Demon Hunter and His Cabin

Bang!

At this moment, the snow swirling in the air lost its controlling force.

The small amount of snow seemed insignificant compared to Hillrenes's figure, but here at the summit, such a change in force was enough to trigger a disaster.

Yet at this moment, an unknown force rapidly spread, affecting not just the drifting snow, but even the Transcendent power at the mountain's peak.

In an instant, all the Xenomorph energy was expelled, creating a brief "vacuum" at the mountaintop.

Uncertainly how much time had passed, two stumbled and clinging figures finally reached what was called the finish line.

Their heads, faces, and limbs were wrapped in thick gear, making it impossible to determine their age from their physique, and even their gender could only be vaguely guessed from their attire and movements.

It seemed to be a man and a woman.

Particularly noticeable was a red flag on their chests, with the golden star on it exceptionally glaring.

"Finally... finally succeeded!"

A tired female voice came.

"Conquered this mountain, we will be the only team to conquer the world's top ten mountains!"

"Actually, it's not enough." Another man's voice sounded as he looked upward.

"This is not the so-called summit at all."

"How is it not? This is the limit everyone has reached!" The woman's voice tightened as she grabbed the man's arm.

"But there's still a path up there, I want to try!"

"No, Li Yang, don't go!"

The woman's voice was full of anxiety.

"It's too strange there, everyone who has tried... terrible things happened to them, death was the best outcome. We've already succeeded by reaching here, I can't bear to... "

Li Yang stopped and turned to look at his companion.

"Don't worry, let's go see first. Anyway, it's really strange here, I have a unique feeling that if we don't try today, we'll regret it for the rest of our lives!"

"Don't forget Armenia's team is right behind us, what if they continue climbing after reaching here?"

The woman fell silent, and after a while, she let out a long breath.

"Alright, I agree with you, but you must promise just to take a look!"

"Of course, no problem!" Li Yang's eyes showed sincerity, but he gave a slight smile when he turned around.

As for a man's words...

What do you mean I'm just holding hands, doing nothing else?

What do you mean I'm just hugging, doing nothing else?

And... I won't mess around; lies like these have existed since time immemorial, regardless of culture.

But the result... hehe.

Those who understand, understand.

The further they went up, the less snow and wind there was, the air seemed to freeze around them. Initially, only Li Yang sped up, but soon they all realized something.

A boundless Energy surged from within, and their climbing speed became faster and faster.

No matter the distance, there would be a day when they reached the end. Without the influence of Transcendent power, they pressed on in one go, almost reaching the highest peak of Mount Elbrus simultaneously.

"It's so beautiful here, even the temperature..."

Li Yang removed his mask, and surprisingly, the surrounding air seemed to be brimming with infinite vitality, the world was beneath their feet, and they could see faint flickering symbols above them, apparently leading to an unknown world.

He turned around, only to see the woman beside him planting a bright red flag on the peak.

"We have conquered this place!!" The woman shouted defiantly.

"There's nothing honest from your mouth!"

"But you must admit, each outcome isn't bad." The man replied.

Then, they both laughed at each other.

Not long after, a satellite photo spread wildly online, and the names of two Huaxia people, Li Yang and Zhao Jing, were eternally carved in the history of climbing.

They were the only team to conquer Mount Elbrus.

However, as these two Huaxia people caught the world's attention, another piece of news was reported simultaneously.

Two of Armenia's renowned climbing teams, during their challenge of Mount Elbrus's final Domain of the Gods, met with an accident and unfortunately died.

Since then, they became the first and last ordinary people to set foot in the Domain of the Gods.

Due to some unknown reasons, many chronic ailments on their bodies healed without treatment, lasting until the end of their natural lives.

Of course, this was many years later.

"What did you just do?"

On the other side, crossing the space barrier, Sonia asked curiously.

"Nothing much, just a little trick out of boredom."

With Roger's power, he had naturally noticed the climbers at the foot of the mountain at the moment before leaving and saw the red flag on their chests.

Even though he knew his memories were illusory, Roger still suddenly wanted to do something at that time.

Sonia had of course noticed this too, but he didn't care, which didn't mean he was cold and ruthless, just that he had lived for too long.

Long enough to regard ordinary people as ant-like beings, even if he knew that his actions would bring great disaster to those ordinary people.

Roger felt a chill in his heart.

Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years.

Would he become like that too...

"This location is not secretive, and in fact, if one masters spatial power, there are many ways we could come here." Sonia clearly didn't mind what had happened just now, and continued speaking at this moment.

"But doing so would be like sneaking in as thieves, whereas now it is an open and honest visit!"

Roger nodded, when they reached the mountain top, he had already noticed the space structure around them, and breaking through would not have been a difficult task at all.

The place where the two were currently standing was an ice bridge; after walking a few more steps forward, a hearty laugh came through.

"It's been so long!"

The ice bridge in front of them vanished, and a ten-meter long Ice Bear ran towards them with heavy steps.

Thud thud!

The ground shook, and on the bear's back was a burly man, clad in leather armor, with a thick cloak over his shoulders, and through his broad shoulders, one could see a pair of chillingly gleaming battle axes.

"I've heard that Hillrenes received the punishment she deserved?"

The man's face was rugged, with an imposing presence that commanded respect, as he looked down at Hillrenes, who was following Roger and Sonia.

"If it weren't for you, I would have torn her apart and fed her to Sade right now."

He grinned widely, revealing a set of white teeth.

"After all, dragon meat is something hard to come by!"

Then frost crawled up Hillrenes' ankles, quickly encasing her entirely in ice, the whole process occurring as she glared angrily but made no sound.

"Let her stay here, that place is not somewhere she can go."

"As you say." Sonia shrugged, then introduced Roger so they could get to know each other.

"Haha! Very pleased to meet you, my friend, please call me Tersko, as long as you like drinking, we will be forever friends!"

Tersko laughed heartily, then jumped down from the bear's back and strode towards Roger, seemingly intending to clap Roger on the shoulder, but after comparing their sizes, he could only smile helplessly and lower his raised hand.

The snow-covered landscape stretched into the horizon, and staying in such a place seemed to purify the soul.

Amidst the white expanse, specks of green dotted the scene, unexpectedly, Tersko didn't live in a grand castle or an underground palace.

His dwelling was just a wooden cabin built on a hillside, appearing only slightly larger than an ordinary woodland hut, surrounded by piles of chopped wood.

From the doorway, a busy woman and several children bustling around her could be seen.

Without exception, even the children were taller than Roger.

"They don't know my identity."

Tersko smiled, "That's fine, although I've obtained long life now, to be honest, I still miss those days of struggling together."

Tersko turned to Sonia, saying.

"Don't disturb them, I've already told them I'll be out hunting for a few days."

"Let's go!"

Roger took one last look at the distant wooden cabin before quickening his pace to catch up with Tersko, "As long as you still live in that cabin, you will always be my friend."

"Oh?"

"You like this kind of place too?" Tersko grinned.

"A woodland cabin, that's where it all began..." Roger mused.

"Haha!" Tersko laughed aloud, "When we return, I'll surely bring you to my home to taste my roast meat and strong liquor!"

Sonia gave Roger a somewhat surprised look; she had known Tersko for many years, but those who received an invitation to enter that cabin were few and far between.

Roger just smiled, brother, are you really okay with casually raising flags like this?

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