CH 15

The sudden attack was so abrupt that he was caught off guard. There were no signs beforehand. If it weren’t for Chen Fann’s ability to accelerate and the fire ax in his hand, he might not have been able to react to it.

Fortunately, he had reacted in time and held the fire axe in his hand. When the black object flew over, the fire axe was already in front of him.

Bang!

The mysterious black object immediately collided with the fire axe, producing an ear-piercing metallic sound. This mysterious black object also seemed to be made of metal, but Chen Fann had never seen such a thing before. Its color was the same as the Ice Crystal Black Lotus’s lotus flower.

Just as he was observing the black object that had fallen to the ground, something even more shocking happened.

The fire axe hit by the black object just now began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye. The solid fire axe gradually turned into a pool of molten iron. Chen Fann was so scared that he quickly threw away the fire axe in his hand.

This strong corrosive ability instantly made Chen Fann think of the giant demonized tiger from ten years ago. The stone that it spat out from its mouth could even corrode a piece of the wall.

And this time, it was even more exaggerated. It directly corroded the metal into liquid.

Could it be another giant demonized beast?

And looking at the toxicity, it was even more exaggerated than the tiger from ten years ago. Could it be that the degree of the giant demonized beast ambushing this time was even higher than the tiger?

But when he looked around, he didn’t see any beasts.

Chen Fann frowned. He felt that the matter wasn’t simple.

How could wild beasts hide in such a snowy white environment?

Even if they hid in the surrounding buildings, the sounds they made could not escape his ears at such a distance.

Chen Fann was alert as he walked in the direction where the black object had emerged. Without the fire axe, he picked up the bow and arrow.

With the protection of a guaranteed hit, as long as it was in his line of sight, he could shoot randomly and hit them on the first attempt. Therefore, he was not afraid that the opponent’s sneak attack would let him miss the arrow in a rush.

If the sneak attack did not succeed and it still knew to hide, it meant that the creature that had come to attack him this time had a certain level of intelligence. It might even have a high IQ.

Chen Fann walked to a forlorn abandoned building; although the enemy had his back to this side when he attacked just now, based on his feeling, the creature that attacked must be nearby.

There was an Ice Crystal Black Lotus also here?

Standing at the foot of the building, Chen Fann found that there was also an ice crystal black lotus growing at the foot of the building, and black lotus seeds had already formed.

However, there was a snow pit beside this Ice Crystal Black Lotus, which seemed to have been dug out.

The snow pit was not big. It was only the size of a bowl. It was estimated to be only about ten centimeters. If one did not take a closer look, one would not discover that there was a snow pit there.

“What is so small that it can withstand the erosion of Giant Demons’ magic power? Even the degree of Giant Demons’ devilization is very high? “

Chen Fann looked at the snow pit and guessed that the creature that attacked him just now must have dug a snow pit and run away. Otherwise, it was impossible for there to be nothing in the vicinity.

However, based on the size of the snow pit, he could guess that the creature that attacked him was very small. It might not even be as big as a dog.

As Chen Fann was observing the snow pit, he suddenly heard a slight sound coming from the nearby snow ground.

The movement was relatively brief and light, but because there was no snowstorm at that time, the surrounding environment was unduly quiet, so he heard the sound under the snow.

The creature that attacked him did not run! It even wanted to attack him again!

Chen Fann listened to the sound to determine its position, and when he heard the sound of the snow more than ten meters behind him, he pulled his longbow instantly.

Swoosh!

Although the monster’s sneak attack was swift, its speed was even faster. The steel arrow instantly sank into the monster’s body, and the monster died instantly.

Why was it called a monster? Because this was a species he had never seen before.

He initially thought that the creature that ambushed him was some kind of giant demonized little animal, but he never expected that the creature that sneaked up on him would be a humanoid dwarf monster.

This humanoid dwarf monster had dark brown skin, pointed ears, a pointed nose, and was very short. It was estimated to be only thirty to forty centimeters long. Although it had a short body, its palms were particularly thick.

He had never seen such a creature before. If he had to describe this creature, it was probably the Gnomes in the game, but the Gnomes in the game were taller than this creature. Moreover, gnomes usually had green skin, but the pointy ears and sharp noses were indeed characteristics of gnomes.

Could it be that this was a gnome?

“This is a Mountain Gnome.”

Just when Chen Fann was wondering, the magnetic, electronic sound of the system rang in his head.

Mountain Gnome? Looks like it really is a goblin.

“Host, since the Mountain Gnome has appeared, it looks like you’ll have to get busy from now on.”

“What would I be busy with?” Chen Fann asked

“The Mountain Gnome race is short, only thirty to forty centimeters. They have a stomach bag in their bodies. It can store poisonous ores that contain deadly poison. Their only mode of attack is to use its mouth to spit out the poisonous ores in its stomach bag. It’s the substance that attacked you just now. “

“However, although this race is weak, it has a very deep relationship with the Mountain Troll. Because the Mountain Gnome is a parasitic seed that resides in the body of the Mountain Troll to seek protection, the Mountain Gnome has a sharp nose that is naturally sensitive to minerals. They are good at finding minerals, and their rough palms are naturally born for mining. “

“The Mountain Troll’s favorite food is ores, especially poisonous ores that contain deadly poison. Therefore, the Mountain Troll needs the Mountain Gnome to find poisonous ores.”

“You mean these Mountain Gnomes are here to help the Mountain Troll find poisonous ores?” Chen Fann immediately understood the meaning of the system’s words. “Does this mean that the Mountain Troll has awakened?”

“No, this system will definitely sense the awakening of an extraordinary creature like the Mountain Troll. Therefore, the Mountain Troll must not have awakened yet. It was just that the Mountain Gnome residing in the Mountain Troll had awakened ahead of time. The weaker the species, the faster they awaken. “

“However, although the Mountain Troll has yet to awaken, if we allow these Mountain Gnomes to collect the ice crystal demon ores and bring them to the Mountain Troll… I’m afraid that the Mountain Troll will speed up its recovery, because these ice crystal mines are extremely attractive to the Mountain Troll.”

“To give a popular example, it’s like placing a delicious roasted pork belly in front of a sleeping human. Host, what do you think will happen if the sleeping human smells the fragrance of the pork belly?”

“Of course, he will wake up with saliva dripping down his mouth.” Chen Fann replied without thinking. The streaky pork was such a tempting delicacy. Unfortunately, he had not eaten it for many years.

“According to this system’s calculations, the earliest time the Mountain Troll wakes up is at least another ten years. But if it has the allure of delicious food, then that might not be the case.”

“Therefore, host has something to do next. In order to prevent the Mountain Troll from awakening ahead of time, we must destroy all the Ice Crystal Black Lotus in this area. We cannot let those Mountain Gnome collect the Ice Crystal Devil Ore.”