Chapter 1 Ice and Snow Grand Canyon

The Ice and Snow Grand Canyon.

Hundreds of kilometers of mountain ranges block the roads between cities. The deeper one goes into the mountains, the stronger the monsters become. There are even powerful Bosses over level 100 inside, an area that current players can't easily venture into.

The only way to reach other cities is to enter the ancient Ice and Snow Ruins and activate the teleportation device, which leads to the ancient teleportation magic array on the other side of the Ice and Snow Grand Canyon.

Various adventurer teams and guilds have sent teams to the Ice and Snow Ruins for a frantic raid, hoping to be the first to reach other areas and earn contributions for Cold Wind City.

The Ice and Snow Ruins are occupied by Ice Apes year-round. Ice Apes are not only agile, but also arm themselves and fight like humans. Coupled with their adaptation to the cold environment, their combat power is very strong. Even the weakest Ice Apes are Elite monsters of level 55 or higher, with many Lord-ranked ones, and patrol captains reaching Great Lord rank.

Because it is the Ice Apes' nest, the number of Ice Apes surrounding the Ice and Snow Ruins is very large, and the closer one gets to the ruins, the stronger the Ice Apes become. Ordinary elite teams can't even get close to the ruins, let alone challenge the Ice and Snow Ruins, which even the Ice Apes consider forbidden territory.

Not far from the Ice and Snow Ruins, a hundred-man team is rapidly approaching. Facing dozens of charging Ice Apes, including five Great Lord-ranked and more than a dozen Lord-ranked ones, and the rest all Elite-ranked, this hundred-man team can easily resist and advance, making the hundred-man team behind them very envious.

However, the teams behind can only be envious, because this team is the main force of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty in Cold Wind City. Everyone in the team is equipped with level 50 or higher Mysterious-Iron equipment, or more than half of their equipment is level 50 Mithril equipment, and even the leaders are equipped with several pieces of level 50 Fine-Gold equipment.

This is the dream of the teams present, who don't even have a few pieces of level 50 Mithril equipment.

"These Ice Apes are really annoying. It's always like this every time we come. As soon as we kill one, another one rushes up, endlessly. Every time, just entering the Ice and Snow Ruins consumes a lot of stamina and mental power." A level 53 Tier 2 Shield Warrior, holding a dark gray giant shield, blocked three level 57 Great Lord-ranked Ice Ape Captains, slightly helplessly.

Although the Shield Warrior said so, his footwork never stopped. He always pulled the three Ice Ape Captains, preventing them from breaking through the defense and causing any damage to the players behind.

"The distance is close enough. Ranged units, prepare to open the way. Everyone else, prepare to accelerate. We can't waste too much stamina in front of the Ice Ape Chieftain this time. Today, we must pass through the first underground level!" A level 53 Tier 2 Berserker, holding a huge silver war blade, shouted while fighting a level 57 Ice Ape Captain. His powerful strength plus Tier 2 skills made the Great Lord-ranked Ice Ape Captain retreat steadily.

This power amazed the surrounding players.

This Tier 2 Berserker is none other than Tyrant Blade Sky, the Guild Leader of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty, and one of the top ten experts in Cold Wind City.

When there were less than five hundred yards left to the Ice and Snow Ruins, an Ice Ape Chieftain, whose size was obviously twice that of other Ice Apes, wearing crude armor and holding two war blades, let out a roar.

Ice Ape Chieftain, humanoid creature, High Great Lord, level 58, HP 64 million.

This Ice Ape Chieftain can be said to be the gatekeeper of the Ice and Snow Ruins. Anyone who wants to approach the ruins will be subjected to the Ice Ape Chieftain's ruthless attacks. Many teams have fallen outside the ruins because of this, and even the main forces of the major guilds dislike this Ice Ape Chieftain very much.

Near the Ice and Snow Ruins, due to the ancient magic array, players' stamina and mental power are constantly consumed. If they fight the Ice Ape Chieftain, they will consume a lot of stamina and mental power, which will make it very troublesome to challenge the Ice and Snow Ruins later. Therefore, they will try to bypass the Ice Ape Chieftain and reduce unnecessary stamina and mental power consumption, focusing on raiding the ruins.

The main force of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty was getting closer and closer to the Ice Ape Chieftain. When they were 100 yards away, the Ice Ape Chieftain suddenly launched an attack, directly leading nine Great Lord-ranked Ice Ape Guards beside him to charge towards the Hundred Worlds Dynasty.

