Chapter 119: The Alien Scorpion in the Snowfield

“Boom!”
“Rumble rumble!!”

A tremendous roar, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, echoed from the direction of the stone house.

It sounded as if something had... collapsed!

Ye Da, startled by the noise, quickly turned his head toward the stone house. He saw a vast burst of air mixed with snowflakes spreading out in a fan shape!

Only when the rumbling finally subsided did Ye Da dare to call out tentatively,
“Chu Ping?!”

After a long moment, there was still no response from Chu Ping.

The wolf pups, hearing the commotion, barked as they ran back toward the stone house, their voices rising with urgency.

Ye Da could no longer worry about collecting ice and snow; he hurried back on a run.

After a short sprint, the snow and mist stirred up by the shockwave finally settled, and Ye Da was able to clearly see the scene before him.

His stone house... had been buried under the accumulated snow from the cliff above!

Could it be that the shockwave from the air bomb Little White had just launched disturbed the snow atop the cliff, causing it to collapse like this...?

Although...
Snow itself is soft.
But once snow freezes into ice, it becomes hard.
Moreover, the snow and ice falling from the cliff’s edge had dropped from dozens or even hundreds of meters up. From such a height, the impact of tons of ice and snow, let alone a mere stone or a phone, could be fatal!

“Chu Ping!!”

Ye Da rushed near the stone house, but the rocky wall was now hidden beneath a huge mound of snow. He had no idea where the stone house actually was, let alone Chu Ping’s whereabouts.

He could only guess the general direction of his home and frantically began digging through the snow pile by hand, trying to find any trace of Chu Ping.

Silently, Ye Da prayed...
That Chu Ping, blessed with earthworm-like regenerative abilities, was still able to endlessly repair himself like an immortal creature.

“Sha Sha!”
“Sha Sha Sha!!”

The two wolf pups, seeing Ye Da digging, came to help.

But there was just too much snow. At this pace, there was no telling how long it would take just to clear the snow mound, let alone find the stone house or Chu Ping.

“This won’t do, this speed is far too slow!”

Ye Da forced himself to calm down and said, “Don’t rush. That’s right—I should use the storage backpack’s pickup function!”

“Even though I can only pick up one cubic meter of snow at a time, the remaining snow won’t pile up and slow me down!”

“Actually, this will be faster!”

[Low-Quality Snow +1]
[Low-Quality Snow +1]
[Low-Quality Snow …]

In his search for Chu Ping, Ye Da had no time to refine the low-quality snow into ordinary ice blocks.

So he just kept picking up snow relentlessly, over and over again, until his entire storage backpack was filled with low-quality snow.

At last, thanks to his pickup ability, Ye Da managed to carve out a snowy path through the mound.

“Thump thump!”
“Thump thump thump!”

The closer he got to the rocky wall and stone house, the clearer the thumping sounds became!

Could it be Chu Ping trapped inside?

Just as Ye Da’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly picked up the snow in the direction of the noise…

“Woof!!!”

Little Grey dashed ahead and barked fiercely at the still uncleared snow mound.

After barking, Little Grey even flattened his ears backward and bared his teeth in an aggressive stance!

When canines sense danger, their ears flatten back against their skulls, forming a parallel line with their heads.

This “airplane ears” posture signifies fear or high tension.

“Little Grey, what’s wrong?”

Ye Da became cautious and asked, “Did you find Chu Ping?”

“Woo woo~”

Little Grey couldn’t speak, only continuing to whimper.

But his battle-ready state showed no signs of easing; instead, his growls deepened, sounding like a warning.

It seemed to be telling whatever was in the snow, “You better retreat, or I will attack!”

“Sha Sha!”
“Sha Sha Sha!”

As Little Grey barked his warning, Ye Da noticed something moving faintly behind the snow mound—so subtle that it would be easily overlooked without close attention.

[Snowfield Alien Scorpion: Black Iron Tier 3]
[A snow-white alien scorpion. Its attack power is average, but it is most feared for its parasitic ability!]
[Once it gets close, this snowfield alien scorpion suddenly leaps up, covering its prey’s face, and uses the hooks on its legs to deeply pierce the skin, making escape impossible. Then, it sheds its exoskeleton and burrows into the victim’s mouth and nose, using the body as a new host to grow and reproduce.]
[PS: Victims parasitized by snowfield alien scorpions exhibit irrational, bloodthirsty zombie-like behavior. Being bitten by the parasitic larvae also leads to parasitism, so be extremely cautious!]

“Damn!”

Ye Da stared at the faintly trembling snow, and his analysis glasses quickly confirmed the truth.

Sure enough, there was something there—but that thing...

Made Ye Da curse under his breath, “Isn’t this just an alien? Face-riding, parasitic, reproductive attacks—don’t think I won’t recognize you just because you changed your name!”

*Swish!*

Ye Da drew his sharp axe from behind and practiced a few swings.

But he soon shook his head, dismissing the idea of close combat. This creature was too dangerous; it was wiser not to get too close.

“Little Grey, let’s fall back!”

Ye Da quickly pulled Little Grey back about ten steps, then said, “Use air bombs. Fire!”

“Little White, join in!”

“We absolutely cannot let this thing escape alive!”

“Woof!”

The two wolf pups responded and immediately began conjuring air bombs.

To be safe, Ye Da also materialized his spiritual bow and rapidly gathered a fire-element spiritual arrow.

If that thing surfaced, he would finish it off in one go—from killing to incineration, a full-service eradication!

“Boom!”
“Boom boom!”

The wolf pups swiftly formed two air bombs and hurled them at the snow wall, the powerful explosions kicking up countless snowflakes that trailed the bombs’ paths.

Then...

Two massive blasts thundered before Ye Da, shaking loose more snowflakes and causing another avalanche!

Luckily, Ye Da had prepared well, retreating with the wolf pups to a more open space. The surrounding snow had already been cleared, so none covered them.

*Swish swish!*
*Swish swish swish!!*

But even after the two air bombs blasted two huge holes in the snow mound and caused the surrounding snow to collapse, the snowfield alien scorpion was still not dead!

Soon...

Ye Da saw a large snow-white scorpion, about the size of a basin, crawling out of the snow.

If not for its tail and two legs being shattered by the wolf pups’ shockwaves, oozing green blood, Ye Da might not have noticed it at all.

Mostly because...

It was not only snow-white but also partially translucent, making it extremely difficult to detect.

Too skilled at hiding, too cunning!