The blizzard raged, and in the perpetual darkness, not a sliver of light could be found.
Colin followed closely behind the blue Snow Monster Core, whose faint blue glow from the ice crystal was the best guide.
The only regret was that once Colin chased into the storm, those originally disorderly and bitter cold winds seemed to blow directly towards him.
And yet, the Snow Monster Core ahead seemed to be unaffected at all...
It could only be said that these strange creatures born in the Extreme North were truly extraordinary!
Fortunately, he had advanced to a Second Rank Wizard, and after fortifying himself with the Swift Skill, he was able to keep up with the Snow Monster Core even against the wind.
After chasing each other for a moment like this,
The Snow Monster Core ahead, like the First Rank Snow Monster Core from the previous chase, realized its glow was too conspicuous and gradually dimmed it.
But the same tactic didn't work on Colin; he was just fifty meters from the Snow Monster Core.
And the distance was slowly closing.
Such a short distance was completely covered by the range of his spiritual power despite the oppression of the eerie blizzard, so even if he lost visual sight, he wouldn't have to worry about losing direction.
About ten minutes later, Colin keenly noticed that the surrounding blizzard suddenly intensified, marking a clear step up from before, as if it had ascended to a higher level.
'Could it be that I've come to a special area?' Colin thought, startled.
But watching the Snow Monster Core now only about ten meters away, he pondered for a moment and still followed.
The pity was that when in the body of a Snow Monster, the core could be held by the Temple Ring Binding·Elemental Binding, but now with just the core left, whether it was Elemental Binding, Blood and Flesh Binding, or Spiritual Body Binding, they all lost their effect.
As if... the Snow Monster Core ahead was nothing more than an ordinary stone.
Whoosh—
Just then, as if crossing some Barrier, Colin was surprised to find the environment around him instantly transformed.
The endless blizzard stopped abruptly, replaced by a silent and deep night sky and a small glacier in front of him that rose like a spine.
Tall walls of the storm surrounded this place in a ring, isolating it from the outside world.
Directly in front of him on the small glacier was a deep cave entrance.
'This is the lair of the Ice and Snow Monster?'
Without time to think further, the Snow Monster Core was about to dive into the glacier's cave entrance, and Colin hesitated only a moment before following it inside.
Arriving at the entrance of the cave, Colin took advantage of the favorable terrain to decisively cast the Fireball Technique.
Boom!
The next moment, the narrow cave entrance limited the Snow Monster Core's ability to dodge; it couldn't successfully evade as before during the chase and was hit squarely by the fireball Colin threw.
Following that, a brilliant white Fire Element appeared out of thin air, gripping the Snow Monster Core tightly in both hands.
Bang!
Flames suddenly rose fiercely, and with a couple of crackling sounds, the Snow Monster Core was reduced to ashes amidst the light and heat.
Colin let out a sigh of relief and finally took the time to look around.
He was now inside a narrow ice and snow tunnel, and the translucent pale blue walls resembled deep crystals. The white flame of the Fire Element twisted and flickered on it, creating a spectacle of beauty.
Colin continued to walk forward.
It seemed likely that this was the lair of the Ice and Snow Monster, and since he had dealt with two of them already, it would be a pity not to explore further. He didn't believe there would be a third Ice and Snow Monster appearing.
Unexpectedly to Colin, the cave passage ahead was extremely winding, and he walked for a full five minutes without seeing an end, the view filled with semi-transparent icy blue walls.
Part of this was because he intentionally slowed his pace for safety, but the depth of the cave also far exceeded Colin's expectations.
However, thinking about the length of the glacier outside, Colin felt it normal, given that by his estimation he had only just reached the middle part of the outside distance.
After a while, the passage began to widen, and Colin's spirit lifted.
Moments later, the end of the passage appeared before Colin.
There seemed to be a drop-off from the outside world, and from Colin's current perspective, he could only see the luminous blue light and a distant ice wall.
Taking a few more steps, Colin was astounded to realize that the channel he was in connected to a small cavern.
The end of the passage was positioned to one side, near the top of the cavern.
And the luminous blue light was coming from the bottom of the cavern.
Colin walked to the end of the passage, looked up slightly, and saw a pale blue ice wall above him, much like the passage itself, approximately two to three meters from the passage.
The ice-blue dome of the cave was smooth and even, without the usual stalactites hanging from the ceiling of ordinary caves, as if it had been artificially polished.
Glancing further down, Colin's pupils contracted slightly, and he instinctively retreated back into the passage.
He exhaled softly, confusion still evident in his eyes.
The cave wasn't large; the bottom was about six meters below where he stood in the passage.
Like the dome of the cave, the floor was also smooth and polished, as if it had been refined.
On the floor of the cave, which was roughly the size of a basketball court, stood a solitary and enormous rhomboid ice structure!
The soft blue light he had seen before was coming from this gigantic rhomboid ice block.