Since knowing that these snowmen had suddenly appeared without being detected by the Frozen Rabbit's reconnaissance, Chen Yue had some vague speculations in his mind. Coupled with Poison Dragon's almost miraculous "jinx" ability, he immediately understood.

  Perhaps, there was a terrifying existence hiding somewhere, who was wantonly teasing them.

  First, there were the big and small snowmen, and then the pit that buried them alive. All of these were filled with the flavor of playing and teasing.

  And the tremendous power faintly revealed among them was even more frightening.

  It effortlessly removed the ice and snow under their feet without them noticing, and easily moved a snow mound over to bury them alive. The most terrifying thing was that this existence didn't show itself, and it didn't leave a single trace when making these big moves, which was simply unimaginable.

  An ability like a miracle was impossible to achieve in Chen Yue's perception.

  However, the other party had done it.

  Then the only explanation was that the other party had borrowed other powers. Perhaps it was the power that caused the difference between the core area and the outer area. In this way, it made sense.

  And such existences that could borrow the power of the region usually had a unified title, which was: Guardian.

  ...

  In the big pit, Poison Dragon and the others, who were in a terrible mess, didn't jump out immediately. The visibility around was too low. No one knew how big the pit was. Facing such incredible power, perhaps staying in the pit honestly was the best choice.

  Then, they cursed loudly.

  After that, Chen Yue's clear words reached their ears.

  The cursing people suddenly stopped, and doubts arose in their hearts simultaneously.

  "Guardian?"

  You should know that this word couldn't be used casually.

  "In this way, unknowingly, we've already arrived near the ancient ruins." Thorne pondered and looked at the great magician. The reactions of the others were similar.

  Although the existence of the guardian surprised them, what surprised them even more was that they had actually arrived near the ancient ruins just like this.

  Although they knew the approximate location of the ancient ruins, in this core area with wind and snow filling the sky, they didn't know how long they had walked at all, and it was hard to determine whether they had really arrived at the ancient ruins. Perhaps only the great magician, who had been leading the way all along, had a certain degree of certainty.

  "If we didn't take any detours along the way, then it's almost there." Although he was extremely certain, when he said these words, the great magician still felt a bit incredulous.

  He didn't expect that it would be so easy to arrive.

  Before arriving, everyone had thought of the ancient ruins as a dangerous place. They thought that they had to work together, endure countless hardships, and fight their way out among thousands of magical beasts to reach it. How could they have expected to arrive so inexplicably?

  Moreover, apart from those snowmen summoned by Poison Dragon's "jinx", they hadn't even encountered a single magical beast.

  "It's too easy." Everyone had a sense of unreality.

  "Easy?" Chen Yue slightly shook his head, his expression cold, and all the muscles in his body were tensed, ready to launch the most fierce attacks at any time.

  Poison Dragon and the others also held their breath and didn't dare to make a sound. They were fully concentrated, waiting for the other party's reaction.

  The world was dead silent. Only the endless snowflakes were still falling non-stop, never-ending.

  After a while, there was no reaction at all.

  It was as if Chen Yue's previous words had fallen into the air, and the other party didn't have the slightest intention of responding.

  Poison Dragon and the others were somewhat indignant between their brows. Among the five of them, no matter which one it was, they were all important figures outside. At this moment, they were completely ignored by others.

  "Damn..."

  Someone opened their mouth and spat out this word. It was as if a lit match had been thrown into a powder magazine full of explosives. In the next instant, Chen Yue's expression changed. His right hand holding the Blade Beast suddenly swung backward and stabbed deeply into the snowdrift. At the same time, the ice layer under his feet suddenly became thinner, and a one-meter-sized pit immediately appeared where he was standing. His feet were suddenly suspended in the air.

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  Without the slightest panic, with a slight exertion of his right hand, Chen Yue borrowed the force and leaped into the air, landing on the nearby snowfield. While he was making these movements, the snowdrift where the Blade Beast was stabbed also instantly became empty. If Chen Yue's reaction had been a second slower, he would have lost his support and fallen into the pit.

  "Want to trick me? It's not that easy."

  The sudden change didn't catch Chen Yue off guard. Instead, he reacted immediately. At the same time, he quickly reached a conclusion in his mind. Perhaps the guardian was dissatisfied that he had escaped the previous pit burial and thus made this move.

