Lord Chronicle

Chapter 167 The Barbarian Girl

When the night fell on the frozen plateau, the temperature was much lower than during the day. With the gusts of cold wind blowing, the ground set off clusters of white mist-like broken snow, and the bitter chill in the air was like a sharp knife. stabbing everywhere.

This is the unchanging scene of the frozen plateau day after day since ancient times. Even the savages known for their adaptability dare not easily set foot outdoors due to the harsh environment at night.

However, even on such a night, alien creatures still set foot in it.

In the vast snowfield, four light yellow spots suddenly lit up from the distant darkness.They are like erratic ghosts in the night, sometimes hidden in the wind and snow, and sometimes flickering in the next place, moving swiftly and nimbly from a distance.

As they gradually approached, under the reflection of the moonlight, the figure of the comer finally appeared.The light spots come from the eyes of two strange humanoid creatures. They have slender limbs, with mottled light yellow fur, stand upright like a human, but have faces that are completely different from human beings.

If there are outsiders present at this moment, they can quickly recognize that this is a natural scout among the orcs - the cat people.

The two catmen were dressed in simple leather armor, and their cat waists moved alternately in the snow with light steps, leaving behind a series of footprints that were so shallow that they could be ignored, which disappeared when the cold wind blew them away. in the invisible.

Their long ears stand up, and their eyes look around vigilantly. The fur on their bodies is covered with a thick layer of snow powder due to the severe cold. That they are living beings.

For the convenience of movement, the two catmen did not wear any cold protection equipment, and walked in the icy wind with only light fur.Even the barbarians are afraid of the night on the frozen plateau, but there is no slack in the cat people due to the harsh environment.

This is the outermost security team sent by the orc ambush troops led by Amada. With their natural tenacity and scout talent, these cat people faithfully perform their duties and monitor all creatures within their range of activities.

At this time, the two catmen had just turned over a low snow hill, and the catman walking in the front suddenly seemed to have discovered something, and turned his head suddenly to look to his left.

There is a vast expanse of snow, no different from other places.But if you look closely, you can find that somewhere the snow has swelled a little bit.

This is impossible to fool the vigilant eyes of the cat people. The two cat people looked at each other, reached out to touch the dagger at the waist, and at the same time narrowed their eyes, the reflection in the eyes was immediately suppressed to the minimum, all of this was theirs. A harbinger of an impending attack.

Just as the two cats moved towards the bulge silently, without any warning, a piece of snow behind them suddenly exploded, and at the same time, one of them flew out.

The cat people's reaction was extremely quick, and they turned around almost the moment the other party appeared.But the speed of the person coming was faster, like a bolt of lightning, before the other party saw him clearly, he crashed into the arms of the cat man on the left.

Pfft... There was a muffled sound of a sharp blade piercing through the flesh, and the catman's throat was instantly pierced, and a jet of bright red blood spilled into the pure white snow.Almost at the same time, a cold light shot at another catman.

The cat man reacted very quickly, stepped back slightly, and knocked the dagger that flew towards him.However, at the moment when its attention was attracted, the slightly raised snowdrift that was originally their target also towered inconceivably.

Amidst the loud shouts, a tall and strong man jumped up from the thick snow with the power of thunder, and at the same time heard a sharp whining sound, and a wind that tore through the cold wind came directly behind the cat man.

The catman only had time to look back, and when its field of vision was completely filled by a black giant sword, hot blood sprayed out in a semicircular fan shape, which was cut off in the middle.

thump…

When the upper body of the cat-man with a death-defying expression fell to the snow, the attacker twirled the giant sword in his wrist gracefully, flicked the blood off the sword body by inertia, and returned the sword into the sheath with a clang.

"Hoo... my god, it's a good thing they came, I almost didn't freeze to death." Shaking off the snow that had accumulated on his head, Kress stamped his feet tremblingly.

On the side, Chip, who was only wearing a single suit, didn't seem to care about the bone-piercing cold. He bent down and pulled out the dagger from another catman's throat, washed the blood on the blade in the snow, and put it in his sleeve.

Watching the snow dust blown up by the strong wind gradually bury the bodies of the two cat people, Kress sniffed: "We won't meet again now, will we?"

Chip nodded quietly: "This is the outermost scout, we have already escaped the warning range of those orcs."

After they discovered the orc's hidden troops during the day, under Saul's suggestion, the group decided to return to the frozen plateau and gather troops from nearby tribes.

In order to improve efficiency, they went to different tribes separately, and after being separated from the guide, the only thing Sol and the three could rely on was a simple map temporarily drawn by Buck.

