Chapter 136. Frozen Island
As expected, after they separated, they encountered the Crimson Demon on this same island.
Although these Crimson Demons weren't weak in combat, they were ultimately suppressed by the sea. Furthermore, given that the students they faced were all top talents, they were quickly dealt with.
It was while they were dealing with this group of Crimson Demons that they noticed the infant inside the Crimson Demons' bellies.
Mo Fan knew very well the origin of these infants and that they had nothing to do with the Crimson Demon. But since he had already taken on the task of exorcising the demon in Flying Bird City, he simply joined these angry young men in following the Crimson Demon that had not yet grown up and continued the deep-sea pursuit!
Of course, before that, Ai Jiangtu suggested sending someone back to investigate.
He didn't refuse, and directly assigned Jiang Yu and Mu Tingying to do it.
As for the others, they followed a small red demon and continued their pursuit deeper into the area!
On the ship.
After Mu Tingying left, Mu Ningxue, who knew some information about the Crimson Ling Demons, spoke up: "These Crimson Ling Demons are amphibious, but they mostly build their nests on relatively humid islands. So there's no need to worry about them being unable to operate freely in underwater caves."
"Sea monkeys are among the most spineless races in the ocean. You can find these vassal servants in almost every powerful sea monster clan or tribe. They are generally weak in combat, but they are very good at finding food, stealing, and escaping. They are extremely servile, so this race is one of the most common in the ocean," said Nan Rongni from the Sea Academy.
Each island is not very large, much smaller than the small island where everyone was before. Most of them are only two or three times the size of a stadium, and none of them have a diameter of more than 500 meters.
If it were a large island, they could fight the Crimson Demons on the island and lure them to a place without water, which would be absolutely advantageous to them.
The sea monkey monsters that were keeping watch nearby were all easily dealt with.
There aren't many high-level mages in the team right now, and Mu Nujiao is already considered one of the top ones.
She is now a high-level wind mage, so investigating her is naturally not very difficult.
"During the battle, surrounding Mu Ningxue and protecting her while she casts her spells will also benefit you," Mo Fan reminded her.
Indeed, the reason why those Crimson Demons were so weak was largely due to the lack of water.
Soon, they arrived at the central island. Here, Mu Ningxue began to freeze directly.
The frost within the ring grew thicker and thicker, eventually freezing into a frozen wasteland. Furthermore, this white ring was gradually expanding, with frost and ice slowly appearing towards the island's edge.
In the dense thicket of the central island, the once damp and lush plants have long since frozen into ice. Frost covers these fragile plants, and some have already broken under the weight!
Looking down from above, a white ring has appeared in this triangular island network. The area inside the ring has turned completely ice-white, with frozen rocks, plants that have turned into ice sculptures, and some small pools of water that have been frozen!
"Yes, but then I won't be able to participate in the battle," Mu Ningxue said.
Several islands dot the azure ocean, standing silently in this sea area for countless years.
Since they are sea monsters, their most terrifying weapon is not their sharp claws, but the seawater.
Seeing the shattered island like this, everyone's hearts sank.
Clearly, they weren't very lucky.
Because they don't like the cold.
But such fragmented islands simply cannot prevent them from entering the sea.
The closer they get to her, the stronger the freezing power becomes, which greatly suppresses the Crimson Demon's water-based abilities, giving them a greater advantage in the battle.
"good"
Sirens are among the more intelligent of the demons. They often know how to weigh the pros and cons. Once they see a large-scale attack by human mages, they immediately jump into the boundless ocean, causing the human mages to return empty-handed!
She knew quite a bit about the sea monkey monster, so she shared what she knew.
This is because of the connection between Mu Nujiao and Li Kaifeng, who paved the way for them.
"I've investigated. There are four broken islands in total. There's one in the middle, and the other three form an irregular triangle that surrounds the central island. The three outer broken islands are inhabited by sea monkey monsters with brown fur all over their bodies, while the inner broken island is inhabited entirely by Crimson Demons," Mu Nujiao, who was in charge of the investigation, reported back.
Furthermore, Nan Rongni believed that the reason why human infants fell into the mouths of these Crimson Demons was mostly due to the sea monkey monsters. These creatures were only slightly larger than ordinary monkeys, and at night they could easily cross the safe zone and enter those remote fishing villages, stealing children when the adults were not paying attention.
Undeniably, Mu Ningxue's domain is indeed quite strong. Not to mention mid-level ice mages, even high-level ones might not be able to compare.
"Crunch, crunch."
Even some birds that stopped here were frozen solid by the spreading cold air!
The four broken islands are covered with very lush vegetation, most of which is reddish, making them look like four large flames burning on the sea when viewed from a distance.
Mo Fan didn't send anyone to make any noise, because there was no need for it. He believed that the Crimson Demons would come over on their own later.
Everyone else was also stunned. Mu Ningxue froze the triangular islands faster than they had imagined. No wonder she said she could do it all by herself.
"Have you ever seen this kind of creature?" Ai Jiangtu asked.
"Crack crack crack"
"How could there be a sea monkey monster?" Nan Jue was very puzzled.
"Can these broken islands be frozen?" Mo Fan asked Mu Ningxue.
"I've read about them in books; they're a relatively ancient species. It's worth mentioning that their fighting ability underwater is much stronger than on land. The reason we were able to kill the dozen or so Crimson Demons we encountered earlier was because there was no water nearby." Mu Ningxue nodded.
"Freezing this island will suffice; we'll handle the fighting."
A few white clouds drifted slowly across the blue sky.
They can use the ocean to unleash demonic techniques several times more powerful than they can on land. If that's the case, given the number of people in their team, they would probably have a very difficult time fighting against a general-level Crimson Demon.
The group that has infiltrated the Crimson Demon Triangle Islands consists of nine people: Mo Fan, Ai Jiangtu, Nan Jue, Zu Jiming, Li Kaifeng, Jiang Shaoxu, Zhao Manyan, Mu Ningxue, and Mu Nujiao. Nan Rongni, being a healing mage, is responsible for waiting on the ship.
While Mu Nujiao and Li Kaifeng were gathering information, they had already identified a route to attack.
"Such strong control over ice-type magic." Ai Jiangtu looked at Mu Ningxue and secretly admired her.