  "I just won't let you succeed."

  A stubborn arrogance rose from the bottom of his heart. Chen Yue's fighting spirit soared, and his mind was instantly raised to the extreme. While still in mid-air, he adjusted his posture. At the moment of landing, he rushed out like a cannonball.

  Only a moment slower than him, that piece of snowfield collapsed.

  Running quickly on the snowfield, Chen Yue exerted his speed to the extreme. The snowfield behind him was like falling dominoes, turning over and collapsing one after another, closely chasing after Chen Yue.

  Poison Dragon and the others had no idea what was happening at all. They only heard the continuous sound of the snowdrift collapsing, and the uneasiness in their hearts became heavier and heavier.

  They could guess that there must be a big change happening outside at this moment, and it was very likely targeting Chen Yue, but they couldn't help at all.

  "I'll go out and have a look." Thorne couldn't stay still. With his personality, he definitely wouldn't abandon his friends.

  "Wait a little longer." The great magician said coldly. Ignoring Thorne's angry gaze, he explained indifferently, "This guardian isn't the kind of extremely vicious person. With the power he has shown, it would be easy for him to kill us, but he didn't do that, which means there's still a chance. Let's just wait and see."

  In other words, he was giving up on Chen Yue.

  In their perception, Chen Yue's strength was unfathomable, and he had always been deeply feared by the others. If they could take this opportunity to get rid of him, it would be exactly what they wanted.

  Coldly scanning the other three people, although the two people from the Heavenly Azure Mercenary Group didn't say it explicitly, the expressions in their eyes were exactly the same. Even Poison Dragon, who had been extremely affectionate and respectful to Chen Yue before, also had a look of agreement at this moment.

  "Thorne, I think this is okay. After all, Chen Yue might not be in danger outside."

  Looking at Poison Dragon with disgust, Thorne snorted coldly and directly pushed aside the snowdrift and jumped out of the big pit that he didn't want to stay in for another moment.

  This departure also represented the complete split of the team.

  ...

  The confrontation between Chen Yue and the guardian continued. Although the two sides didn't make any agreements, and Chen Yue didn't even know whether the guardian was male or female, old or young, they very tacitly unified their consciousness, taking whether Chen Yue could be thrown into the pit as the way of confrontation.

  Chen Yue's speed was extremely fast, and he could always be a little faster than the appearance of the pit. So although it looked extremely dangerous, it was actually very safe. Moreover, with his body's recovery ability, he wouldn't get tired even if he ran for a whole day and night, so he wasn't afraid of a prolonged battle at all.

  However, the guardian became impatient.

  Once again, when he threw the pit behind him, the snowfield that he had just stepped on suddenly softened.

  "Another pit?" With a flash of thought in his mind, Chen Yue's body suddenly twisted and forcibly changed the direction of his forward rush. He rolled towards the side like a rapidly turning windmill.

  Seemingly shocked by Chen Yue's astonishing move, the guardian didn't create a pit immediately. By the time he reacted, Chen Yue had already leaped from the snowfield and returned to the previous chasing state.

  The world was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

  Before, the guardian had been creating pits one after another. Chen Yue had thought that this was the limit of his skills. Who knew that he also had the ability to create two pits at the same time.

  It could be said that the situation was very unfavorable for Chen Yue. That kind of forced evasion action placed a huge burden on his body. He had used it a lot in the battle with the Purple-striped Ice Lion, and his body had already been overburdened. Even with his body's recovery ability, he had only recovered most of it at this moment and definitely couldn't use it too much.

  If nothing unexpected happened, Chen Yue's fate of failure was almost foreseeable.

  However, Chen Yue didn't look the slightest bit annoyed. Instead, a strange expression appeared on his handsome face.

  If someone who was familiar with Chen Yue was present, they would recognize this expression. It was clearly a sign that he had seen through some secrets.

  In the next moment, Chen Yue leaped high into the air. After making a turn in the air, he stood firmly on the snowfield and didn't move again.

  In front of him, pits appeared one after another at a rapid speed. The speed was so fast that they almost formed a gully, quickly extending to his feet.

  With a sarcastic smile hanging on his lips, Chen Yue slightly raised his left hand. Between his index finger and middle finger, he was gently holding a small snowflake.

  As if hitting an invisible high wall, the gully came to an abrupt stop.