Chapter 274: 243. Specialized in dealing with defiance
Jackson's mention of "Spirit Crow" startled everyone in the exploration team.
The crow glanced at Jackson and croaked, "You do have some sharp eyes."
It was indeed the Spirit Crow under Yang Fan's command, having just arrived at the Arctic Icefield from the Great Xia yesterday.
Its name was Thirteenth Hei Jiu.
It was also a rising star among the Spirit Crows, having recently obtained a Spirit Beast Mark and evolved into a mutated creature.
At this moment.
Thirteenth Hei Jiu looked at the dozen superpower users and said, "If I hadn't come, you fools would all die without exception."
The superpower users showed various expressions.
Some were startled upon hearing "die without exception."
Others displayed a look of anger at the word "fools."
Still, others were expressionless, merely observing the Spirit Crow cautiously.
But none showed reverence or fear.
Because although there were many Spirit Crows under Mr. Spirit Crow's command, only a few were well-known.
The rest of the Spirit Crows had very few videos about them online, making them relatively unknown.
Arnold, the captain of the exploration team, said in a deep voice, "Mr. Crow, may I ask what guidance you have?"
In fact, he felt quite discontented.
Because Arnold believed he had been careful enough, not rushing over when he heard the call for help.
Thirteenth Hei Jiu ignored Arnold and turned to look at a low hill in the distance.
This was the source of another sound.
Earlier, this sound warned everyone not to approach the ice crack, claiming that it was injured by a killer.
The Spirit Crow shouted unceremoniously, "Come out!"
At these words.
Everyone felt a "boom" in their heads, followed by a strong sense of dizziness.
The superpower users all showed expressions of horror.
Arnold unconsciously retreated two steps, instantly realizing the Spirit Crow's power was very strong.
Yet the source of the sound remained silent.
Thirteenth Hei Jiu snorted, flapped its right wing, and a streak of black light shot out rapidly.
"Woo~"
A chilling wail followed.
In an instant.
The black light hit the low hill hundreds of meters away.
"Boom!"
A thunderous explosion echoed.
Centered on the low hill, the ice within a fifty-meter radius instantly burst into fine powder.
Snow dust, propelled by the explosive force, rushed toward all directions like a wild storm.
The superpower users were startled collectively, bending down and lowering their heads uniformly.
"Sha! Sha!"
The falling snow dust emitted a dense sound.
Arnold kept his head down, his eyes filled with shock.
Earlier, he was confident, thinking he could challenge this Spirit Crow, even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't lose too badly.
But after witnessing this strike, he immediately discarded that thought to the back of his mind.
"Hiss!"
A piercing hiss came from the explosion site.
Just hearing it, Arnold felt a chilling sensation.
His mind instantly conjured one word—monster!
This was definitely not a human sound.
In other words, the "kind" reminder earlier wasn't from a human but from a monster disguised as one.
A few seconds later.
The snow dust blown by the wind dissipated.
The superpower users saw the scene in the explosion area clearly.
There appeared a large pit nearly twenty meters in diameter.
Inside the pit were a dozen eerie tentacles, frantically waving.
Each tentacle looked like a soft-bodied animal's tentacle, but in reality, it was formed by a series of phantom skulls linked together.
It was an extremely horrifying sight.
"Hiss!"
All the skulls roared together, producing such an eerie sound.
Thirteenth Hei Jiu then looked at Arnold and asked, "Were you just thinking of getting closer to communicate with the other party?"
Arnold couldn't utter a word, cold sweat trickling down his back.
Because the Spirit Crow had guessed correctly.
He indeed had that plan, wanting to get closer and communicate with the other party from a distance.
It goes without saying, if he really went over, given the length of the eerie tentacles, he would have definitely been attacked.
Thirteenth Hei Jiu continued, "This thing is called 'eerie tentacle,' a monster spawned by Cold Abyss energy seeping in.
"This thing just appeared in the Arctic Icefield, you guys should be the first batch to encounter it as lucky ones."
Arnold swallowed, finding the Spirit Crow's jokes far from amusing.
Encountering the eerie tentacle clearly made them unlucky, how were they lucky ones?
The other superpower users all showed expressions as if they had "seen a ghost."
Thirteenth Hei Jiu added, "The unfortunate fellow who fell into the crack was the previous victim, already controlled by this eerie tentacle."
