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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nHe did not expect it to be another hidden mission.

nLu Yuan accepted it immediately.

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nLooking at the mission requirements, it seems that he was still required to investigate the worship grounds, but he did not need to record the route, he only needed to investigate the anomalies.

nIt was just that the number of grounds he had to investigate was a little too much. There were five of them, was Solaka trying to tire him out?

nMoreover, the time limit was 24 hours.

nFortunately, after leveling up, Lu Yuan’s Stealth state by using his Shadow Following skill could reach 200 seconds, and the cooldown was only 20 minutes.

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nThis was also one of the main sources of Lu Yuan’s confidence.

n“Good kid! You have guts! Come and take a look!”

nSolaka showed the map on the table to Lu Yuan.

nIt was a map of the surroundings of Amber City. On it, the red circles marked the locations of the Frost Worship Grounds.

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nWith the specific locations, the mission would be relatively easy, since he just needed to go there directly.

n“These are the locations of the Frost Worship Grounds that were discovered after exploration. You need to investigate them.”

nRogge said from the side, “Recently, these monsters have been making abnormal movements frequently. They have already exceeded their range of activity. This goes against the conclusion on creature movements. I suspect that it has something to do with the Heart of Frost in the Frost Worship Grounds. You have to be more careful.”

nLu Yuan silently recorded the marked locations and said, “Of course.”

nWith this, Lu Yuan left Rogge’s Magic Research Institute.

nHe replenished his HP and MP, then quickly left the city.

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nAccording to the markings on the map, the five Frost Worship Grounds were not very far away.

nThe distance was not any further compared to the Frost Cave that he had gone to last time.

nBasically, the places were all related to monsters with frost elements.

nSoon, Lu Yuan arrived at one of the Frost Worship Grounds.

nIt was a mine that used to produce a type of ore, but because of the snowstorm, it had collapsed.

nHence, it was abandoned.

nAs such, some frost element moles had occupied the place.

nLu Yuan carefully sneaked in.

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nTwo patrolling moles came from the front.

nFrost Mole (Elite)

nLevel: 20

nHP: 3,000

nSkills: Bite, Icicle, Ice Stab, Ice Prison

nDescription: A group of moles that originally lived in the mine was unexpectedly eroded by the frost. They evolved with the power of frost and are extremely ferocious.

nHm? The moles are patrolling as well?

nLu Yuan remembered that in the Frost Cave he went to last time, the giant frost apes seemed to be patrolling as well.

nThis made Lu Yuan feel a little surprised.

nSince when did monsters become so intelligent?

nLu Yuan ignored them and directly entered the Shadow Following state. His figure disappeared into the void.

nFor the time being, the mission was just to conduct investigations. Therefore, if he could choose to not alarm the creatures within the grounds, he would do so.

nThe worst thing that could happen was that if the creatures were suddenly alarmed, it might activate some kind of defense mechanism. At that time, it would only be more troublesome.

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nLu Yuan directly ignored the two patrolling moles and went forward to explore.

nSystem notification: You have entered the Map, Frost Worship Ground!

nIt was the name Frost Worship Ground again.

nLu Yuan looked around. Frost elements were floating in the air which gradually drifted into the depths.

nIt was just like what he had seen last time.

nThese frost elements should be gathering toward the Heart of Frost in the deepest part of the area.

nTherefore, Lu Yuan just followed the frost elements along the way.

nOn the way, Lu Yuan found that the frost moles were very vigilant.

nEvery section of the road was guarded by a frost mole.

nThere were also patrols.

nWith such defense, they could cover a large area, leaving no spot unguarded.

nThis was terrifying.

n“Who is the designer of all this? He actually designed the defense to such an extent. Was he afraid that players would sneak in and assassinate him?” Lu Yuan could not help but ridicule in his heart.

nFortunately, he had the Shadow Follower skill and thus would not be discovered.

nThis map was not as big as the Frost Cave from before.

nThe duration of his Stealth state was sufficient.

nHence, Lu Yuan quickly reached the depths of the area.

nIn front of him, there were ice cubes formed from various types of frost, and they were spread out like a spider web.

nIn the middle of the spider web, there was a pink ice crystal, which looked like a heart.

nAs expected, right in front was indeed a heart of ice crystals, just like what he had seen in the Frost Cave.

nThis was what Solaka and Rogge called the Heart of Frost.

nUnder the Heart of Frost, there were many moles making offerings and worshipping.

nThese moles seemed to be of higher levels and seemed to be moles that had mutated into bosses.

nLu Yuan casually recorded these anomalies, and with this, he received a notification from the system.

nSystem notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Investigate the Frost Worship Grounds (1

/5)!

nWith this, he had completed the investigation of one of the locations.

nLu Yuan did not stay any longer. Taking advantage of the little time left for his Stealth state, he quickly left the mine.

nThen, he headed to the next location to investigate.

nAccording to the map given by Solaka, the next location was at the bottom of a broken cliff, where there was also a Frost Worship Ground.

nSystem notification: You have entered the Map, the Broken Cliff’s Frost Worship Ground!

nAfter receiving this system notification, Lu Yuan knew that he was not in the wrong place.

nAdditionally, he had confirmed that frost elements that were glowing with a pale blue light were appearing before him.

nThe characteristics of the frost elements were very obvious. They floated in the air and were slowly floating into the depths.

nLu Yuan had just taken a few steps forward when he saw monsters patrolling once again.

nThey were skeletons.

nFrost Skeleton (Elite)

nLevel: 25

nHP: 5,000

nSkills: Frost Manipulation, Slash, Frost Power, Frost Fury.

nDescription: Originally, they were a group of undead sleeping at the bottom of the cliff. However, due to their absorption of the power of the frost element, they have undergone an abnormal evolution and now possess the power of the frost elements. They are extremely ferocious.

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nThe bones of the skeletons were glowing with pale blue light.

nThis should be the power of the frost elements.

nAs expected, it was also the symbol of one’s absorption of the power of the frost elements.

nLu Yuan silently pondered in his heart and quickly understood.

nThe levels of this kind of monster were too high. They were not something he could deal with for the time being.

nAfter thinking it thoroughly, with a sway of his figure, Lu Yuan directly disappeared into the void.

nHe immediately activated the Shadow Following skill and entered the Stealth state.

nAfter bypassing the frost skeletons, Lu Yuan continued forward to explore.

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