"Quicksand, you hold the Ice Ape Chieftain first. Other MTs, hold the Ice Ape Guards. Ranged units, focus all your firepower on blasting away the Ice Ape Guards. Everyone else, charge in!" Tyrant Blade Sky shouted repeatedly.

The level 53 Tier 2 Shield Warrior Quicksand roared, his arms suddenly thickened, and he raised his shield to directly collide with the war blade swung by the Ice Ape Chieftain.

Boom!

Quicksand retreated five steps before stabilizing his body, with over 10,000 points of damage appearing above his head. The Ice Ape Chieftain also stopped abruptly, and the war blade in his other hand swung again. Quicksand reacted quickly, tilting the shield in his hand, allowing the swung war blade to slide across the shield, preventing Quicksand from bearing much force.

The other MTs and Tyrant Blade Sky also directly met the encircling Ice Ape Guards.

Under the bombardment of the ranged classes, they quickly broke through the Ice Ape Guards' encirclement, opening a path directly into the Ice and Snow Ruins.

In the end, after spending more than two minutes, the entire team finally got rid of the entanglement of the Ice Ape Chieftain and the Ice Ape Guards and entered the area of the Ice and Snow Ruins, forcing the Ice Ape Chieftain and the Ice Ape Guards to give up.

This caused a burst of envy from the player teams in the distance who were preparing to enter the Ice and Snow Ruins. If it were them, it would be impossible to pass through as easily as the Hundred Worlds Dynasty, and there would also be casualties.

"Everyone, recover. After one minute, we'll enter the first underground level!" Tyrant Blade Sky glanced at the crowd, whose health and mana were greatly consumed, and then commanded.

The members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty also breathed a sigh of relief. This time, passing through was much easier than before, which would make it more likely for them to pass through the first underground level later.

While the members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty were resting, they suddenly heard a roar from outside the Ice and Snow Ruins, and the roar was getting louder and louder, closer and closer.

"Are there some newbies trying to take the opportunity to come in again?" Tyrant Blade Sky, who was sitting on the ground resting, opened his eyes slightly, not unfamiliar with this kind of thing, but a hint of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Although they had just entered, leaving some gaps for the Ice Ape Chieftain, how easy was it to deal with the Ice Ape Chieftain? This would only make the Ice Ape Chieftain more angry, greatly increasing its strength and speed, and even strengthening the other Ice Ape Guards.

The teams that wanted to enter seemed to have shortened the time to deal with the Ice Ape Chieftain, but in fact, they had invisibly increased the difficulty of breaking in.

The correct approach should be to wait for the Ice Ape Chieftain to return to its original position and calm down before challenging to enter the Ice and Snow Ruins.

"Wanting to get a bargain, these ignorant newbies are probably going to be unlucky."

"I estimate they'll be wiped out. The berserk Ice Ape Chieftain can't be stopped even if Guild Leader Quicksand activates his life-saving skills."

"This can be considered a lesson for you guys. Don't you see the other teams? Why were they all watching from the side before, not daring to step into the Ice Ape Chieftain's sensing area?"

While the members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty were talking about some newbies from who-knows-where entering the Ice and Snow Ruins at this time, the sound of battle outside the Ice and Snow Ruins was getting louder and louder. However, after about thirty seconds, it completely fell silent.

"Looks like they're all dead."

"The battle ended really quickly."

As the sound of battle disappeared, the members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty felt both sympathy and mockery.

"Alright, let's prepare to set off!" Tyrant Blade Sky said after seeing that everyone had recovered.

Just as the members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty stood up, preparing to enter the first underground level, a group of players walked in from outside the dilapidated gate of the Ice and Snow Ruins.

Each and every one of them didn't have the embarrassed look they had when entering the Ice and Snow Ruins, and even their health status didn't seem to have been consumed at all. The number of people was still a full hundred...

"How is this possible?" Tyrant Blade Sky stared wide-eyed, looking at the unscathed hundred-man team.

The others in the Hundred Worlds Dynasty also had their mouths wide open, not daring to believe it was true. That was facing the berserk Ice Ape Chieftain...

"Who are they?"

"Wait, isn't that Jing Wu Ming from the Shura Adventurer Team?"

"Are they the Shura Adventurer Team?"

Under the gaze of the members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty, Shi Feng and the others only glanced at the members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty, and without even resting, they directly walked into the first underground level of the Ice and Snow Ruins, leaving only the stunned members of the Hundred Worlds Dynasty in the hall of the Ice and Snow Ruins.