novel-bin Chapter 517 Perils on the Icefield and the Key to the Ruins
Chapter 517 Perils on the Icefield and the Key to the Ruins
Chapter 517: Perils on the Icefield and the Key to the Ruins
The warship slowly descended onto the snow-covered planet. The moment it touched down, a biting wind howled and swept across the area, its sharp whistling sound seeming to tear everything apart. Lin Yu and the others donned special cold-weather suits and stepped out of the cabin, only to find that besides the endless expanse of ice and snow, there were almost no obvious landmarks to guide them to the ruins.
"The snowstorm is too heavy, and our detector signals are being severely interfered with. Blindly searching like this isn't going to work," Ellie's voice came through the communicator, mixed with the howling wind. Lin Yu frowned, gazing into the distance, trying to penetrate the white world. Suddenly, he noticed a faint blue light in the distance, flashing by in an instant.
"Look over there, everyone. There's a blue light flashing. It might be related to the ruins. Let's go check it out," Lin Yu said, pointing in the direction of the blue light. The group struggled forward through the wind and snow, each step sinking deep into the thick snow, the biting wind cutting like knives against their faces. The closer they got to the source of the blue light, the stronger the wind became, almost knocking them over.
Finally, they arrived at the place where the blue light was shimmering, and found it to be a massive ice wall. Embedded inside the ice wall was a crystal emitting blue light, and strange symbols were engraved around the crystal. Lin Yu carefully examined these symbols and found that they were similar to the symbols he had seen in the ruins where the first key was stored.
“These symbols might be the key to unlocking the location of the ruins,” Lin Yu said, taking out his portable analytical instrument to scan the symbols. After some analysis, the instrument displayed coordinate information, but the coordinates pointed to a location beneath the ice.
"It seems the ruins are buried deep beneath the ice. We need to find a way down," Xavier said, looking at the analysis results. Just then, the ground suddenly shook violently, and a huge ice beast burst forth from beneath the ice. This ice beast was as large as a mountain, its entire body covered in a thick layer of ice, with sharp fangs protruding from its mouth, radiating a chilling aura.
The ice beast roared and swung its massive claws at the group. Lin Yu shouted, "Get out of the way!" The group quickly scattered, and the ice beast's claws slammed heavily onto the ground, sending up a spray of ice shards. The team members raised their weapons and fired at the ice beast, but the laser beams only left shallow marks on the ice.
"This ice beast's defense is too strong; regular attacks are useless against it," a team member shouted anxiously. Lin Yu quickly observed the ice beast's movements and noticed that each time it attacked, brief gaps would appear in the ice layer on its body. "Everyone, pay attention! When it attacks, concentrate your fire on the gaps in its ice layer!" Lin Yu shouted.
The ice beast attacked again, opening its massive maw and spewing out a torrent of frigid air that instantly froze everything in its path. At the very moment of its attack, Lin Yu and the others simultaneously opened fire, their laser beams precisely targeting the cracks in the ice beast's layer. The ice beast, in pain, roared in anger, and cracks began to appear on its icy surface.
Under the relentless attacks of the group, the ice layer on the ice beast gradually shattered, and it finally collapsed to the ground with a crash. After defeating the ice beast, they began searching for a way to enter the ruins beneath the ice. Lin Yu discovered that the blue crystals on the ice wall seemed to have some connection to the ice layer, and he tried to bring the first key close to the crystals.
A miracle occurred: the blue crystal emitted an even stronger light, and the surrounding ice began to slowly melt, revealing a passage leading underground. "It seems this key is the key to unlocking the ruins," Lin Yu said excitedly. The group carefully descended the passage. An ancient aura permeated the air, and the walls were covered with various patterns and symbols, seemingly telling the story of the ruins' ancient history.
As they ventured deeper into the ruins, they discovered a massive stone door ahead, also covered in intricate symbols. Lin Yu stepped forward and attempted to open the door with the first key, but nothing happened. He carefully examined the symbols on the door and realized that it needed to be touched in a specific order to open.
Lin Yu recalled the symbolic information he had analyzed earlier and tried different sequences. After several attempts, the stone door slowly opened, and a mysterious aura wafted out. Behind the door was a vast space, with a box emitting a faint glow placed on a stone platform in the center. Could they successfully open the box and find the second key?