My health recovery is incredibly fast.

He was assigned a rescue mission and would arrive at Xia Zuo's current location as soon as possible.

After the two reunited, they began the rescue operation together.

Shazo placed Rexor's Message Ring on the ice table and used alchemical powder to draw a magic circle, enhancing the ring's spatial coordinates so that the bald man could more easily locate the spot.

Xia Zuo spent two days in meditation, and on the evening of the third day, he was greeted by the bald man.

Rek'Sorrow was enveloped in swirling snowflakes, his appearance matching the color of the snow—a more advanced form of the [Ice Barrier].

He flew at an extremely fast speed close to the ground, arriving at the entrance of the ice cave like a rolling snowball.

As snowflakes scattered, the bald man's figure appeared amidst the falling snow.

"How have things been these past two days? Have any of the human prisoners suffered losses?" Rexor asked as he stepped into the ice cave.

Xia Zuo waved his hand to seal the cave entrance, using the snow as camouflage, and said at the same time:

"Two human captives froze to death, and the Yeti dragged their bodies into the Yeti Palace on the mountaintop. The rest are not in good condition; they are suffering from severe frostbite and may die at any moment."

“Hmm…” Rexor sighed in a low voice and walked to the ice table to look at the hand-drawn map on it.

Xia Zuo explained, "This is a map I drew after scouting. The left side is a map of the surface, and the right side is a map of the underground. These Yetis are highly skilled in earth magic, and they have almost hollowed out the mountain above the waist to construct a huge underground area."

Rexor frowned as he looked at the underground map on his right. The annotations on it made the bald man's expression even more somber.

He pointed to the small squares on the map with his finger, his tone rather ominous, "They've mastered alchemy? 1, 2, 3, 4... a total of 15 alchemical material warehouses and alchemy rooms. Biological alchemy room, monster alchemy room, herbal alchemy room, ore alchemy room... These Yetis imprisoned the alchemists of the Wild Hammer Kingdom, could it be to extract knowledge of mineral alchemy?"

Xia Zuo scratched his head. "I don't understand the language of the Yetis, so I'm not sure. But once, when I used my Blood Element Servant to sneak underground, I saw a group of Yetis forcibly dismantling an alchemical metal box."

Xia Zuo pointed to a square on the map, "Right here, an alchemy room that covers more than a hundred square meters."

He recalled as he spoke:

"Those metal boxes bear the emblem of the Wildhammer Alchemists' Guild. These boxes usually have anti-tampering features. If forcibly opened, the safety device inside will immediately destroy the contents."

"The Yetis seem to know this. They are very careful when dismantling the boxes, first using wind magic to thoroughly investigate the internal structure, and then gradually removing the metal box's security features."

Chapter 98 Rescue Plan

Rexor's expression darkened after hearing Shazo's words, seemingly worried about the Yeti's cautious approach to breaking the metal box.

Xia Zuo pointed to the underground map and said, "When I went to scout around at noon today, there were still 8 metal boxes that hadn't been opened. The rest of the boxes had been self-destructed by the safety devices."

Rexor's expression relaxed somewhat. "That's good news. I won't hide it from you anymore; the team of human alchemists captured by the Yeti were field agents from the Wildhammer Alchemists' Guild. That team of 50 alchemists accidentally alerted the Frost Dragon while experimenting with combat golems deep in the snowfields..."

Rexol shrugged helplessly and then said:

"The core members of the alchemist team used combat golems to cover the evacuation of the field personnel. After all the combat golems were destroyed, they activated the teleportation crystal and successfully returned to the Wild Hammer Kingdom."

"But the field personnel weren't so lucky. Their own magical skills weren't deep, and they could only accommodate a limited number of elements."

"A large number of field personnel did not have enough energy to drive the teleportation crystal to break through the blockade when faced with the Frost Dragon's magical blockade, and ultimately perished."

Rexor looked in the direction of the Yeti settlement, "Those captured human alchemists, although they broke through the Frost Dragon's blockade, the teleportation spell went astray and they accidentally fell into the Yeti's hands."

Rexor clenched his fists and slammed them down in front of him. "We have to get them and the alchemical metal box out."

"Do we need to operate covertly?" Xia Zuo asked after a second of contemplation.

"If we don't need to worry about concealment, I do have a way."

“Oh? Tell me about it.” Rexor walked over and sat down on the ice chair next to him.

Xia Zuo leaned against the table and used his ice manipulation technique to create a three-dimensional ice sculpture of an underground cave in the open space in front of the two of them.

He waved his hand and summoned several blood-element marks, which covered several ice pillars in the cave ice sculpture.

"This is a model of the underground space of the Yeti's habitat. Those stone pillars marked in red are the load-bearing pillars of the underground space."

Xia Zuo then summoned another blood-red mark and covered the stone house surrounded by load-bearing pillars.

"This room is where the metal box is stored. It's well protected by six load-bearing pillars. Even if the entire cave is blown up, it will still provide support."

Rexor crossed his arms, nodded, and his eyes gleamed. "I understand what you mean. You want to split up."

"You rescue the human alchemist imprisoned on the hot spring platform, and I will go underground to collect metal boxes."

"You destroyed these load-bearing pillars to block the Yeti with falling rocks. And I, protected by the pillars, activated the teleportation crystal to escape directly. Is that correct?"

"Ha, yes. That's exactly what I meant." Xia Zuo chuckled, clapped his hands, and asked:

"So, sir, how many teleportation crystals did you bring? Is it enough for the captured human alchemists?"

Rexor reached under his leather armor and pulled out a heavy alchemical pouch.

