back to the ground unceremoniously by Luo Binhan.
"Let go!" it screamed, "Don't do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit yourself! Pulling my back will not do you any good!"
Luo Binhan calmly threw it to the ground, stepped on its spine with his feet and said, "At least I can see how this shadow kills people first."
"You are a damn trash!" Lan Que roared in collapse.
"Okay." Luo Binhan said, "Think about it carefully, can't your former teacher fly? Or do you think you can just escape to the outside of the atmosphere? Maybe no outsiders will come here for more than ten years. There will be no casting materials for you to replenish. If we all die, how long do you think you can live alone?"
The blue magpie's voice began to whimper. Luo Binhan was too lazy to pay attention to it, but turned to look at Silver Wolf.
At this moment, Shuangwei's body began to deform violently, and in the blink of an eye, the silver-haired young man appeared in front of them again. He clutched his belly palely and grinned at them bleakly.
"Fire." He said weakly, "Which of you can use fire? Fire can temporarily block them, but it cannot leave any gaps..."
Luo Binhan immediately picked up the blue magpie from the ground and dusted the ice chips from its bones in a very friendly manner.
Then he looked at the shadow a dozen steps away and asked, "How many more times can you use 'Fairy Flame'?"
