CHAPTER 2058: CHAPTER 1666: ICE HELL (DOUBLE RELEASE)

"What a stroke of luck, just arrived at the Desert of Death, and already unlocked a new map, how can we not go check it out?"

Su Ran looked at the quicksand below, feeling an urge to dive headfirst into it. This quicksand appeared with the new map, and it should be the passage to the Ice Hell, that much is certain.

However.

The word ’Hell’ made Su Ran sense the danger and he didn’t dare to act recklessly. Even the novice players leveling up didn’t dare to approach the quicksand, fearing they might lose their lives in there.

"Swoosh!"

The split-self Bat was summoned by Su Ran. Encountering an unknown peril like this, sending the split-self first seemed the perfect choice.

Under Su Ran’s control, the Bat fell toward the quicksand below, sacrificing its life to uncover the truth is standard procedure, and presumably, the Bat was used to it.

But right when the Bat sank into the quicksand, a surprising scene unfolded for Su Ran as its health rapidly declined and it turned into a carcass, devoured by the quicksand in less than half a minute.

"What happened?"

The turn of events was completely different from what Su Ran anticipated; the quicksand wasn’t the so-called new map channel but a real death trap!

"Could it be..."

Su Ran pondered for a moment, speculating, "Among all this quicksand, only one is the real passage?"

Damn!

The system is too sinister?

Introducing a new terrain and taking lives along the way, how vicious!

Su Ran, with lingering fear, glanced at the still-sinking quicksand. With this lesson learned, he wasn’t about to risk himself personally and could only wait for the Magic Technique split-self to cool down.

Just when he was killing time, a familiar voice came from below.

"Brother Overturning Water, quite a refined taste. The desert landscape isn’t something for the average person to enjoy; the blazing sun, fierce winds, and sandstorms, without sufficient patience, it’s hard to stay calm. Impressive, impressive!"

"Huh?"

Su Ran looked over towards the voice and beamed upon seeing who it was. The newcomer was his acquaintance, Bei Diao, all in white, holding a Bone Fan, dressed like a scholar, very dashing.

This Bone Fan was the first Platinum weapon in the whole region, the Evil Spirit Bone Fan, which Su Ran sold to him for 15 million, naturally unforgettable.

To date, Su Ran hadn’t seen the real power of this Evil Spirit Bone Fan, but he’d heard from Brother Bei Diao that its attributes were rather sinister, contradicting those of a Healer, but it boosted his damage output. Overall, Brother Bei Diao was quite satisfied with this Bone Fan’s attributes.

At least Su Ran hadn’t received any messages demanding refunds.

"Brother Bei Diao!"

Su Ran jumped down from the sky, walked over to his side, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Bei Diao, stop teasing me. The missions are already pressing me to the point of breathlessness, where do I have the leisure to admire the desert scenery!"

For Su Ran, even if he were bored to death, he wouldn’t choose to suffer in this desert; wouldn’t it be better to go somewhere scenic?

Not to mention other places, his territory at the Demonic Treasure Mountain, with mountains and waters, is picturesque, infinitely better than this Desert of Death. Not enjoying the scenery in his territory, but coming here to suffer, isn’t that insane?

"Brother Overturning Water, are you here in the Desert of Death because it’s related to the Ice Hell?"

Bei Diao asked with a smile, shaking the Evil Spirit Bone Fan in his hand with deep meaning.

"I’m just passing through the Desert of Death, on a quest to the Demon Realm, didn’t expect to encounter this situation. How could I not take a peek at the new terrain, to appreciate the system’s painstaking efforts?"

Su Ran glanced around, then softly exclaimed, "How come I don’t see Brother Nan Qiang? Why isn’t he with you?"

This Nan Qiang and Bei Diao duo were inseparable, seeing Bei Diao alone made Su Ran somewhat unaccustomed.

"Him? His son bullied my daughter, I haven’t held him accountable yet, how dare he show up?"

Bei Diao recalled being called to school by the teachers, feeling extremely depressed, girls are just at a disadvantage in these matters, but there’s nothing to be done about it. Who let those two kids know each other so well?

"It’s been so long, and you two are still holding this little grudge?"

Su Ran was exasperated, these two were such a pair of jokers, even at this age, they couldn’t change their persistence, really admirable.

"It’s the father’s fault if a child isn’t taught right. My daughter got bullied by his son, so I bullied him back, but this bastard didn’t give me a single chance, staying in the Imperial City all day, never leaving. Now that there’s a new terrain, I must get my revenge!"

Bei Diao’s expression was somewhat displeased; this resentment had been pent up for quite a while. Seeing Bei Diao like this, Su Ran felt a chill down his spine; it’s no wonder Brother Nan Qiang hadn’t shown up.

"Brother Overturning Water, team up to go to the Ice Hell?"

Bei Diao initiated a team-up request to Su Ran, "The new terrain should have hidden dangers, and we can look out for each other."

"With Brother Bei Diao looking after me, I suddenly feel much safer!"

Su Ran grinned and accepted his team-up invitation.

"I should be the one saying that. With your skills, this terrain shouldn’t be a problem for you; I’m the one benefiting from tagging along."

With that, Bei Diao pointed to the quicksand ahead, "There are so many patches of quicksand in the desert, they should be related to the Ice Hell; perhaps they’re passages to the new map. I was just about to jump down for a test when I happened to run into you."