"Bang bang bang!~"
The giant ran on the snow for a while, then slowly turned back into human form and continued on.
"Who?"
This time, Ye Feng and his companions did not deliberately conceal their tracks, so Bao Yuting quickly discovered them. He immediately turned around sharply and looked in the direction of the sound behind him.
"Bao Yuting, it really is you!~"
Upon clearly seeing the six-foot-tall man not far in front of him, Ye Feng couldn't help but mutter. This person, who was suspected of following him, was indeed Bao Yuting, whom he had met at Brad Base.
"Mr. Ye… Mr. Ye!?"
Bao Yuting was also taken aback. His unusually vigilant expression quickly relaxed…
"It's me!"
Ye Feng nodded. "Bao Yuting, why are you in this place? You weren't secretly following me, were you?"
"Follow… following Mr. Ye?"
Bao Yuting was slightly stunned, then shook his head frantically. "Mr. Ye, you misunderstand. I wasn't following you. In fact, I wasn't following anyone!"
"Then what's the situation with you running alone on the snow?"
Ye Feng spoke again.
"I am…"
Bao Yuting glanced at Yue Yan and the others behind Ye Feng, hesitating slightly.
"It's fine, speak. They are all our people!"
Ye Feng, understanding Bao Yuting's concerns, immediately said.
"Mr. Ye, I sensed the call of the ancient giant Ymir… that's why I kept moving forward!"
Bao Yuting took a deep breath, looked ahead, and slowly spoke.
"The call of the ancient giant Ymir? What's that?"
Ye Feng looked at Bao Yuting with bewilderment.
"Mr. Ye, do you remember at Brad Base, you gave me a complete series of Desperation Potions!"
Bao Yuting turned his head and said to Ye Feng. "I followed the instructions and injected the entire series of Desperation Potions… I gained incredibly powerful giant strength… This has allowed me to overcome many fatal crises…"
"But for some reason, a voice appeared in my mind… The other party called himself the ancient giant Ymir… calling me to a place… saying I could see the origins of the giant race, obtain true giant strength, and so on…"
"That voice in my mind was so noisy it kept me from sleeping… Plus, I'm quite curious about the power of giants…"
"So, I started to move forward along the direction of the ancient giant Ymir's call…"
Bao Yuting quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Mr. Ye, I really wasn't following you!"
After a pause, Bao Yuting spoke again, his expression quite wronged and emotional. Ye Feng had shown him great kindness, and he didn't want to be misunderstood for no reason…
"Uh… alright! Be careful, there are many powerful monsters outside now!"
Ye Feng scratched his head and said quickly, "We have things to do, we're leaving now~!"
"Yes, goodbye Mr. Ye!"
…
Around 4 p.m.
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, Yue Yan, Yue Feixue, Bai Xi, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying were resting in a sheltered valley.
"Ye Feng, what Bao Yuting said reminded me of something!"
Yue Yan said, handing Ye Feng a cup of freshly brewed hot milk.
"What is it?"
Ye Feng took the milk, took a sip, and asked curiously.
"About the Lamp of Creation…"
Yue Yan frowned slightly. "There's a rumor that the ancient giant Ymir is the guardian of the Lamp of Creation… The map provided by Yue Miao earlier had a tower-like building…"
"Is it possible that Bao Yuting's route is the same as ours, and that ancient giant Ymir is also at the place where Frost is imprisoned?"
"The tower-like building on Yue Miao's map is related to the Lamp of Creation, or even is the Lamp of Creation itself?"
Yue Yan's guess became bolder and bolder.
"Holy… cow…"
Ye Feng was truly shocked by Yue Yan's bold line of thought. He looked at the map provided by Yue Miao again.
"Ye Feng, the legend of the ancient giant Ymir… there are indeed many incredible aspects… It is said that the Desperation Potions in many large human survivor bases on Earth today are related to Ymir… but I'm not sure of the specific connection…"
Yue Feixue added, "The risk of gaining power from Desperation Potions is very high, and there are significant side effects… Basically, not many people use them…"
"The ancient giant Ymir… the giant race?"
Bai Xi frowned. "I've heard of a giant race destroyed by the Main God, and there was one named Ymir. I don't know if it's the same person you're talking about!"
"Big Brother, if Bao Yuting's route is indeed the same as ours, won't it alert the enemy? He has no intention of concealing his tracks at all… moving forward like an ordinary explorer…"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's worried voice rang out.
"No!"
Ye Feng shook his head slightly. "Bao Yuting's speed is far behind us. If he encounters a tricky monster, he'll be even slower. We'll reach Frost's location much earlier than him!"
…
Perhaps because of Bao Yuting, Ye Feng and his group sped up their pace significantly afterward.
Due to the expansion of the Black Domain, daylight hours were becoming shorter and the temperature was very low. Ye Feng and his group walked through endless snow and ice. Many human survivor bases were attacked by blizzards or monster hordes, falling into complete silence…
…
Time flew by.
Around nine in the morning,
The sky was still quite dark, as if it were just dawn.
"Ye Feng, we need to be more careful from now on. In two more days of travel, we will reach the place mentioned on Yue Miao's map!"
Yue Yan said to Ye Feng with a serious expression, holding the map.
"That Bao Yuting has gone silent… he must have changed his route, or he's too far away!"
Prompted by Xiao Xiao, Bai Xi, who had been paying close attention to Bao Yuting's movements, added.
"Yes, let's go!"
…
Two days later.
A little past ten in the morning.
Ye Feng and his group arrived near a glacier.
To their surprise, the sky here was not dim and overcast like the places they had been to before, but sunny and bright.
"I haven't felt such comfortable sunlight in a long time~!"
Under the somewhat scorching sunlight, Xiao Xiao stretched her waist and said in a very quiet voice.
Ye Feng and the others nodded in agreement. If it were in the past, they would usually seek shade under such sunlight. But now, the somewhat scorching sunlight overhead made them feel exceptionally comfortable…
…
Ye Feng and his group advanced stealthily.
At noon, they reached the edge of the glacier.
"Big… Big Brother, what… what is that? A person?"
…