A man in the ark was forced to become a king

This operation is very risky. They must keep it completely secret and not let anyone have the opportunity to leak the news. Therefore, no living creature can be released until they have complete control of this place.

Compared with the rudimentary defense force inside the mine, surrounding a mine that covers a large area undoubtedly requires more manpower. Snow monsters are experienced in detecting information and are more mobile than shield guards and ordinary infected people. There are many, so it is perfect for helping the large forces complete the encirclement.

As for the intelligence collection within the mine, Yelena felt that she could complete it by herself. Her body was no longer as good as before and was capable of such work.

slap~

The snow accumulated under the fence was trampled into deep holes. Although there was no one nearby, Yelena lowered her body subconsciously and scanned the surroundings and further directions.

Originium mines like this generally don't have any decent buildings inside. The only ones that are relatively familiar are the simple watchtowers built on the four corners. Due to material limitations and harsh wind and snow conditions, the height is not very high. The effect is also very limited, it can only be said to be better than nothing.

In addition, there is the dormitory area where the soldiers live. There is a simple room built out of a small piece of wood to protect them from wind and rain.

The infected also have a place to sleep, but in the eyes of officials and the soldiers who stop them, they are just tools that can be replaced at any time. They are very cheap consumables, not even human beings, so naturally no one will do it specially. Build a suitable place for them to live. A small piece of abandoned mine that has been mined, plus a little repair that cannot be more simple, is the miners' dormitory. The main part of the dormitory is located underground. From the ground, it is visible less than.

Yelena hated this deeply. She was rescued by Bodrokas in a similar place and had an unforgettable experience of the darkness of the mine.

She stared at the slightly misty tower standing in the distance in the wind and snow, as well as the neatly arranged small wooden houses below the tower, and clenched her fists.

Although she has seen her many times, it is still difficult for her to control her emotions. In the final analysis, she is just a young girl who is not too old. In the past ten or twenty years, she has not left the ice field and interacted with others. Contact is limited to members of the Integrated Movement, and there is no way to achieve perfect self-control.

Call ~

The wind blew by, kicking up a piece of falling snow. Among the flying white, the corner of the cloak flashed past, and silently, the white rabbit that fell on the snow had disappeared.

The recovery of her body and the improvement of her ore disease have made the out-of-control Origin Stone skills controllable, which is much better than the previous out-of-control state that could not be turned off. Therefore, Yelena can now achieve some fine Origin Stone control that was impossible to achieve before.

The function of the spell is not to become an extension of her hands and feet, but to help her glide with wings that can drag her body forward silently - something she cannot do with her own body functions, even if she recovers. Less than.

Her previous severe ore disease and loss of control over her Origin Stone skills prevented her from engaging in strenuous exercise. Even if she used spells at too high an intensity, she would fall into a coma. Therefore, her battles generally relied on long-distance spell bombardment and physical exercise experience. Almost zero, the only experience I had was learned from the snow monsters.

Moreover, due to some special reasons, her weight is a little... high, and her flexibility is not good. If she wants to make the expected agile movements and move freely in the wind and snow, she can only rely on the Origin Stone skills. Help, it seems to be working well so far.

Thanks to the improvement of the mineral sickness, the more subtle manipulation of Origin Stone skills allowed her to perform more precise operations on the ice, dragging her body from the outside to move as quickly as a nimble snow rabbit in the wind and snow.

With the ice and snow as a support, the color of the white cloak almost blended into the ground. Her figure swept across the ground, leaving only a very shallow trace on the snow. It disappeared when the wind blew, no matter on the tower. Neither the soldiers on guard nor anyone else found a trace of her.

——Being sent to such a harsh and cold place is a punishment in itself for soldiers in the army. If possible, who would not want to live in a better and warmer environment and enjoy a better life? quality?Under such circumstances, the soldiers who were sent here were not very willing and full of resentment. How could they be expected to be loyal to their duties?

Impossible. As long as there are no major problems and the mine is still operating, they don't bother to care. More importantly, the so-called sentry is actually not much different from a formality, because no one will come to this place at all.

Kacha~

The fine snow was flying, and suddenly a strong wind passed by, causing a large area of ​​mist.

No one noticed that in the flying wind and snow, a white shadow that was so pale that it was almost invisible flew past the snow-covered mountains at an extremely fast speed and jumped up to the tower.

Accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, the soldiers standing on guard on the tower had their throats crushed without even knowing what was happening.