In order not to expose Xingzang, the orcs centered on the valley where they were hiding, and placed a large number of cat people nearby.These catman scouts are alert and sensitive. Even in the harsh environment full of wind and snow, it is not easy to hide them from their eyes and ears.

Fortunately, Chip is a more powerful presence in the team. With his anti-detection ability, Thor and his party can always avoid the cat people wandering around in the snow field in advance.

During the day, they avoided three teams of scouts and successfully reached the edge of the scouting network.And just now, under Chip's advance prediction, he and Kress lay in ambush in the icy snow for 20 minutes, successfully killed the two catmen, and completely cleared their retreat.

However, this move was also extremely time-consuming. The price of doing so was that they could not find the barbarian tribe until midnight.

As for Igna and Buck who went to other tribes separately, there was no need to worry at all.Both of them are experienced fighters who are very familiar with the frozen plateau and have their own ways to get rid of those cat people.

"Damn it, it's getting colder and colder, where is that tribe?" Kress clasped his hands together, breathing heavily.

Judging by Chip's appearance, he was also very cold.Yet with strong will, the man showed no discomfort.

He took out the simple map that Buck had drawn when they broke up, and looked at it with the moonlight reflected in the snow: "If we're not going wrong, we shouldn't be far away."

"This damn place looks the same everywhere, who knows if it's the right way." Kress complained.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and murmured: "Oops, my lord..."

For Sol's safety, the two left him in another place, but the cat man arrived later than expected, and the two delayed a lot of time.It didn't matter if they were buried in the snow a little longer, but Solco had already been alone in this freezing place for half an hour.

After simply cleaning up the scene, Chip and Kress left quickly, heading somewhere in the snowstorm.

At the same time, under a certain snow mound one kilometer away from the ambush site, a round thing was curled up in a slightly concave place at the bottom of the snow mound, shaking quickly and regularly.

Take a closer look, isn't this our young master Sol?
For his safety, Kress and Chip kept their fur coats. At this moment, Thor was wrapped up like a bloated bear, and his whole body was covered with snow, almost like a snowball.

Unlike Kip, who has amazing willpower, and Kress, who is very physically fit, Thor is an out-and-out normal human being.

So even though he was fully armed, his teeth were still chattering, his hands and feet were huddled together and trembling, looking like he was about to die.

It was thanks to the fact that he had applied the grease of the ice crystal python, and thanks to this most advanced anti-cold medicine, he did not suffer from frostbite or die suddenly on the spot.If it were someone else, even if he didn't die, his hands and feet would probably be useless long ago.

Even so, when Kress and Chip found him, they were still taken aback by Sol's appearance.

"My lord, are you alright?" Kress brushed off the snow on his body and hugged him up.

"Nonsense, nonsense, just sit here and try, try..." Sol stammered.

Chip apologized, "Sorry, they came later than expected, so there was a bit of a delay."

"Forget it, did you find something to eat?" Sol tightened his leather jacket again.

Because they were forcibly brought here by Elebena, all their supplies were left in the Gosmeade Snow Mountain. Sol hadn't eaten for most of the day, and he couldn't exercise, so he had already put his heart on his back.

Chip shook his head: "In order to move flexibly, these catmen didn't bring any supplies."

Seeing Sol was disappointed for a while, he said again: "However, if it is to replenish physical strength, this thing can also be used."

"Really? If you have something to eat, don't tell me earlier, take it out quickly." Saul was overjoyed.

Chip pulled out a large piece of raw meat from his body and handed it to Saul.

"What is this?" Sol was taken aback.

This piece of meat is bright red in color, and although it has been frozen hard, it can be seen that it is very fresh.Just wondering where Chip found such a piece of frozen meat, Thor suddenly noticed that under the piece of meat, there were some suspicious, spotted hair...

A thought suddenly crossed his mind, and he couldn't help saying, "Could it be..."

"Yes, it's from a Catman." Chip was as calm as saying it was a good steak.

"You, you don't want me to eat this, do you? And it's still raw..." Thor swallowed.

Chip nodded, and moved the meat forward: "There is no fire in the wilderness, so I cut the tenderest ribs, and the raw ones can be eaten."

Although he has longed for "Dragon and Tiger Fighting" for a long time, the cat and cat people still carry the word "human" after all. Thor asked himself that his nerves were not strong enough to eat this kind of half-orc.

The feeling of nausea dilutes the hunger a lot, he waved his hand quickly: "I'd better avoid it."

Chip worried: "In this harsh climate, Kress and I have nothing to do, but you haven't eaten for most of the day. If you don't add food, I'm afraid..."

