However, it was nowhere to be seen, and the fog on the surface of the frozen lake had dissipated.

"What a mysterious guy..." Ah Tui muttered. "I was even thinking of giving him some of my pickled bird's feet!"

The perceptive Lu Ye and Melina sensed that something was amiss.

This icy mist is part of Polylios's magic. Logically speaking, as long as Polylios is still nearby, the icy mist will not dissipate for no reason.

Did he leave, or...?

Lu Ye didn't want to think too much, so he grabbed A Tui's hand and mounted his horse.

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry?"

Although A-Tui complained, he still rode wildly alongside Lu-Ye.

But when they arrived at the blessing point and tried to teleport, they were surprised to find that the blessing's teleportation function was no longer working!

"What... what's going on?!" A-Tui was stunned.

How come the blessing that was working perfectly suddenly stopped working?

Could it have frozen away?

But I don't think you're a fire element, are you?

Lu Ye's expression was solemn.

Sure enough, the tremor just now... must have been caused by Polylios.

There were no signs of a struggle on the frozen lake, so he should be alright. Was his purpose in doing this to warn us?

Before Lu Ye could even make a contact, Nymph's voice came through.

"Attention! The energy fluctuations of the Supreme Will are starting to increase over your side!"

"He has discovered us?"

“No, just one ‘absolute defense’ isn’t enough to make that guy discover you,” Nymph said. “However, there’s information indicating that He is in the snowfield area.”

"Damn it..." Lu Ye's face was full of black lines.

Damn it, your supreme will! I'll fight you after I get to the Golden Tree, okay?

At this critical juncture, nothing can go wrong. If he can't get Marlene's Great Rune, Lu Ye will have to consider using that move to enter the royal city. However, this heaven-defying move is one in a million, and he doesn't want to use it until the very last moment.

"I'm really curious what could possibly grab this guy's attention..." Nymph grumbled, "I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

“Good news,” Lu Ye said.

“The good news is that I’ve gotten my hands on a map of another part of the snowfield,” Nymph said. “It’s already been uploaded to your map.”

When Lu Ye opened the map, he saw that the eastern part of the snow mountain area had indeed been accurately drawn.

"How did you do that?" Lu Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

“You haven’t forgotten that my perspective is from the sky, have you?” Nymph said. “Alpha shared his view with me. With the zoom-in and penetration function, it was easy to break through the fog on the map and outline the terrain. However, it wasn’t entirely accurate, so I found a map of the eastern snowfield, zoomed in and checked it on the signposts where you often find maps, and then carved it down.”

“Look, this is where the energy fluctuations of the Supreme Will are strongest,” Nymph said, and a small blue pointer appeared on the map. “As long as we avoid this area, we can escape safely.”

“I understand. What’s the bad news?” Lu Ye asked.

"Try and see if your Imperial Arms still works."

Lu Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly activated the Imperial Arms Dimensional Array: Shangri-La.

He tried to urge it on, but it did not respond at all.

“As expected,” Nymph said. “The snowfield area has been enveloped by some kind of unknown energy. You call it a ‘blessing,’ right?”

“The law can change the rules of the boundary, so you don’t need to worry too much,” Nymph reassured Lu Ye. “But if the Supreme Will is really that powerful, why doesn’t it repair the magic ring itself?”

“Perhaps it can’t directly affect the border region.” Lu Ye recalled the history of the border region. “There doesn’t seem to be any record of these Outer Gods directly fighting each other in history. It’s all been the struggles caused by their followers… No, it’s useless to talk about that now!”

Lu Ye suddenly remembered something, took out the map and stared at it intently.

No matter how you look at it, the place where the supreme will appears is always the only way down the snow mountain!

That's fucking insane!!!

A-Tui also noticed that something was wrong with Lu Ye.

"What's wrong? Did Icarus say something to you?"

"It's a pity... We can't use the Imperial Arms and the Blessing anymore. The Supreme Will is on our way down the mountain."

Lu Ye briefly explained the current situation.

They are currently located near the Blessed Point on the western side of the Ice Lake, and to get down the mountain they need to take the road near Sol City on the east side.

However, for some inexplicable reason, the supreme will appeared there.

If you want to go down, you'll have to take a gamble to avoid being discovered by the Supreme Will.

A-Tui also realized the seriousness of the matter.

They currently lack the means to deal with the Supreme Will, and if they are discovered again...

“There’s no use thinking about it here now.” Melina glanced at Vic, who was bound and unable to move. “You can’t exactly let this guy recover, can you?”

indeed.

Although he initially subdued Vic, that was before Vic had a chance to use his Mad Fire.