Gray-black ice crystals climbed up along his body, freezing his movements at this moment forever, becoming a sculpture that would not move. Even if someone was bored enough to look up at the tower, they could only see that he was still on top. Watch out.

Looking down from the edge of the tower, she took in the entire dormitory area. After a brief observation, Yelena took advantage of the wind and snow to jump off the tower and sneak towards the dormitory.

Admittedly, gathering all the soldiers in this mine would probably not be her match, but she still retained a sense of caution and was not so arrogant that she could be arrogant just because she thought she had made some progress.

If you can achieve your goal in an easier and safer way, and solve the problem secretly before the enemy is aware of it, there is no need to do that kind of frontal attack to impress others. It is a very brainless behavior and will expose yourself. in danger.

Click ~ click ~

The howling wind covered up the fine ice crystals spreading under the snow layer, covering up the subtle sounds of ice freezing and breaking.

Under the white snow, a piece of crystal gray stretched silently toward the dormitory. Under Yelena's deliberate guidance, it did not attract anyone's attention. It quietly spread to the ground of the entire dormitory area, merging with the existing ice crystals.

If any soldier wants to open the door and walk out of his room at this time, he will be surprised to find that the doors and windows of the house are sealed and stuck by inconspicuous ice crystals, making them unusable.

In fact, if necessary, Yelena can easily kill everyone in the dormitory without anyone noticing. These soldiers who have lost their motivation and just want to go about their work all day long are even lazy in training. Under her It's not even possible to say that she has any combat capability in front of her. In addition, she is attacking secretly. It is not too easy to kill the soldiers who have lost their vigilance.

However, she can't do that.

The integration movement needs this mine as its base and development foundation. The situation here cannot be exposed in a short period of time. Therefore, they need more and more detailed information about the mine, especially the mine and higher-level officials. After these things, the soldiers stationed here knew that these people could not die before getting information from their mouths, at least not all of them.

However, Yelena has rich experience in how to imprison people without killing them.

In the cold wind, the mine was operating as usual. No one noticed that the gray shadow had quietly fallen.

Chapter 224 Giant Mutated Source Stone Worm

Thousands of years have passed since the Ursus people overthrew the rule of the Hippogriff Empire and established it.

Time is an irresistible terror to most things in this world. It can erase history and also bring about decay.

Over the course of thousands of years, Ursus has grown from weak to strong. Today, the seemingly glorious throne is already corrupt.

Even though the deceased old emperor had great talent and strategy and led Ursus to conquer a huge territory and made the Ursus Empire stand at the top of the world, he was dead after all.

The young new emperor was unable to suppress the aristocrats of the old era, and the imperial power declined. The aristocrats actually dominated the country. They were hypocritical, cruel, and greedy for all benefits and competed with each other for greater power.

Ursus, which seemed to be intact, was actually torn apart internally. The wheels of war stopped there, and even the army that was once able to fight well was labeled as a noble and divided from the inside.

The struggle for power spread from top to bottom, covering every corner of this vast empire.

In particular, the war that can bring benefits to everyone has stopped, and the internal competition has become more intense. In this process, some people win and some lose. The winner reaches a higher position and gets more. Wealth, losers are knocked into the dust, and the few remaining values ​​are squeezed out.

Most of the soldiers sent to guard the mines on the ice fields were such people.

Of course, their status and strength are not enough for them to truly participate in the upper-level struggle. The reason why they are excluded is just because they have certain labels of losers. Many people do not even know what is going on, and they suffer The sudden punishment was expulsion from the orthodox army.

This is obviously very unfair, but just as the infected cannot fight against the army, the soldiers who suffer injustice have no right to demand fairness and can only suffer silently.

The icefield is bitterly cold and covered with ice and snow all year round. Transportation and information are extremely inconvenient. Being sent to such a place can almost be said to be a slow death. Even if a mining area is exhausted, the soldiers stationed on the icefield will be sent to the next. It is basically impossible to leave an area that continues to repeat their work.

Under such circumstances, how can anyone really work hard?

What's more, no matter how hard they try, no one can see it.

Therefore, most soldiers who saw no hope made the same choice - to be passive and muddle along.

They vented all their negative emotions on the infected people in the mines, relying on the supplies they brought back regularly, living day by day, and even slacking off in training. When it comes to combat effectiveness, they may not be as good as those who A strong infected person.

Now, it's time for them to pay for their slack.

