nycdaug Chapter 915 Repeatedly
Chapter 915 Repeatedly
In the final battle in the ice cave, the scarlet vertical pupils of the cold monster flickered at the entrance of the cave, like two burning blood-red flames, reflecting the surrounding ice walls in a hideous manner. Lin Xia and Professor Chen leaned against the ice wall engraved with ancient characters, and the weapons in their hands were shaking - Professor Chen held a geological pick, and Lin Xia tightly grasped the geological hammer that was already somewhat worn. Their breath condensed into thick frost in the mask, mixed with the cold sweat on their faces, and dripped down their chins. "Quick! Start the device in the order of the pattern!" Professor Chen shouted at the top of his voice, and his voice was torn into pieces by the monster's roar. His eyes were fixed on the gear-like pattern on the ice wall, and his trembling fingers groped around the groove, trying to find the correct way to start it. Lin Xia didn't care about the fear in his heart, and quickly moved to the professor's side, and pressed his palm on the corresponding symbol according to the instructions on the ice wall. As they moved, the ice wall suddenly emitted a low hum, as if a giant beast that had been sleeping for tens of millions of years was awakened. A faint blue light flowed out from the ancient characters and gathered in the groove of the gear pattern. Then, a crystal column emitting blue light slowly rose from the groove, and fine runes flowed on the surface, flickering like a living thing. Professor Chen took a deep breath and inserted a piece of energy stone he carried with him into the slot at the top of the crystal column. In an instant, the device emitted a dazzling blue light, and the light swept across the entire ice cave like a tide. A huge hemispherical energy shield spread out from the device, covering the monster. The monster seemed to sense the danger and roared wildly. It waved its huge claws and smashed the energy shield hard. Every impact caused the entire ice cave to vibrate violently, and the ice cones on the top of the cave fell like raindrops. "Success!" Lin Xia shouted excitedly, but the smile froze on her face before it was fully unfolded. She was horrified to find that the energy shield began to show spider-web-like cracks under the monster's attack. The cracks spread at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the blue light became dim at the cracks, as if it would break at any time. "This is not a solution!" Professor Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his eyes behind the lenses were full of anxiety. "We need to find the monster's weakness." His voice was trembling, and the geological pick in his hand also trembled slightly because of the force. Lin Xia's brain was working fast, and her thoughts returned to the hallucination she had before. In the green forest, the scene of human warriors fighting fiercely with monsters kept flashing in her mind. "Those warriors seemed to attack a certain part of the monster to subdue it..." She muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on the monster in the energy shield. The monster was even more violent at this time, and it opened its bloody mouth and spewed out balls of dark green flames. The flames hit the energy shield, making a harsh "sizzling" sound, and the cracks in the energy shield became deeper. In the light of the fire, Lin Xia carefully observed the monster's body, trying to find the key weakness. At the moment when the energy shield was about to break, Lin Xia's pupils suddenly contracted. She found a palm-sized piece of skin on the monster's neck. It was not covered with scales and was a strange pink color. There was a glowing core in the middle, like a beating heart, emitting a faint red light. "That's it!" She pointed at the monster's neck and shouted. In a flash, Lin Xia clenched the geological hammer and rushed to the edge of the energy shield. Professor Chen immediately understood her intention. He raised the geological pick and smashed it hard at the weakest crack on the energy shield. With a "bang", a gap appeared in the energy shield. Lin Xia jumped out of the gap without hesitation and ran towards the monster. The monster discovered Lin Xia's intention. It turned its head angrily and the flames in its mouth sprayed towards Lin Xia like a tide. Lin Xia felt the heat wave coming at her. The frost on the mask melted instantly, and her eyelashes and hair were curled by the heat. But she did not retreat at all. With the agility accumulated during the training in the snowfield, she flexibly shuttled through the gaps in the flames. The flames ripped holes in her winter clothes, and her skin was burned by the heat waves, but her eyes became more determined. While dodging the flames, Lin Xia kept recalling the fighting skills of the human warriors in her hallucination. She found that when the monster was spitting fire, the core at the neck would bulge due to the force, which was the best time to attack. Finally, in the gap between the monster's next fire spitting, Lin Xia seized the opportunity and rushed to the monster in one step. She raised the geological hammer high and used all her strength to smash it hard at the core at the monster's neck. The moment the geological hammer collided with the core, there was a crisp metal collision sound, and dazzling sparks flew. The monster let out a deafening wail, and the sound was full of pain and anger. Its huge body began to shake violently, and dark green liquid gushed out from the broken core like a fountain, splashing on the ice, and rising bursts of pungent smoke. Lin Xia was shaken away by the monster's violent movement and fell heavily on the ice. She felt that all the bones in her body were about to fall apart, and a sweet and fishy taste came out of her mouth, but she endured the pain, struggled to sit up, and watched the changes of the monster. The huge body of the monster began to collapse, the scales fell off piece by piece, and the muscles and bones were also rotting rapidly. With a loud "bang", the body of the monster turned into countless fragments, scattered on the snowfield, and raised ice and snow and dark green liquid all over the sky. Lin Xia collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. She looked at the fish belly white rising in the sky, and a relieved smile appeared on her tired face. This thrilling battle is finally over, but she knows that this is just the tip of the iceberg of the permafrost crisis. With the intensification of global warming, there are more unknown secrets and terrifying existences hidden under the permafrost, and they, as scientific researchers who protect the earth, shoulder a heavy mission. Professor Chen climbed out of the ice cave with difficulty and walked to Lin Xia. He reached out and helped Lin Xia up. The two looked at each other, their eyes full of emotion of surviving a disaster. "Xiao Lin, we did it." Professor Chen's voice was a little choked, "But this is not the end, we still have a lot to do." Lin Xia nodded, her eyes firmly looking into the distance. At this time, the sun was rising slowly, and the golden sunlight sprinkled on the snowfield, making the dark green liquid sparkle. In this beautiful and dangerous Siberian snowfield, new challenges may be waiting for them, but Lin Xia and Professor Chen are ready. They will continue to explore the secrets of permafrost and protect the homeland of mankind, even if there is endless darkness and unknown dangers ahead.