"Haha, it's okay, I'm not hungry all of a sudden." Sol dryly said with a smile.

Kress was quite disdainful at the side: "Cut, just say so if you don't dare to eat it. Chip, ignore him. At worst, after the lord faints from hunger, I will carry him behind my back."

As he said that, as if to prove his words, Kress cut a piece of cat meat and chewed it, and couldn't help but tsk-tsk praise: "It's not bad, but it's a little sour."

Saul had nothing to say to this guy.She is indeed the only one who can compete with Mira, her nerves are so thick that it makes people heinous.

Sol didn't eat, and Chip didn't force it: "Then let's go, the barbarian tribe is not far away."

Thinking of the warm bonfire, comfortable tent and delicious food, Sol could only cheer up, and followed the two of them with tired steps.

Soon, the three strings of footprints spread to the depths of the snow field, and were covered by the wind and snow...

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after an hour.

"Is that there?" Sol looked at the stretch of tents below.

Chip nodded: "It should be right."

After another two hours of trekking in the wind and snow, the three finally found the tribe indicated on the map.

This tribe is located on the flat ground behind a snow hill, and its location is hidden. It would be difficult for ordinary people to find it without Buck's map.Judging from the number of tents in the camp, this tribe is very small, only a few hundred people at most.

At this moment, the whole tribe was silent, and there was no light in the camp. It was obvious that all the savages were sleeping soundly.

Thinking of the food in front of him, Sol rubbed his hands excitedly: "Then what are you waiting for, go in quickly."

Chip hesitated: "It's better for me to explain my purpose first, otherwise unnecessary misunderstandings may occur."

Sol, who was already dizzy from hunger, didn't care about this, he said indifferently: "Don't worry, they will definitely welcome us like relatives."

Then, he patted his body: "Target, barbarian tribe, go!"

At the same time, he saw Thor's body rising, and Kress, who was riding below him, grunted, jumped up with Sol on his back, and rushed down the snow hill.To be honest, he also has difficulty resisting the temptation of food.

Seeing the backs of the two with a trail of snow and dust, Chip shook his head, and could only follow silently.

Lying on Kress's back, Sol watched the barbarian's camp getting closer, and the hunger in his stomach could not help burning.

Unable to hold back, he simply straightened up on Kress's back and yelled loudly: "Brothers, barbarians, I'm coming, what can you eat quickly..."

Unexpectedly, before the words fell, a strange scream suddenly sounded in the air, and at the same time, from the entrance of the barbarian camp, something shot towards with a huge sound of piercing through the air.

As expected of Kress, he had reacted in an instant.Stopping his forward momentum with one step, he quickly bent his waist to avoid the approaching object.

If it is normal, there is nothing wrong with doing so.It's a pity that Kress, who has thick lines, has forgotten that there is a lord on his back.

So Sol, who was sent to a perfect sniper height by the bent Kress, could only stare blankly at the thing coming towards his chest...

Fortunately, Kress's thoughts were not slow, and just as "Oops" flashed in his mind, he already instinctively leaned forward, and at the same time sent the hands supporting Sol's legs forward.

So Kress's back was used as a slideway, and Sol's body flew forward flat like a cannonball.Almost at the same time, Luwu Kankan grazed his scalp, and then plunged into the frozen ground behind Kress, almost half way.

But at this time, Kress, who had time to look back, saw clearly that it was a thick spear.It can go straight into the hard frozen soil for nearly half, which shows the strength of the spear thrower.

At the same time, in front of him, Sol, who had escaped the fatal disaster, flew a few meters, and fell into the snow with a scream.

"My god, what is that... Wow!?" Dizzy, he got up, and before he could complain, a gleaming spear blade had already reached his throat.

Swallowing back the words that followed, Thor looked up the spear in fear.The first thing that comes into view is a section of arm, followed by shoulders covered with animal skins, and then up, a section of snow-white neck, delicate lips, eyebrows wrinkled in anger, and tucked hair behind the head. long hair...

"Female, female?" Saul was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

Standing in front of him was a barbarian girl.

She was slender, not tall among barbarians, but taller than Sol by nearly half a head, even wearing thick white bear fur, it was difficult to conceal her graceful figure.Due to adequate exercise, her waist is thin and her chest is proud, and a pair of strong long legs occupy a large proportion of her body.

Unlike most barbarian women, this girl has exquisite facial features, and delicate skin as white as snow, which is in stark contrast to the hair tied behind her head.From a distance, it looks like an elf statue carved from ice and snow.