In the face of Yelena's Origin Stone skills, the soldiers who stayed in the dormitory had no room for resistance. When the gray-black ice crystals penetrated deep into the house and climbed onto their bodies, dozens of them were quietly silenced without making any movement. Silently frozen in place, unable to do anything but move his eyes.

The heat from the heater in the house hit the ice, blowing away wisps of cold air. Yelena walked through the wind and snow. This time, there was no need for any cover up. She opened the door directly and entered.

Not long after, dozens of soldiers who stayed in the dormitory were gathered into a room without being able to move. Pairs of eyes looked at each other, and they all saw the fear in each other's eyes, but their bodies were frozen by ice. Frozen, unable to ask for mercy.

Snapped!

Yelena snapped her fingers, and the ice on the soldier standing at the front melted away, allowing his head to move freely.

"I ask, you answer, I don't like to hear nonsense, understand?"

Yelena knew nothing about torture techniques. She imitated the characters in the incomplete storybooks found by the snow monsters and glanced over them with a cold expression.

The all-pervasive coldness penetrated the clothes and invaded the skin, making the soldiers who had loosened their control shiver and nodded hurriedly, fearing that they would be killed on the spot if it was too late.

Those of them who were stationed in the ice field were almost in a state of semi-exile, with little information and no way to tell where this fierce man who suddenly appeared came from.

But it is obvious that this person dares to directly attack the empire's mines and use Originium skills without any scruples. He must not be a good person. He must also be quite confident in his own strength. In addition, he can cast spells with bare hands without a staff. It must be an infected person.

No one knows what an unscrupulous infected person will do. In the hearts of the soldiers, Yelena has been equated with a madman, and no one dares to try to see what the consequences will be if she acts tough in front of a madman.

"How do you contact the outside world?"

"Convoys, there will be convoys coming every month, leaving behind necessary supplies and taking away the mined source stones. Some time ago, people from the group army came and left a radio station capable of medium and short distance communication, asking us to Report any abnormalities immediately.”

The soldiers who were selected to answer the questions spoke very quickly and clearly, without any nonsense words, and their fear was palpable.

He doesn't care whether the secrets are leaked or not. They have all been exiled to this uninhabited and bitter cold place. In this life, they still don't know if there is any hope of leaving, and they still expect them to sacrifice their lives?

"Where is the radio station?"

Yelena nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask.

This answer was similar to what she expected. The operation of the mine was basically like this. Even if there were some differences, they were not much different. However, the radio station that could conduct medium and short-distance communications made her a little concerned. Since the group army left that thing behind, it must be There are means to communicate with various mining farms through radio stations.

"In the captain's room, he was not in the dormitory and went to inspect the mine tunnel."

The soldier glanced at Frost Star cautiously, lowered his head and answered in a low voice.

The so-called patrolling of the mine tunnels is actually about having fun. Stationed in a place like this, bullying the infected people who are sent in is the only way to have fun. Some people, including their captain, are in a bad mood and just look for a few people. Even if you give them a beating, the infected people won't resist anyway.

However, in front of Yelena, who was obviously infected, he did not dare to say that. Instead, he found a more reasonable word, tell the truth, if he angered the other party, would he still have a way to survive?

"When is the next time the convoy comes over?"

"It should be five days later. It's basically the same time every month. Sometimes there will be an advance or delay of one or two days."

"How many of you are there?"

"93."

This number is also within Yelena's expectation. The garrison strength of a mine is usually only about a hundred people, but these one hundred soldiers can ride on the heads of thousands of infected people who are absent from work. How ridiculous is this? thing?

In Yelena's view, it is impossible for these soldiers who only know how to live their lives to truly suppress the large number of infected people in the mine, even if there are many old people and children among those infected, and there are also severe cases of ore disease that have worsened to the advanced stage. The patients can barely survive without much fighting power, but the rest of them combined, it doesn't need to be much. Two or three hundred people resisting is enough to overthrow the oppression of the garrison.

It's a pity that no one is willing to do this. In other words, it's not that they are unwilling, but they have been oppressed for a long time. Ursus' army has left an invincible impression in their hearts, making them afraid to resist.

However, now that everything is over, there are only 93 people. Yelena is completely confident that she can control them all by herself. These losers have no room to resist under her spell.

The only thing you need to be careful about is the radio station that can contact the army group. That is not a big deal. If you act quickly enough, no one will be able to send the information out.

