An invincible journey starting from a different race

Aesop nodded and was about to set off. After taking two steps, he suddenly thought of something and turned back.

"I'm afraid that dangerous thing will escape." Aesop said, "So I'll cast a protective magic circle for you first."

As he spoke, Aesop drew a magic circle on the ground, which was a circle that surrounded everyone.

"As long as you stay in the circle, you will be safe," Aesop explained. "No creature outside can get in. But before I come back, you must not go out, no matter what happens."

Don't go out no matter what happens?

This request sounds weird.

Stank asked, "What if there's an avalanche?"

Aesop did not answer immediately. Instead, he picked up a ball of snow from the ground, weighed it, and threw it directly at everyone.

Everyone subconsciously wanted to dodge, but found that the snowball did not hit them, but was suddenly blocked in mid-air, as if there was an invisible wall in front of them.

"What is this?" Stank subconsciously reached out and touched it, wanting to see if there was such a wall of air, but his hand just passed straight through and touched nothing.

Now everyone understood what Aesop meant when he said, "Outside creatures cannot come in, but you can go out."

"This is too strong." Stank couldn't help but sigh, "So it can also stop avalanches?"

Aesop nodded.

"Then we understand." Stank sat down directly in the snow and made a "yeah" gesture to Aesop. "In that case, we will definitely wait for you to come back."

Aesop nodded again, and then said again, "Don't come out until I come back." Then he continued on his way alone and soon disappeared in the vast snow.

"Aesop is truly reliable," Brutus said, crossing his arms as he sat down. "But every time I follow him out, I feel like I'm just a lackey, which is a bit frustrating."

"That's true," Stank said. "We came out here to have fun, but it's not that fun right now."

Originally, they could have had some fun while they were on Holy Valley Street.

But the women of Holy Valley Street, cursed for so long, have become so indescribable that they can't even convince themselves.

Kelimu asked with some concern, "You guys won't take the initiative to leave this magic circle later just to prove yourselves, right?"

"Of course not. Do you take us for fools?" Stank glanced at Klim and said unhappily, "Our lives are at stake. We understand this."

"Yeah." Brutus nodded and said, "Aesop has done so much for us. How could we possibly think of letting him down? Not only does Stank not go out, even the dogs don't go out."

Stank tilted his head and looked at Bruce. Although he knew that the dog Bruce was talking about was himself, why did these words sound so harsh?

After listening to the two people's assurances, Ke Lim said, "Then I feel relieved," but he was still very nervous in his heart, as if something bad was going to happen next.

No one knew how long Aesop hadn't come back. After they had been waiting for a long time, they heard the sound of footsteps on the snow in the distance.

"Oh?" Stank was about to fall asleep, but after hearing the footsteps, he perked up. "Is Aesop back?"

They were about to get up, but Lim suddenly became alert: "No, this footstep is not Aesop's!"

Stank and Brutz perked up instantly.

Oh my goodness, has the threat that Aesop mentioned finally come?

Kelimu reminded again: "Remember what Aesop said, don't leave the magic circle!"

"Don't worry, the dogs won't leave."

Just as Bruce finished speaking, he suddenly saw a half-naked white bear orc walking out of the wind.

"Oops." The Snow Orc fell down. She raised her head and looked at Bruce with tears in her eyes. "I fell down. I need a kiss to get up."

Bruce strode out.

I heard your prayers.

If Colim and Stank had not acted in time to hold Bruce back, Bruce would have already rushed out.

"Hey, hey, hey! Brutus, wake up!" Klim said loudly, "Think about what Aesop said, and think about what you just said!"

"Yeah!" Stank also said, "You just said that, even a dog wouldn't come out! Aren't you a dog?"

Bruce finally came to his senses: "Oh, yes, how could I have forgotten about this!"

Then he lowered his head and found that half of his foot was about to step outside the magic circle set by Aesop, and he felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, I didn’t step out, but what happened?

Bruce raised his head again and looked not far away. The snow bear mother who fell in the snow was still rubbing her thigh. Her expression was very painful and she looked very pitiful.

"But there's a girl who fell over there." Bruzi pointed at the snow bear lady and said, "Are we just going to stand by and watch?"

