Chapter 2268: Chapter 2265: An Avalanche Triggered by a Bird
It seemed to respond to Situ Yufeng’s words, another "chirp" sounded, the call carried a hint of anger.
"Looks like we’ve angered the Snow Eagle." Lin Tian frowned and then said, "Quickly, let’s go, don’t get tangled with it here."
Lin Tian was not afraid of the Snow Eagle; if it was just him alone, he could knock the Snow Eagle down and roast it. But Xiao Manxuan and Miss were by his side, along with Ling Shuiyao, Ghost, and even Fatty; they were very likely no match for the Snow Eagle.
He could protect the Xiao sisters, but not necessarily keep an eye on everyone else.
"Chirp... chirp... chirp..." The urgent chirping resounded again, each call following the next.
The sound gathered entirely in the crevice, amplified countless times, impacting the contestants’ eardrums.
Lin Tian swiftly extended his hand, covering Xiao Manxuan’s ears, the little girl froze for a moment, her pretty face slightly blushing, her eyes gazing at Lin Tian closely, her gaze rippling with emotion.
"Quickly cover your ears, the Snow Eagle is using the crevice for a sonic attack," Yan Lingling hurriedly reminded.
But even with the reminder, it was still a bit late; Ghost and Liu Xiaoxiao, whose strength was slightly lower, felt dizzy, while Situ Yufeng got hit twice, couldn’t even stand steadily, if not leaning against the rock wall, he would have fallen.
This made him very angry, a noble disciple, played around by a beast like this, but he had no way out, the Snow Eagle wouldn’t come down, no matter how high the martial arts, it was useless unless one could fly.
Yet there wasn’t a single person who could fly within the team.
The chirping grew louder and louder, suddenly, snowflakes floated down from above, fluttering gently.
"Is it snowing again?" Huang Xiaopang said strangely.
"Not good!" Lin Tian grabbed Miss and Xiao Manxuan, took off running: "Ghost, Shuiyao, run fast, Fatty, stop dawdling..."
The Xiao sisters didn’t react, everyone else was even more bewildered, but the next moment, they understood. The sky above First-tier Sky suddenly darkened, countless snow poured down, rushing into this narrow crevice.
"Avalanche!" Everyone was dreadfully shocked, now, no one hesitated, using the fastest speed to run back.
Such a narrow crevice, if an avalanche came down, it could bury the entire crevice, and the depth of the crevice was over a thousand meters; by then, no matter how high your martial arts, you couldn’t escape Five Finger Mountain.
At this moment, Shen Lin’s complexion changed; no one wanted to be buried alive here. Running back was the shortest escape route, so everyone rushed back.
But just a few meters ahead, the ground suddenly shook, a large snowball rolled in from the way ahead, no, it wasn’t just one large snowball, but many.
The snowballs mixed with ice and rocks, the impact was tremendous, and the snowballs completely filled the passageway, leaving no gaps, blocking the retreat route entirely.
"This Snow Eagle is too vicious!"
Lin Tian snorted inwardly, decisively hugging the sisters, turned and rushed in another direction; the others dared not delay, quickly changed direction, no retreat, only forward, a brief hesitation, after the snow fell from above, it would be a catastrophe.
But the crevice was very narrow, the slower ones blocked the faster ones, though even the slowest speed of Ancient Martial Artists’ Qinggong was faster than rolling snowballs.
Seeing the distance widen, suddenly there was a loud boom, huge ice blocks fell ahead, instantly blocking the path, before everyone could react, more ice blocks fell, quickly sealing the way.
"I don’t want to die here." Situ Yufeng growled, the Qixue Sword unsheathed, slashing out a sword strike.
An arc of Xuanbing Sword Qi swept through, shattering the ice block, opening a hole, but before he could be happy, the ice blocks from above pressed down again, filling the gap instantly.
Additionally, because the base ice block was shattered and loosened, the ice blocks above continued to fall, threatening to bury everyone. Situ Yufeng wanted to strike again.
"Stop." Lin Tian shouted, kicking Situ Yufeng away: "Such a tall ice wall, stretching who knows how long, do you want it to collapse and bury us? Use your brain."
Being scolded as brainless, Situ Yufeng was furious inside, but seeing it was Lin Tian, dared not express anger.
Failing to break through the ice wall with one strike, behind it, countless snowballs were closing in, snow had started to drift down, soon a mountain of snow would press down.
This time, truly surrounded on all sides, trapped in a dead end, the only benefit now was the narrow crevice delaying the avalanche.
"Mr. Lin, I will hold off the snowballs, you think of a way to break through the ice wall." Huang Xiaopang shouted, suddenly leaping back.
He summoned all his True Qi, his clothes billowing, pushed both hands to the sides, pressing against the rock wall firmly. His large body blocked the passage.
Before everyone could react, the snowball crashed into his back with a boom, the sharp edges of the rocks and ice within it instantly tore through his outer garment.
His True Qi also shattered the snowball, but Fatty had no time to catch his breath as the snowballs behind continuously crashed into him; he repeatedly infused his True Qi, resisting the snowball’s impact, his fingers even dug into the rock wall to keep himself from moving an inch.
Lin Tian knew what he was trying to do, he wanted to prove he was not a burden, prove he was valuable.
Lin Tian didn’t waste the time Fatty bought, released the Xiao sisters, the Heavenly Tribulation Sword instantaneously manifested in his hand, raised up, slashed out, the sword blazing with fierce purple flames, the atmosphere of heat and destruction filled the narrow space.
Everyone was so startled they stepped back, simultaneously finding Lin Tian’s slashing posture somewhat familiar, then together they thought of a blade technique: "Mo Blade Technique!"
Lin Tian unleashed the Mo Blade Technique, and it was the complete Mo Blade Technique, far more powerful than those wielded by Japan’s samurai.
A Sword Qi composed of purple flames slashed out, wherever it passed, the ice wall directly disappeared, not even vapor remained. Everyone rejoiced in their hearts, but quickly sank again because there was still an ice wall blocking in the distance, beyond the reach of the purple flames.
Lin Tian’s figure moved, in a flash he dashed to the ice wall, the Mo Blade Technique appeared again, another long stretch of the ice wall vanished, this time completely gone, no more obstruction ahead.
"What are you waiting for, go quickly." Lin Tian shouted softly.
This time it wasn’t Shen Lin who moved the fastest, nor Yan Lingling and Bai, but the Xiao sisters. Miss and Lin Tian seemed to have a tacit understanding; as he dashed out, they also moved.
Because the sisters completely trusted Lin Tian, trusted to the extent they could leave their lives in Lin Tian’s hands. Regardless of whether it was a path to life or a dead end, wherever Lin Tian was, they would be too.
Ghost, Ling Shuiyao, and Yan Lingling didn’t distrust Lin Tian, but they didn’t share that soul-level harmony.
Bai moved first with Yan Lingling, Lin Tian picked up Xiao Manxuan, effortlessly placed her onto Bai’s back. Next was Shen Lin rushing through, others following suit, fleeing in succession.
Huang Xiaopang watched as everyone hurried away, smiling satisfactorily, yet blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, and simultaneously, the snow from above thunderously pressed down.