Although there are some beauties among the barbarians, most of them are more "gracious", and this is the first time I have seen one that is so in line with human aesthetics.In amazement, Saul forgot even his fear for a moment.

And behind him, Kress saw that his lord was being held hostage by someone, who cares whether the other party was a woman, shouted angrily and drew his sword and was about to attack.

"Don't move!" The girl immediately threw the spear forward threateningly.

At the same time, Chip who caught up also said in a deep voice, "Don't act rashly."

Snorting angrily, Kress had no choice but to put down the sword.

After such a delay, at the same time, several barbarian warriors poured out from behind the fence to the left and right of the girl, and another person ran towards the camp, obviously to inform the girl.

Glancing at Sol, then at Chip and Kress, the girl asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Ahaha, misunderstanding and misunderstanding, it's all my fault that I didn't tell everyone in advance." Before Chip could answer, Sol rushed to say.

As he spoke, he raised his head with a smile: "It's me."

"Who are you?" The girl frowned at him.

Sol was startled, and turned his face upward again: "Look more clearly, I am Sol."

"Who is Sol?" The girl slapped Sol with a spear and lowered his head, then said angrily, "Are you playing tricks? Answer my question quickly, or don't blame me for being rude."

Enraged by Sol's behavior just now, the barbarians on the side also roared.

At this time, Sol on the ground regretted even his intestines.

All along, he has been regarded as a guest of honor in the White Bear Tribe and Snowfield City.Coupled with the previous Xueyuan City sculpture incident, he had an illusion that he was already recognized by everyone among the barbarians.

That's why he dared to show up so swaggeringly after finding this place.Because Sol thought that waiting for him would be a grand welcome like before.

Unexpectedly... He obviously forgot in his complacency that this is an era of lack of information, and not many people even know him in Dinar, let alone the frozen plateau with vast land and few people.Maybe he is known to everyone in Xueyuan City, but this is a small tribe located on the border, so how could anyone recognize him?

So what was waiting for Sol was no longer the imaginary welcome from the whole family, bowing to the head, but the unlucky capture.

Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now.

So, he could only say to Chip with a mournful face: "Kip, help."

Compared to the lord who made an own goal, Chip was naturally much more reliable.He said calmly: "We are friends of Buck of the Giant Whale Tribe, and he asked us to come here."

"Do you know Buck?" Hearing the name of the giant whale tribe, the largest tribe among the barbarians, the girl's hostility eased slightly.

Chip nodded and threw the map over: "This is what he drew for us."

After taking a look at the map, the girl handed it to the person beside her: "Where is Buck?"

Chip said: "He and Igna went to other tribes."

"Igna? You mean Igna of the Storm Tribe?" the girl asked in surprise.

"Yes, both he and Buck were appointed by Patriarch Irfan to be our guides." Chip nodded.

The girl finally believed it: "Are you guys from Xueyuan City?"

"Have you ever been to Snowfield City?" Sol's heart sparked with hope again: "Then do you remember the statue in the city?"

"Tell you to shut up." The girl unceremoniously raised her spear to hit his head again.

Following her proudly said: "I haven't been there yet, but all barbarians know that it is our first city."

Kress took the words triumphantly: "Our lord is in Xueyuan City, but we have always been treated as the most honored guests."

The girl couldn't help asking: "Lord Lord? Where is it?"

Kress pouted his chin at Saul: "That's him."

"Him?" The girl looked at Sol with a puzzled expression, obviously she couldn't believe that this guy would be treated as a distinguished guest by Irfan.

Being confessed by Kress in such an embarrassing situation, Saul was really ashamed and angry.Lao Tzu was pointed at with a spear, but this time, he lost all face.

Quality, in the final analysis, is still quality.You and Chip are the difference between Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao.

Glancing at the sullen Sol, the girl asked, "Xueyuan City is so far away from our tribe, what are you doing here?"

Chip pointed at Saul with a bitter expression on his face: "Please let him go first, then we can talk about it?"

Glancing at Sol, she probably felt that this weak guy was no threat to her at all. The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally retracted her spear.

Sol secretly gave Chip a thumbs up, and stood up after patting the snow on his body.

At this time, many people from the tribe had heard the news and came, and a large group of barbarians surrounded the three of them, and the light from the torches illuminated the surroundings clearly.

"Don't worry, they came from Xueyuan City." The girl explained to people.

Followed her and turned her head and said, "Come in with me."

Although the girl didn't have a good face towards him, Sol still approached shamelessly: "I said, is there anything to eat? I'm almost starving to death."

Looking at this shameless guy, the girl couldn't help but said, "You, who are you..."

(End of this chapter)