“I brought 15 teleportation crystals equipped with auxiliary energy modules. Even if the prisoners are unable to cast spells, they can still be teleported away. As long as you can help them survive the 10-second charging time, no one will be left behind here. Hmm... except for you. Your ascension ceremony will proceed as scheduled.”

Xia Zuo took the bag and counted out 12 teleportation crystals. "Ten prisoners, I'll take 12. Keep the extra two as spares. I'll have one of the prisoners take the spare crystals back with him."

“Alright.” Rexor stared at the ice sculpture for a few seconds in silence. “Do as you say. These Yetis harmed the Temple members. Don’t worry about their casualties. If the Temple hadn’t not yet fully mastered their language and spell system, the Yetis would have been annihilated long ago.”

Rexor pulled out another alchemy pouch. "This is a high-performance needle bomb provided by the Wildhammer Kingdom. I originally intended to use it as an airburst bomb to kill Yetis over a wide area. Since your suggestion is better, you can take it. Keep the extras for yourself. Give them to me when we get back to the temple."

Xia Zuo's eyes lit up with excitement as he gently took the alchemy pouch and took out a black bomb that looked like a sea urchin.

The information provided by the Detection spell proved that Rexor's words were true.

This high-performance needle bomb is equivalent to eight fireballs with a power of 120 points each, and is a unique product of weapon alchemy in the Wild Hammer Kingdom.

The Hammer Kingdom contributed 8 bombs to this rescue, seemingly intending to teach the Yeti a lesson.

Xia Zuo planted the bomb and asked, "When do we begin our operation?"

"By tomorrow night at the latest." Rexol looked at the ice sculpture. "How accurate is this model?"

“A 1:20 scale reduction. The main passages and obstacles are all on top; there are no side paths, secret passages, or hidden rooms,” Xia Zuo said.

"Then I'll scout ahead and confirm the route before you use Blood Elemental Minions to plant the bombs."

“Yes, Your Excellency. I’ll go make some preparations.” Xia Zuo walked toward the portable alchemy table.

He planned to rush-produce a batch of detonation devices to be used with the needle bombs.

Rexor summoned a patch of silver sand, sprinkled it with an unknown alchemical potion, and began to create a sand-shaped golem immune to detection.

The two worked until evening and reaped a bountiful harvest.

Rexor added more details to the ice sculpture model and used different colored paints to mark the Yeti's patrol routes, work routes, and so on.

The sand-shaped golem also brought back the exact location of the metal box, which Rexor marked on the ice sculpture model.

Xia Zuo then obtained 8 bomb packs that could be stuck to the surface of the stone wall.

He assigned a blood element servant to each bomb package.

The Blood Servant will carry bombs underground, and after planting the bombs, hide in a corner to recover vitality.

There are 6 stone pillars corresponding to 6 bomb packs.

The two extra bomb packs will be placed on the road leading from the Yeti settlement to the hot spring platform to ambush Yetis who try to stop human prisoners from being transported.

Everything is ready; saving lives is the priority.

The two decided to launch the rescue tonight.

Before actually starting, it is essential to rehearse once.

They listed out data such as the charging time of the teleportation crystal, the time it took for the blood elemental minions to install the bomb packs, and the time it took to collect the metal boxes, calculated the timeline of the entire operation, and discussed contingency plans for all contingencies—including contingency plans for the sudden appearance of the Frost Wyrm.

Finally, the two entered a meditative state before the battle.

At this time, in the Yeti settlement, the Yeti laborers, who had been busy all day, moved about the settlement's streets like humans, either spending their money in taverns on hot spring pebbles, which served as currency, or taking home hard bread mixed with bits of meat to enjoy...

They were completely unprepared for tonight's earth-shattering roar and tremors, as if such peaceful days would continue indefinitely.

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Chapter 99 Explosion

In the underground complex of the Yeti's habitat.

A nearly transparent figure leaped silently across the flat-roofed stone house.

The area is heavily guarded, with earth-based magical structures forming stone walls to protect the rooftops and streets.

These stone guardians are stone towers made of flat, stacked stones. They periodically release shockwaves to detect nearby intruders.

When Xia Zuo used his Blood Element servants to scout ahead, he had to cover them with mud and fly over the rooftops during the gaps in the detection of shockwaves.

Now, his bloodline servants, carrying explosive packs, are somewhat hampered in their movements.

Fortunately, Rexol took on the task of transporting the explosives.

The bald man cast an anti-detection barrier on himself, then walked through the buildings on his two legs without releasing any magical fluctuations.

Those stacked stone guards were rendered useless by Rexor's masterful infiltration skills.

He walked unimpeded to the center of the six load-bearing pillars and stopped in front of a building with its stone doors tightly closed.

The walls of this stone house are covered with intricate magical patterns, which are the most powerful trigger-type attack spells possessed by the Yeti.

The spell damage is negligible to Rexor, but the sound it makes will cause the Yeti inside the house to destroy the metal box.

Rexor must proceed with caution.

He stopped at the deserted alley entrance, quietly rubbing the secret message ring on his hand to send a secret message.

...

The hot spring platform at the top of the mountain.

Xia Zuo was hidden in the snow.

He glanced at the message on the cipher ring, immediately drank a stimulant, activated his elemental body, and cast multiple support spells on himself.

Xia Zuo burst out of the snow, his figure transforming into a sharp arrow as he rushed towards the hot spring platform. With the help of the auxiliary spell [Great Stride], he quickly approached the cage.

Before launching the attack, Xia Zuo prepared for defense.