To suppress the madness within him, Lu Ye stuffed a few rare madness-inducing pills into his mouth while binding him.

Once the drug wears off and Vic regains his ability to use Maniac Fire, he will be much harder to control.

Besides, Lu Ye couldn't find any trace of the Sacred Tree on this map or in the snowfield. In addition, this place is affected by the Supreme Will, and it's a question of how long it will take to return to normal.

If Lance Sanks fails the mission he assigned, it will be uncertain whether he can return to the snowfield.

Time waits for no one, so Lu Ye didn't dwell on the question and mounted his horse.

The three men quickly charged toward Sol City.

On the way, Lu Ye contacted Icarus to see if the quantum converter was still working.

However, Nymph rejected this proposal.

The supreme will does not rely on sight, but on the monitoring of various "forces".

Whether it's the power of Icarus or the power of the machine, for the supreme will that rules the borderlands and has created laws that can rewrite the laws, the most difficult thing is that once an anomaly is detected, it will attract His attention.

Before long, Lu Ye and A Tui arrived near Sol City.

—On the cliffs of the ancient ruins valley.

From above the cliff, the two could see a mysterious war erupting.

It was a battle between a group of warriors clad in red armor and helmets and some spirit knights from the lost homeland. The main participants in this battle were not only them, but also the war eagles whose claws had been cut off and replaced with blades that they had seen in Stoneville City, the wolf packs on the snowfield, the flame chariots that Lu Ye and the others had seen in Galid and the town in front of the academy, and the red lion that was two meters tall with blades bound to its front paws.

These guys were fighting so fiercely that the white snowfield was covered with a warm red carpet.

However, although there are many species on display, it seems that there are only two forces at play.

Those guys dressed in red, piloting fire chariots, and playing with fire... Based on these characteristics and the information he already knew, Lu Ye roughly guessed their identities.

This group has a name: "Flame Watchers".

As the name suggests, after the war between the giants ended, the Golden Clan discovered that the ash fire in the cauldron at the top of the snow mountain could not be extinguished, so they assigned the last fire giant of the giant race to guard it.

Because she was wary of the giants, Queen Marika set up "Flame Watchers" beneath the cauldron of fire to monitor them and report their movements.

However, as time went by, the royal city gradually declined, the Elden Ring collapsed, and the War of Shattered Blades broke out... These events caused the Flame Watchers to gradually lose contact with the royal city, and they were gradually attracted to the evil god of fire worshipped by the giants, becoming part of the flame worshippers.

The remaining forces, such as the Lost Knights, Warhawks, and Wolf Packs, should be the forces of Sol City.

The Knights of Lost Land once served the Storm King, but Lu Ye did not know why they appeared here in spirit form.

The war continues, but no supreme will emerges.

Lu Ye and A Tui descended the cliff, preparing to cross the battlefield.

The "eye" of the supreme will is watching from nearby, but it has not yet made a move.

Lu Ye didn't know what else was worth this old wall lamp staring at like a madman, besides these guys who believed in the flames, or if betraying the Golden Tree faction now required the big brother to take action personally.

"Never mind," Lu Ye shook his head.

He didn't care much about that; the important thing was to get out of this hellish place before the Supreme Will made its move.

After giving Ah Tui instructions, the two suddenly accelerated on the last stretch of the downhill road.

Two horses galloped through the snow towards the battlefield.

Lu Ye and A Tui used weapons and magic to clear a path, crossing the battlefield.

Needless to say, Lu Ye's excellent dynamic vision and dual swords, coupled with the [Radiant Circle Sword Formation] surrounding him, meant that for a time no one could get close to him.

Ame gripped the Holy Seal tightly in his left hand, preparing to repel all enemies approaching him with a prayer of "Refusal." At the same time, he raised Luther's Staff high in his right hand, and "Topus's Stance" suddenly shone brightly, repelling all magic and prayers within a ten-meter radius.

Everything went smoothly.

Because they are using the power of this world, the supreme will will not notice them.

Until A-Tui saw two different figures.

Those were two people in the midst of the melee. One had dark red hair, neatly tied back like a blooming spider lily, and his right arm, which had never existed before, was now fitted with a golden and imposing prosthetic.

Millicent... what is she doing here?

Before A-Tui could think any further, the person who swung his knife at Millison came into her view.

That familiar armor and hat... it was none other than Shapolili, whom she had just met yesterday!

What's going on with these two?

How did they end up fighting?

Ah Tui didn't have time to think too much.

Millison blocked Shapoli's attack, but at that moment, a yellow flame shot out from Shapoli's eyes! He attacked Millison unexpectedly.

—Madfire!?

A-Tui felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

She finally understood why the Supreme Will had its eyes on this place.

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