"Come on, he just fell down, it's not life-threatening," Stank said angrily. "Besides, this place is so remote, why would anyone still be wandering here?"

Kelim also looked at the Snow Bear Lady. After thinking for a moment, he said uncertainly, "Miss Molly mentioned earlier that everyone from the first exploration team was left here. It seems that there was a member of the Snow Bear Clan among them. I wonder if it was this one. I remember Miss Molly also gave me a list. If we find them, please find a way to bring them back. Uh, where is the list? I'll look for it."

Kelim began to rummage through his luggage.

"But looking at her like this, she doesn't look like she's trapped at all." Stank was also observing the Snow Bear Lady, and then said, "Besides, who would fall down and then yell 'I need a kiss to get up'?"

"Maybe this is his sense of humor?" Bruce said somewhat unconvinced.

The corner of Stank's mouth twitched slightly: "...You can't be serious?"

"Okay, that was just my sense of humor, okay." Brutz ignored Stank and waved to the Snow Bear Lady not far away. "Hey! Girl, are you okay? If you're okay, just take a few steps and come over to us!"

The snow bear lady looked up at Bruce, as if she wanted to say something, but soon a strong wind blew up, blowing up the snow, turning their vision into a vast expanse of white, and they could no longer see each other.

When the wind died down, the Snow Bear Lady was no longer there.

"What the hell? What happened?" Bruce's eyes widened. "Was he swept away by the wind?"

"Are you serious that her big body can be blown away by the wind?" Stank said unhappily.

"Then what else is going on?" Brutz was a little agitated. He shouted at Stank, "She's just a weak woman weighing a little over 200 pounds! We're naturally fine hiding in the magic circle, but how could she be fine? She must have wandered in the snow for a long time and finally found us, seeing us as her saviors, but we watched her cries for help and ignored her completely. How can we be called men like this?"

"Hey, hey, calm down, Brutus!" Stank said. "Why are you so angry?"

"Why can't I be so angry?!" Bruce said, "Shouldn't I be happy at this time?"

"No, I mean, your emotions change so quickly." Stank patted Brutz's shoulder, trying to comfort him. "Don't you realize it yourself?"

Brutz was slightly stunned, then understood what Stank meant.

He is not a person who gets angry easily, nor is he Gan Qiu, who always says "Bastard, I want to duel with you". Although he is a dog, he is also a gentle and easy-going dog.

At Stank's reminder, he subconsciously touched the back of his head and muttered, "Yeah, why am I so angry? This doesn't feel like me."

"That's certainly not like you." Stank nodded when he saw that Bruce had regained consciousness. "You just tried to kill me. That's not normal, brother."

"...Sorry, I seem to have been affected by something." Bruce said, "Although I really want to save that girl."

"I understand you, Brutus, but times like these require us to stay alert," Stank said sternly. "This place is truly eerie. The previous exploration team, so many of them, vanished just like that. This isn't a place you can handle with mere military force. We must remain calm. No matter what happens, we must not step outside the magic circle carved by Aesop. If we want to save others, we must first survive, right?"

Brutz was not an unreasonable person. Seeing that Stank had said it so clearly, he nodded to show that he understood.

But there was still one thing he couldn't figure out: "Why am I the only one affected? You and Kelim are fine? Aren't you affected at all?"

But Lim was still rummaging through his luggage. He had packed so much that he couldn't easily find the list Molly had left behind. After hearing Bruce's confusion, he said without even looking up, "No."

"Neither do I." Stank spread his hands and then very handsomely lit a cigarette. In the cloud of smoke, he said quite proudly, "Maybe I've experienced this kind of thing too many times. After all, I also faced the underground phoenix with Aesop. This situation right now is just a drop in the bucket for me."

Stank's complacency made Bruce very unhappy. Although he knew that Stank's trip to the volcano was just a sideshow and even a bit of a drag, in the current situation, he was the only one affected, so Bruce had no way to refute Stank.

Stank continued to brag about himself: "Thinking back then at the bottom of the volcano, even Aesop was about to give up, but I encouraged him to keep going. Otherwise, he would have seen the underground phoenix. So, my willpower is not on the same level as yours. If I say I can't go out, then I won't go out, no matter what happens outside..."