Arnold felt a numbness on his scalp.
His so-called caution seemed worthless before such a cunning monster.
Arnold instinctively glanced at the eerie tentacle.
The monster's tentacles were still wildly waving, neither fleeing nor approaching.
Arnold had a feeling the monster was carefully observing this direction, assessing the opponent's strength.
Thirteenth Hei Jiu finally advised: "Our Great Xia released a video externally a few days ago, which mentioned one sentence.
"Anything related to the Primordial World, if you're not clear about its details, it's best not to act rashly.
"I am telling you now, if you don't know the details of these things, it is best to stay far away!"
Arnold nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for your advice!"
Just then.
The eerie tentacle suddenly had a movement.
It doubled the frequency of its waving tentacles, quickly sliding towards this side.
Arnold was shocked in his heart and shouted: "Everyone, prepare for combat!"
He secretly evaluated and felt his heart sink deeply.
He thought, the eerie tentacle daring to launch an attack meant the monster believed it had the ability to defeat its prey.
The strongest combat force on his side was the Spirit Crow, but what Spirit Crow awakened was the physical Element superpower.
However, the eerie tentacle is in an Energy Form, naturally restraining physical Element superpowers.
Earlier, Spirit Crow's full-force strike barely hurt the monster, which was proof.
In this situation.
Spirit Crow couldn't do anything to the monster.
The monster couldn't do anything to the flying Spirit Crow.
But this exploration team will face total disaster.
Arnold hesitated for a moment and issued a second order: "Everyone, scatter..."
He planned to order the team to disperse and escape, so at least a few could survive, rather than being completely wiped out just upon arriving at the Arctic icefield.
But Arnold's words were interrupted.
"Caw!"
Thirteenth Hei Jiu let out an extremely high-pitched cry.
The air around it vibrated, with faint crimson ripples appearing.
The eerie tentacle suddenly stopped its movement, rapidly drilling into the depths of the ice layer.
Unfortunately, it was too late!
A bright flame emerged from Spirit Crow's body.
The flame flickered in mid-air, magically teleporting next to the eerie tentacle and crashing straight into the monster.
"Whish!"
The blaze intensified.
Arnold, standing hundreds of meters away, could feel a noticeable burning sensation.
A second later.
The blaze disappeared.
The eerie tentacle also vanished without a trace.
Where the monster had been, a small lake emerged.
This was the result of the ice layer melting.
Arnold was stunned.
Originally he thought Spirit Crow couldn't handle the eerie tentacle, but unexpectedly, Spirit Crow killed the monster with one strike.
Strong!
Very strong!
Thirteenth Hei Jiu turned to Arnold again and said: "Did you encounter anything on the way? I seem to feel something is watching you."
Arnold froze for a moment, suddenly feeling a chilling sensation.
He suddenly recalled the corpse encountered more than half an hour ago.
Could it be there was something wrong with the corpse, targeting the squad he was leading?
That's too terrifying, isn't it?!
"Caw"
Thirteenth Hei Jiu let out a call and darted towards the distance, turning into a small black dot in a breath, quickly merging into the boundless polar night.
Arnold had many questions to ask but didn't have the chance to voice them.
These superpower users were all silenced by the battle, unable to speak.
After several seconds.
"Caw!"
The crow on Jackson's shoulder called out.
Stevenson came to his senses and exclaimed: "Spirit Crow is so powerful, I really can't believe how strong the Great Xia Spirit Crow is."
Jackson shrugged: "That's why I chose to raise Nige."
Stevenson smacked his lips, suddenly feeling a desire to raise a crow too.
Spirit Crow is indeed incredibly cool!
At this moment.
Arnold ordered: "The warning from Spirit Crow earlier makes me feel uneasy, let's go check the corpse."
Half an hour later.
The group returned to the low hill where the corpse was discovered.
Only to find the corpse had vanished without a trace.
Arnold stood still, unable to speak for a long time.
The expressions of everyone else were also unpleasant.
Stevenson muttered softly: "An adventure on the Arctic icefield is indeed too dangerous."
Previously, on the icebreaker, he confidently declared he wasn't afraid of danger.
Now, after experiencing consecutive eerie incidents, this guy indeed was quite frightened.
Jackson was somewhat amused.
But couldn't laugh.
This Arctic icefield, specialized in curing arrogance!!
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