Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 354 Entering the Icefield

Acropolis of Athens.

A palace built entirely of violet crystal stands on the top of the mountain.

This is the Temple of the Goddess of the Parthenon, sacred and solemn, and not to be violated.

The bright moonlight shines on the Goddess Hall, adding a touch of tranquility and gentleness to this solemn and majestic hall.

In the Feiting Pavilion in the Nanting Courtyard, a barefoot woman in a soft silk nightgown stood quietly. The evening breeze blew gently, outlining the graceful and charming curves under the nightgown.

Her name is Ande, and she is also one of the candidates for the goddess of the Parthenon this year.

"Still no news from Essendel?"

"No," said the gloomy Great Sage Merola, who walked out from behind the stone sculpture in the flower garden. "I didn't expect that I would be tricked by Panneja."

"I've said it before, don't underestimate any competitor."

Ander turned around, his amber eyes calm as water.

This most charismatic saint is not stunningly beautiful, but the heroic look in her eyes and eyebrows gives her a kind of awe-inspiring temperament.

The great sage Merola lowered her head, looking ashamed.

She had an unshirkable responsibility for the failure of the assassination she had planned. Even after so many years of ups and downs, her heart was still restless at this moment. She could only pray silently that Essendel would not be caught by the Holy City.

"Merora, you don't have to do this. I agreed to the plan, and it has nothing to do with you if it fails." Ander's voice softened. "Besides, the failure of the assassination may not be a bad thing. Panneja's collusion with the Holy City has touched the bottom line of the temple. If she doesn't have a backup plan, her road to becoming the goddess will basically end here."

Merola knew that this was just Ender's words of comfort. Once Essendel was caught, Ender would be doomed. In the current situation, she was much more dangerous than Paniga.

However, even so, Ander remained calm and had no intention of venting her anger on others. This sense of responsibility alone proved that she had made the right choice.

The Parthenon will surely become great again in her hands!

Gulan, the waitress who had been in the pavilion for a long time, said, "Your Highness, should we send someone to protect Essendel now?"

Ander shook his head and said, "Before the Goddess's election is over, even I have the motive to kill and silence him. Even if we sincerely help him, he won't show up."

Gulan was stunned: "So we just wait like this?"

Ander thought for a moment and said, "Let's send some people to cause some trouble for those annoying people in the Holy City."

Gulan frowned: "If you hinder the Holy City from hunting down Essendel, wouldn't that tell others that Panneja's assassination was related to you?"

Merola sighed.

This waitress is loyal and is careful and rigorous in her work, but she is still lacking in brains.

She explained: "Even if the Holy City is as domineering as they are, they still rely on evidence."

"Okay, stop talking," Ander said, "Pannijia is still recuperating in Melbourne. I'm free tomorrow, so I should go visit her."

……

The cruise ship has been drifting on the sea for more than half a month.

In the past half month, except for a few foolish sirens who were taken away by the chef as a snack.

The imagined high-intensity naval battle did not happen.

There are hardly any ordinary people among the passengers on the ship heading to the southernmost land.

I guess the weakest group is Xu Shen and his group.

Most of the sirens still have some brains, and they would not go to a cruise ship full of powerful creatures to get into trouble.

The sight of the sky and water blending into one color day after day is enough to cause aesthetic fatigue no matter how beautiful it is.

The days were getting shorter and shorter, and the long nights were driving everyone crazy with boredom.

Xu Shen was fine, he was having fun discussing and practicing various postures with Jiang Huli and Bai Tingting. The others could only spend their days in meditation.

Those who are selected for the National Team, even if they are the second generation who are brought in with strong backgrounds, their talents are by no means comparable to ordinary people. Everyone's aura is getting stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Until the ship docks.

Push open the icy hatch with great effort.

The freezing cold wind stabbed like a knife, filling the sky and the ground, leaving no way to escape.

Xu Shenwei took a deep breath, and his entire nasal cavity felt painful from the cold. He subconsciously exhaled, and in an instant the air condensed into ice crystals that were blown back by the strong wind, causing his entire face to hurt as if he had been hit by a cactus.

His physique, which is as strong as that of a monarch-level demon, is so uncomfortable, so you can imagine how others feel.

The sky and earth were dark, and there was only fog beyond a hundred meters. Xu Shen instinctively wanted to throw out a beam of light, but he held it back.

This is not the safe world. Even though we are about to enter the polar night, the demons will only be more active at a lower frequency. It does not mean that they will be inactive. Any magic may cause unknown changes.

However, at this moment, the slender Mu Tingying accidentally dropped her hand and was blown into the sky by the cold wind.

Without time to think, Xu Shen threw out a green vine to pull her back.

Without caring to comfort the frightened Mu Tingying, he shouted loudly: "Everyone... go back to the cabin first... put on your fire fur coats before coming out, and do not act on your own!"

Although he was blown away by the cold wind, his voice was still clearly heard by every team member.

The severity of this extremely cold climate was far beyond Xu Shen's imagination.

The southernmost land, even if it is just the edge, is more ferocious than the Tianshan Mountains back then!
The fire fur coat that I had planned to wear after a while and decide whether to wear it depending on the situation had to be taken out now.

These coats made from the fur of fire demons are not cheap. Most of the funds given by Feng Li, the black-faced man, are used to pay for these clothes. However, with the erosion of the ice force, these fire fur coats will be scrapped sooner or later, and there is a high probability that they will not last for two months.

At this point, they couldn't care less and the most important thing was to survive.

After putting on the fire fur coat, I finally felt a little better.

Everyone got off the boat carefully. In order to prevent the storm from blowing them apart, Xu Shen used the Immortal Vine to connect everyone together. Although it was a little inconvenient, this was the only way for the time being.

The sun was hanging gloomily and slantingly, barely emitting some cold light.

It is now morning in the southernmost part of the country. In about two hours, it will set completely.

The biting cold wind turned every breath everyone exhaled into piercing ice, and even speaking became extremely difficult in this terrible blizzard.

Jiang Fox from the spiritual department became everyone's mouthpiece.

The group walked and stopped many times, and finally found a mountain that was quite suitable.

Unfortunately, Nanjue detected the presence of a powerful demon inside.

Not wanting to cause any more trouble, the group could only continue walking, but there were always monsters living in every desired place.

The weak sunlight was about to completely sink into the horizon. The cold made everyone's bodies stiff, and even their thoughts were much slower than usual. If this continued, they would die from the ice sooner or later.

"We can't go any further!" Xu Shen took a deep breath and said firmly, "This is it!"

Nan Jue frowned: "But the aura of the demons in the belly of this mountain has obviously surpassed the commander level."

"In this vast icy plain, if we randomly pick out any group, the one who lives alone is the monarch, and the one who lives in a group is the leader. Do we have any choice?"

"This……"

Guan Yu shivered and said, "We can still hold on for a few more days relying on the fire fur coat."

"That's just boiling a frog in warm water," Xu Shen said, "We must grab a place to spend the winter while our energy is not depleted too much and we still have the strength to fight. Otherwise, the polar night is coming and we won't be able to survive this cold winter."

(End of this chapter)