Thinking of this, Yelena casually froze the soldier who had just been released from prison again, walked out of the room, and took out a gold leaf from her arms.

According to Tallulah, this golden leaf is a degraded version of the kind of leaf she has seen. It has no other abilities. Its only purpose is to convey messages between people blessed by the golden tree, no matter how far apart they are. All delivered quickly.

It was precisely because of this convenient thing that she could boldly break into the mine alone. Otherwise, even if she controlled the garrison in the mine, it would be delayed a lot of time and she would not be able to quickly contact the large forces outside.

The golden leaves turned into streamers and disappeared into the air. Yelena rubbed her empty fingers and looked in the direction of the mine.

She has searched all the dormitories, and everyone has been imprisoned together. There is ice as strong as stone condensed by magic. With the strength of those soldiers, there is no possibility of breaking free in a short time.

The next step is to deal with the garrison patrolling inside the mine, and when the large forces receive the news and complete the encirclement, the mine will be taken, and the integration movement will gain its first base on the ice sheet.

"I hope they get together, otherwise, it will take a lot of effort...wait, that's——"

White Rabbit muttered and suddenly his eyes widened.

In the distance, strong energy fluctuations suddenly erupted from the location of the mine, and even the earth trembled slightly.

Indistinct shouts floated on the wind from below the mine. There seemed to be chaos below. The snow on the ground trembled and collapsed, cracking cracks.

Just under Yelena's eyes, a hill slowly rose from the wind and snow.

"That's...the Origin Stone Worm?"

The huge creature appeared from the mine, which broke White Rabbit's next plan. She pursed her lips and tried to find something corresponding to it from her memory, and she soon got the answer.

Originium worms are the most common and most numerous infected organisms in the wild.

They tend to live together in groups and have many variants, but are generally less threatening. Even people without any training can easily kill one or two.

Generally speaking, the source stone bugs seen in the wild are usually only a few tens of centimeters in size, which is considered very large, but this one...except for the outer shell of the source stone bug that looks like it has been enlarged many times, the rest is It has nothing to do with the common Origin Stone Worms. Where are the Origin Stone Worms that can grow to be much larger than a house?

It was simply a moving hill. On the carapace on the back, you could see some bugs that were not much different from ordinary source stone bugs, perhaps even smaller ones, crawling on it, slowly crawling, discarded mineral materials and finely crushed source stones. Stone crystals are inlaid on the carapace, and faint fluorescence can be seen in the gaps.

This kind of creature was beyond Yelena's cognition, and even made her mind go blank for a moment.

There is no doubt that although this thing looks like a source stone bug, the threat is definitely not comparable to those bugs that can be killed at will.

Not to mention anything else, just being crushed by such a large body is difficult to stop with human power. Coupled with the thick carapace corresponding to the huge body, it is unknown how effective spells and crossbow arrows can be.

After the restoration blessed by the golden tree, Yelena felt that the power of her spells was much higher than before, and her body could withstand the pressure of using spells. However, if she was asked to deal with such a huge monster, she still didn't have much confidence in her heart.

She doesn't have as strong an attack power as Shirter or Tallulah. Shirter is simply powerful and her flames can easily destroy everything. Tallulah can rely on her skills to become a very powerful single target. In contrast to the destructive power, her spells focus more on area damage. It is too difficult to break such a thick carapace with the condensed ice crystals alone.

But, should we just watch it?

How can they continue to implement their plan if they allow monsters to wreak havoc in the mine and make the place a mess?

The mine was in chaos due to the appearance of monsters, and the large forces had not yet completed the encirclement. If someone took advantage of the chaos and ran out, even if the place was occupied, the place would no longer be safe.

"It must be stopped!"

After a brief thought, Yelena made a decision. She gritted her teeth and used her magic to rush toward the mine.

It is undoubtedly very difficult to kill this monster, but if you just want to stop its actions and buy time, it should not be difficult to do it.

She must try her best to delay the monster's actions and at the same time suppress the chaos inside the mine to prevent others from escaping from here.

When Tallulah and the Yeti arrived with a large force and completed the siege of the mine, things weren't too bad.

By then, they will have enough time to slowly deal with the giant Origin Stone insect that suddenly emerged from the mine. The convoy transporting supplies and Origin Stones will not arrive for another five days. As long as they deal with the remaining remains of the battle during this period, With all the traces left, the integration movement can still occupy this place as a base.

This is the only way for now.