Game Universe: Awakening and Enhancing Everything at the Start

Chapter 99 The Eternal Frozen Abyss

Huang Hong thought for a moment and said, "I can agree to your request, but in return, I also have my own demands."

The sinister-looking young man nodded slightly, signaling Huang Hong to continue.

Huang Hong said, "I have a specific goal in going to the lower cavern. If you can provide the relevant information, I won't mind helping you deal with the Frost Corpse Demon."

The sinister-looking young man asked, "Tell me, what is your goal?"

Huang Hong said, "The Breath Spirit Worm and the Earth Vein Essence."

Upon hearing Huang Hong's words, the sinister young man thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I see. I have some leads on these two items and can help you find them."

"For example, the information I have about the 'breathing worm' describes how it adapts to its environment. Based on these descriptions, it shouldn't be difficult to find it."

"The situation is similar with the Earth Vein Essence."

Huang Hong nodded slightly and said, "Very good, it seems we have reached a preliminary consensus. Next is the specific transaction..."

"Once we reach the seventh floor, you'll first help me find the Breath Worm, then I'll help you deal with the Frost Corpse Demon, and finally you'll give me the information about the Earth Vein Essence. Then our deal will be complete, how about it?"

"Okay!" The sinister young man agreed without haggling.

After the deal was finalized, the relationship between the two parties became closer, at least on the surface.

After some conversation, Huang Hong only knew that the sinister young man was named Wu Jie, and knew nothing else.

It was clear that Wu Jie was extremely familiar with the sixth level. He led Huang Hong through the intricate mine tunnels with almost no need to determine the direction.

Huang Hong was also dazzled by the map, but fortunately he didn't need to memorize the route himself. His wristwatch had a recording function, and he only needed to follow the map record when returning.

Along the way, they encountered many undead beings, and Huang Hong and Wu Jie each showed off their skills, which could be considered as a slight display of their respective strengths.

Huang Hong goes without saying, but Wu Jie, in addition to the summoning of the undead army and the wide-range curses and buffs he had previously demonstrated, also knows various attack, defense and support spells. Even setting aside the undead army, his own strength should not be underestimated.

Several hours later, the two arrived at another cave, which contained large ruins of buildings, from which one could vaguely discern the former prosperity of the place.

Wu Jie led Huang Hong through the ruins to a relatively intact bunker, inside which was a spiral passage leading downwards.

There were originally two bronze doors on the outside of the passage, but over time, they have rusted and weathered away, leaving only some remnants.

A chill emanated from the passage, and unlike the sixth floor where the chill was more of a spiritual cold, this was a purely physical icy cold.

The seventh level of the Kamo Caverns... the Eternal Frozen Abyss!

This place is full of extremely cold glaciers, and the ground is a thick layer of ice that is as smooth as a mirror. The air you breathe will freeze instantly.

"It's so cold!"

After a sigh, the two continued on their way, not caring much about the environment given their strength.

On the way, Wu Jie said, "The Breathing Worm usually lives in liquid water bubbles at -30°C to -40°C. The ice layers containing these liquid water bubbles usually have honeycomb-like hidden fissures, and the internal air pressure is extremely low, with an oxygen concentration of only 5% of that at the surface."

"The body surface of the Breathing Worm secretes a kind of 'ice crystal mucus' to wrap itself and form a transparent cocoon. The cocoon can isolate itself from the extreme external environment and maintain the minimum metabolic required inside."

"Based on similar characteristics, the Breath Worm is not difficult to find. For example, ice layers containing liquid bubbles and honeycomb-like hidden fissures will show a distinct dark blue color when observed carefully, and are commonly found in the gaps of glaciers."

"The Breathing Worm, with its body covered in 'ice crystal mucus,' has a crystalline form that can be easily observed from the outside once it finds a suitable environment."

"Once these two points are confirmed, the rest is simple."

The perpetually frozen abyss is not safe; in addition to the harsh environment, there are also corresponding monsters.

The most common creature here is the Frost Soul Banshee, a spirit formed from ice crystals. It can not only release freezing cold, but its shrieks can also trigger ice explosions. It likes to freeze its prey and then absorb their life force.

Another type is the ice-digging giant claw crab. Their carapace is extremely cold-resistant and its color is the same as the ice layer, making it easy to camouflage. They are skilled at using their giant claws to dig through the ice to create traps.

It's worth mentioning that the meat of the ice-crab is extremely delicious and sweet. After killing it, it doesn't need any cooking at all; it's perfect as sashimi.

Of course, this last point was told to Huang Hong by Wu Jie, and Huang Hong agreed with this view after trying to dig for the meat of the giant ice crab.

After searching for most of the day, the two finally found a suitable environment in the gap between two adjacent glaciers.

Wu Jie waved his hand, and the wandering spirit in the sky immediately headed towards the direction of the glacial crevice.

A few moments later, the two arrived at the glacier crevice, where Huang Hong and Wu Jie had already observed the life reactions using different methods.

Huang Hong laughed and said, "It seems we're quite lucky. We found it on the first try. I thought it would take a long time."

Wu Jie said, "Don't be too happy yet. Right now, the environment is just right. We'll have to see for ourselves whether there are any Breathing Spirit Worms inside."

Huang Hong, still smiling, said, "Opening blind boxes... to be honest, I've been incredibly lucky lately!"

The two peered through the ice and indeed saw some crystalline life moving inside, which essentially confirmed the claim.

Huang Hong carefully cut through the ice layer. The destruction of their habitat immediately triggered a reaction from the Spirit Worms, who began to spray extremely cold liquid at Huang Hong.

The temperature of the extremely cold liquid is so low that even with Huang Hong's current physical condition, he would likely suffer frostbite if it came into contact with his body.

However, such monotonous attacks were too childish for Huang Hong now. Although the extreme cold liquid itself was powerful, the kinetic energy contained in its spray was not high. He directly released the 'qi' in his body to form a wall of qi, which easily blocked the extreme cold liquid.

Then, taking advantage of the gap before the cold air spread, the "qi" was dispelled, thus neutralizing the attack of the Breath Spirit Worm.

After several such incidents, the Spirit Worm's ammunition was exhausted.

Huang Hong scooped up the Spirit Worms one by one, and then used the tools he received when accepting the mission to collect their brain fluid.

The cerebrospinal fluid of an adult Spirit Worm can be considered as 1 unit, and Huang Hong only needs 10 units of Spirit Worm cerebrospinal fluid to create the neural resonance nanorobots.

However, for the fortress network, the brain fluid of the Spirit Worm is a hard currency, and the more the better.

Not only can you earn a large number of credit points, but you can also get a considerable amount of credit score.

Huang Hong harvested a total of 34 units of the Spirit Worm's brain fluid this time, which was not only enough for him to complete the mission, but also made him a small profit.