Chapter 2145: Stygian Cold Flame

Clark looked stunned, and it took him a long time to touch his head with emotion.
"Brother Qiao'an, I just want to set up a simple camping site. It would be nice for you to create a magnificent palace directly! It is the master of the master who is domineering, incomparable, incomparable!"
Qiao An couldn't help but laugh, and opened the door of the folding fortress "Ojinli", calling the Frost Giant to go in and rest.
High-five awakened the wall lamps with "immortal flames" around the hall. Qiao An sat on a chair by the dining table, took out the "sacred pot" Ireneier and placed it on the table, quickly generating a hot and hearty dinner.
As the two ate and drank, Qiao Ann briefly told Clark about his expedition to return to Cloud City, including the hidden construction factory area, and the Frost Giant was amazed.
After dinner, Qiao An plans to go for a walk and collect some "cold flames" by the river as research samples.
At night, the Vimur River was the area where monster activities were rampant. Clark was not worried that Joan was wandering outside by himself, so he walked out of the folding fortress, pricked his ears and watched around.
Qiao Ann became a bee-man, flapping his wings and flying above the river. Through the hazy fog, you can see the blue light ball floating in the low altitude close to the river surface, which is the legendary "cold flame".
"Cold Flame" is a widely used alchemy material. It is said that "Stygian Witch" is also good at using this mysterious supernatural substance to strengthen spells, making it both cold and eroding damage.
Qiao An carefully flew close to a group of cold flames and found that it was a gas-liquid mixture with a bluish color and a viscous texture. The density was slightly lighter than air. It swirled out of the river, floated slowly in the air, and rose to a certain height. , Absorbing enough heat from the surrounding environment, it disintegrates by itself and dissipates without a trace.
Qiao An cast a "mythological analysis technique" on the group of "cold flames", the blue fire group trembled slightly, and then displayed a set of not-so-complicated magic marks.
After a little analysis, Qiao An found that the substance "cold flame" is composed of equal amounts of cold magic and negative energy. A creature that touches cold flame will suffer 1 energy level cold damage per round, plus 1 energy. Grade eclipse damage, no wonder the Styx Witch can use this substance to enhance the spell.
Qiao An draws 4 "Sid Mana" to bless himself with "Death Guard" to avoid the erosion of negative energy. As for the cold mana, he does not need to cast a spell to resist. Anyway, there is a "soul collar". The cold mana is for him. It's like a tonic.
Taking precautions, Qiao An reached out and touched the small "cold flame" opposite, feeling like he was stroking the cold, slippery grease. The blue flame rolled in his palm, trying to slip away through his fingers.
Qiao An clenched his fist in time, wrapped the "cold flame" in his palm, then took out a low-temperature resistant crystal steel bottle, unscrewed the cap with one hand, stuffed the captured "cold flame" into the bottle, and screwed on the cap.
The "cold flame" in the sealed crystal steel bottle seems to be unable to absorb heat because it cannot touch the air, and gradually transforms from a gas-liquid mixture into a pure liquid, which is deposited on the bottom of the bottle like a small ball of blue glue.
With a transparent steel bottle in his left hand, Qiao An turned to fly to the dense area of ​​"Cold Flame" and used the "Hand of the Mage" to capture more "Cold Flame" in the air, and stuff them into the steel bottle one by one until the "cold flame" above the nearby river. "Han" was all caught by him, and he collected half of the bottle, which weighed almost a pound.
Qiao An satisfactorily weighed the harvest tonight, and felt it was enough, so he plugged the crystal cylinder back into the storage bag, turned and flew back to the shore, calling Clark back to the folding fortress.
The two walked back while chatting. When approaching the door of the fortress, Clark suddenly grabbed Joan and stared at the fortress door vigilantly.
"Brother Clark, what's the matter?"
The fort has an enchantment, and outsiders cannot enter. Even if he casts a spell to break the barrier and forcefully breaks in, the "magic alarm" will be triggered. However, Qiao Ann has not received any alarm and is quite puzzled by Clark's actions.
"Brother Qiao'an, when I left the house, I accidentally cleared the ice and snow around the fortress, but it was only an hour after we left. Why did a large pile of snow and ice pop up near the gate? Now there is no snow, this Isn't it changed out of thin air?"
Qiao Ann also found it strange to hear what Clark said.
Ice and snow are indeed piled up on both sides of the castle gate, which seems nothing unusual at first glance.
Clark leaned over and picked up two pebbles on the river beach, aimed at one of the piles of snow, and smashed it through.
Needless to say, the slinging skills of the Frost Giants, the pebbles hit the snowdrift and made a muffled sound. Snowflakes splashed all over. The lurker hidden under the snow was exposed, but it was a large icy blue substance with a long and round body. , Like a snake in a snake formation.
Qiao An also noticed that this monster was inlaid with numerous ice fragments, large and small, and the sharp parts of the ice cubes were all facing out of the body, which was not only a camouflage, but also a barbed armor with both offense and defense.
This characteristic reminds him of the "Sorlem Hound" that he encountered in the Winterhold Palace not long ago.
Clark snorted coldly, then threw another pebble, and the moment it hit the snow, another monster of the same kind was exposed.
The sound of rocks colliding with ice and snow reverberated in the silent night sky.
I seem to realize that my camouflage has been seen by the prey. The seemingly normal snow around the folding fortress trembles, and the camouflage is removed, revealing the true face of the blue python with ice ridges all over the body. Ten, squirming around towards Joan and Clark.
"Tsk tut! A lot of'Drifting Ice Mud Monsters'! Fortunately, we found this group of insidious guys in time, otherwise we are afraid that we will suffer!" The Frost Giant exclaimed.
Drift ice mud monster?
Qiao An recalled a little bit and remembered that he had seen this peculiar creature in the "Mud-shaped Monster Sub-Volume" of "Valez Monster Illustrated Book".
Drifting ice mud monsters belong to a sub-category of the "mud-shaped monsters" family. They have a cold subspecies pedigree and mainly live in low-temperature areas of high latitudes.
Most of the mud monsters have low intelligence and slow actions. They are good at using camouflage skills to integrate into their habitat, and wait patiently for their prey to be delivered by themselves.
For example, the "stucco monster" Qiao An encountered in the abandoned lighthouse on the coast of Scimitar, disguised as a pool of sewage, can be called a fake.
"Drifting ice and mud monsters" also have similar characteristics, except that they live in the Arctic region full of ice and snow. They are better at disguising as snow or ice, often lurking on the riverside or on both sides of the road, ambushing drinking beasts or passing travelers. .
Seeing a large group of "drift ice and mud monsters" surrounded, Qiao An couldn't help but blame himself for being too careless. Thanks to Clark's cautiousness and rich experience in frigid adventure, he timely discovered this group of hidden killers.