As she spoke, Xi Qianxue moved towards the leader of the Profound Ice Cranes that was still alive. The crane leader was trying to threaten Xi Qianxue with the only movable part left - its head, but unfortunately, it was too injured to exert any real strength at all.
Magical Beasts are not like Professionals, most Professionals could still use their skills even when severely injured, because their skills have already undergone Law Formalization. However, native species and Magical Beasts, will have their skill usage affected by injuries.
Xi Qianxue ignored it, taking out an unknown talisman and placing it on the body of the Profound Ice Crane.
The crane let out a scream, and something was attracted from its body and sealed onto the talisman. A strange rune that Du You couldn’t understand appeared on the talisman.
And now, the Profound Ice Crane was dead. Du You initially thought that Xi Qianxue was preparing to make this crane leader her pet, but it didn’t seem to be the case now.
"Could you do me a favor?" Xi Qianxue put away the talisman and asked Du You.
"Is it about the Profound Ice Crane’s egg?" Du You made a guess.
Xi Qianxue didn’t refute: "Correct, consider this a favor I owe you, adding on to the life-saving grace, I will definitely repay you."
Du You nodded: "Let’s go together then, I’m free anyways." Du You did not want to tell them about his ongoing advancement mission. In case they accidentally leaked it out, who knows what trouble it could attract.
This world is controlled by the Academy, and even though Du You hadn’t encountered other students here so far, he was certain that there were quite a few in this world.
"I’ll lead the way." Daniu picked up his hammer and walked towards a direction in the south.
"I hope it’s not too far." Du You muttered. His eventual destination, the centre of the continent, was in slightly to the north. Going south would just take him further and further off course. How did Du You know? Because along the way, Lan Xiaodie gave Du You some intelligence about this world, including a map and his current location.
After all, inviting him to this world, Lan Xiaodie couldn’t possibly not provide any form of information.
Xi Qianxue didn’t seem to want to say anything, the atmosphere on the road was somewhat awkward, and no one spoke. They were only accompanied by the sound of footsteps and blowing snow. After a long distance, Daniu finally stopped.
"It’s just ahead, just a bit farther."
"Ah, I forgot to summon the earth elementals." Suddenly, Lan Xiaodie screamed, shifting her gaze away from Xi Qianxue. Normally, Lan Xiaodie should have summoned an Earth Elemental Creature to carry them forward.
Xi Qianxue shook her head, "It doesn’t matter, we’re here anyway, and it’s not far." Indeed, how could they have run too far when they were chased all the way? If they had run too far, they would have been killed by the Profound Ice Cranes long ago.
"No, there are fluctuations from a battle ahead. Master, it seems like something is targeting the Profound Ice Cranes."
Upon hearing this from Lin Yucha, Xi Qianxue’s previously calm expression vanished. Her purpose here was the Profound Ice Cranes. Now that she had the Origin of a crane leader, as long as she found a descendant of the crane leader, she could secure a high-quality pet that would last a long time. Xi Qianxue absolutely would not allow this kind of accident to happen.
Without uttering a word, Xi Qianxue immediately sped up and charged ahead. Seeing this, the others could only follow. Du You saw what was happening when they crossed the hill ahead.
It turned out that the Profound Ice Cranes that they had chased away had returned to this place. Together with the watchful cranes, they didn’t number many. Then, these cranes attracted the covetous eyes of the old neighbors.
A group of Cold Pond Crocodiles crawled out of the lake water, approaching the location where the Profound Ice Cranes were by the lakeside.
The Profound Ice Cranes constantly released ice arrows to attack the Cold Pond Crocodiles from a distance, but the Crocodiles’ defense was just too strong. These normal attacks would have no effect unless they reach a certain volume.
There were fewer than thirty Profound Ice Cranes capable of fighting, but there were many more Cold Pond Crocodiles. Just the ones that have crawled out onto the land numbered over seventy. Although the cranes could fly and the crocodiles couldn’t, the eggs and young birds can’t be taken away. Therefore, these cranes would not give up until the last moment.
Suddenly, numerous snowflakes fluttered in the sky, ice crystals fell from heaven, covering the Cold Pond Crocodiles on the ground, even affecting the Profound Ice Cranes unheededly, enveloping them all at once.
However, the cranes directly ignored this attack. The ice crystals that fell on them melted into their bodies and instead replenished their power. The crocodiles’ resistance to ice was not weak, and the ice crystals could not penetrate their defense at all.
"Let me handle this, these Cold Pond Crocodiles also have strong ice resistance."
Du You stepped forward and patted Xi Qianxue’s shoulder. Xi Qianxue seemed uncomfortable, her body slightly shivered, but she did not say anything. Du You did not notice, his eyes were already focused on the front.
"What a pity if I didn’t have this advancement mission, slaughtering two races would definitely complete two hidden missions, or at least one." Du You muttered as he launched his attack.
Because the power of the Destruction Flames was too great, and for fear of impacting the crane eggs, Du You only released the Dark Flame Arrow Array. The Array was effective against the cranes, and the situation was the same with these Cold Pond Crocodiles. It would not kill them instantly, but after a few strikes, they would be injured. A wide-area attack could hurt the crocodiles in one go.
Then, the Lin sisters, Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi attacked from a distance to finish off the enemies. The slaughtering was very efficient. Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
This time, Lan Xiaodie was not useless either. She waved and summoned some Earth Elemental Creatures to rush forth, finishing off the severely injured crocodiles one by one. As for Daniu, he simply stood to the side and watched, showing no intention of joining in.
For the record, in situations of numerical disadvantage, Warriors are not very advantageous when facing larger numbers of enemy clusters.
When the Profound Ice Cranes were suddenly attacked, they turned around and saw that it was Du You, the demon. The cranes quickly flew up in the sky and hovered at a distance, crying out warning noises, but they dared not approach nor land.
Even the cranes that were originally guarding here had to fly up with them, constantly asking what had happened.
Du You didn’t care about any of that, he just kept launching one Dark Flame Arrow Array after another. About those Cold Pond Crocodiles with formidable defense but sluggish movement, and insufficient level, they were simply slaughtering material.
Crocodiles from the water kept rushing up, but after nearly two hundred of them died, the Cold Pond Crocodiles realized that these opponents were not easy to deal with. The remaining crocodiles just stayed in the water and watched, no longer having the intention to come up.