Before he could finish his words, a woman's cry for help was heard again outside.

"Help! Help me! Is there anyone?!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a blonde elf girl with extremely plump breasts running towards them.

When she was about fifty meters away from the magic circle, the blonde elf girl suddenly fell down.

She was only wearing a very thin piece of clothing, and the fall had torn most of the clothes on her upper body.

Then, everyone saw the snow-white human heart swaying in front of them.

But at this time, a pair of pale hands stretched out from the snow mist, grabbed the calf of the blonde elf girl, and then dragged her into the snow mist little by little.

The blonde elf girl struggled desperately, but couldn't break free no matter what. Finally, she could only raise her head, put the last glimmer of hope in her eyes, and then looked at the people in the magic circle, focusing on Stank.

"help me……"

The blonde elf girl was completely dragged into the snow and fog. She could not see anyone but could only hear voices.

However, faced with such a scene, Stank just stood there silently smoking.

Seeing this, Bruce immediately expressed his sincere admiration for Stank: "Amazing, Stank, you can hold it in like this. I really should learn from you..."

Before he could finish his words, Bruce saw that the fire had burned up to the edge of his lip. It fell away when there was no more burning left. However, Stank seemed to feel no pain at all. He slowly clenched his fist and spoke slowly, "I must...save her."

As if to reflect Stank's high determination, Stank's pants also stood up little by little.

"Hey, hey, hey! How the hell are you planning to save her, you bastard?" Bruce, sensing something was amiss, subconsciously tried to grab Stank, but Stank had already crossed the magic circle and rushed out, instantly disappearing into the snow and fog. "Fuck, you're running too fast!"

There was no other way. In order to prevent Stank from getting hurt, Bruce had to bite the bullet and cross the magic circle, trying to pull Stank back, but he soon disappeared in the snow and fog.

At this time, Klim finally found the list. After a quick glance, his eyes widened. He immediately held up the list and shouted, "Stank! Brutus! Among the members of the exploration team... there are no women except Miss Molly!"

But by this time, Stank and Brutz had disappeared.

Only Kolim was left, standing blankly in the magic circle.

"Stank?" Klim had no idea what was going on and was immediately panicked. "Bruce? Where are you? Don't scare me!"

No one answered.

"Stank!" Klim shouted the two men's names into the snow and fog, "Bruz!"

But still no response.

The Kolim people were almost paralyzed with fear. He was arguably the least courageous of all, and after barely holding on for a few minutes, he finally collapsed.

"Don't leave me alone!" Klim cried, "Save me, Stank, Brutz, Aesop...ah, Aesop!"

But Lim finally thought of who he should look for. It was useless to look for Stank and Bruce. At this time, he could only look for Aesop.

So Kolim shouted in the direction Aesop left: "Aesop, come back soon!"

But still no response.

I shouted for ten minutes, but could hear nothing except my own echo.

But Lim was completely desperate. He lay in the snow, staring blankly at the dim sky, muttering meaningless words: "Come and save me, Aesop... Come and save me, if you come to save me, I will fight you... Really, come and save me..."

Then, he saw Aesop appear in his sight, looking down at him: "What are you talking about?"

Kelimu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head violently: "No, I didn't say anything."

"I have heard your prayers."

Kelim held onto a glimmer of hope and asked, "Is it the first half?"

"No," Aesop replied, "it's the second half."

No, they succeeded.

Kelim stared at Aesop blankly, and Aesop was also looking at him... but not blankly.

"When... did you come back?" asked Lim.

Aesop replied: "Just now."

"...So you heard everything?" Kelimu's expression was very stiff. "You heard everything?"

"No, I only heard the second half."

"How do you know the first and second half of the sentence if you didn't hear it all?" Kelimu was immediately angry, "Don't treat me like a fool, bastard!" (The first half of the sentence is Come and save me, and the second half is If you save me, I will fight you).

"That kind of thing isn't important."

"It's not important!" Kelimu was so angry that he was shaking all over, his hands and feet were cold, and he didn't know if the world would ever be okay again. "Can't you just come back sooner?"

If he had come back earlier, even a few seconds earlier, Lim would not have said such shameful words.

It’s okay to be a few seconds late!