Jiang Kai, Chang Siyao, and the little mouse formed a temporary small team.
Jiang Kai's long-range support ability was beyond doubt, Chang Siyao only needed to use "Unstoppable," to apply an armor-reducing effect to the target, the little fellow would add enhanced armor reduction, and Jiang Kai could instantly kill the long-haired snow monster.
Although Jiang Kai lost the long-haired snow monster's corpse, the huge amount of experience compensation was more important to him than the corpse!
Three or four snow monsters in a group made Jiang Kai's leveling efficiency not slow. With 440,000 experience points, he only needed to kill ten waves of snow monsters to level up.
This leveling speed was even faster than killing gold-eating insect beasts in the worm nest or defeating necromancer summoners!
After clearing a large number of snow monsters, on the fifth day, Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao continued climbing the snowy mountain.
Reaching the mountainside of the snowy mountain, stronger snow monsters appeared. They had even thicker fur and the ability to control ice.
However, under Jiang Kai's super strong attack and Chang Siyao's armor-reducing effect, Jiang Kai could still kill them.
The pity was that they did not drop elite or warlord-level treasure chests.
After all, the snowy mountain was a secret realm, so monsters not dropping treasure chests was also normal.
Moreover, the experience they dropped upon death matched their strength.
A high-level snow monster could give 20,000 to 30,000 experience points, and Jiang Kai's experience soared rapidly.
On the fifth night, just before reaching the mountaintop, Jiang Kai had already raised his level to Tier 3 Level 19!
At the moment of reaching Level 19, Jiang Kai's agility—enhanced by agility talents and two Lord God cards—broke through 5,000 points!
That night, Jiang Kai decided to rest for a bit and restore the squad's condition.
The little fellow had performed well these past two days. Back in the newbie trial zone, it was just a spectator—who would've thought that on the fifth meeting, this little fellow would already have such a strong enhanced armor reduction effect.
Jiang Kai roasted some meat and handed it to the little fellow.
"Hey, you little thing are quite fast, how did you get caught by that guy Zhong Qiang?"
Upon hearing this question, the little fellow threw the piece of meat in its paw to the ground.
It squeaked continuously, but sadly, Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao didn't understand its meaning.
Realizing this, it rolled its big eyes, then suddenly fell to the ground.
"Hm?" Chang Siyao looked at Jiang Kai in confusion. "What happened to it?"
Jiang Kai also shook his head.
The little fellow lay on the ground, clutching its chest, rolling back and forth, looking very uncomfortable.
But the next second, it suddenly jumped up and started licking the spot where it had just fallen.
Jiang Kai's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He knew that the little fellow could accelerate wound recovery.
"You're not saying… You saw Zhong Qiang injured, so you helped him heal, and got caught by him while doing so?"
The little mouse stopped moving and nodded furiously at Jiang Kai.
"So that's how it is!" Jiang Kai shook his head. "You little guy, I liked you so much back then, yet you wouldn't follow me. Then you ran into someone like Zhong Qiang, and you actually helped him?"
Chang Siyao said, "Maybe it's because you helped it before, so it thought humans were all friendly, and that's why it helped Zhong Qiang."
When Jiang Kai heard this, it kind of made sense.
Thinking for a moment, Jiang Kai gently poked the little mouse's head. "You're too naive. Humans can be good or bad. Don't trust anyone too easily!"
The little mouse looked at Jiang Kai half-comprehendingly, not knowing what it was thinking.
Just as Jiang Kai was lecturing the little mouse, he and Chang Siyao suddenly received a system notification.
[A player is currently forcefully attacking the entrance to the Snowy Mountain secret realm. Estimated time to break through: 48 hours.]
Chang Siyao's eyes widened.
"They're here? Then, what about Brother Zhao?!"
Jiang Kai also felt a pang in his heart. Did Brother Zhao escape, or was he killed?!
Forty-eight hours? They could enter the secret realm in just two days!
"They just won't stop haunting me!" Jiang Kai clenched his fists. "Huang Jianguo, you really want me dead, don't you!"
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Kai tried to calm himself down.
Currently, the two humans and one mouse were not in good condition. No matter how urgent it was, they had to rest first.
Thinking of this, Jiang Kai said to Chang Siyao, "Don't worry about all that for now. Tomorrow we'll kill the boss. We still have a chance!"
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On the sixth morning, Jiang Kai led the team to the mountain summit.
As they had just stepped onto the summit of the snowy mountain, large-scale collapses occurred in the surrounding snow. Thick snow chunks rolled down the mountain, causing a massive avalanche, making Jiang Kai's team feel as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking!
From beneath the thick snow on the mountaintop, a giant long-haired snow monster burst out from the piled snow.
Its body reached 13 to 14 meters tall. Unlike regular snow monsters, it had two thick horns on its head, and its two thick arms resembled those of a giant ape, able to support its body while standing.
Upon discovering intruders, it let out a roar at Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao.
"Roar!"
The angry roar shook the surroundings, triggering another round of avalanche.
"Eye of the Stars!" Chang Siyao looked down the mountain, her eyes shining brighter than before, dazzling like stars.
"This is bad, a large number of snow monsters are rushing up the mountain!" Chang Siyao said urgently. "Jiang Kai, we must kill the boss quickly!"
Jiang Kai frowned slightly. Judging from the boss's size, its strength should be between warlord and commander level. Considering the snow monsters were generally larger, its strength might be closer to a warlord-level beast.
Warlord-level beasts—Jiang Kai still had the confidence to kill.
The difficulty of the snowy mountain lay in "kill speed."
If a large number of snow monsters rushed up from below, due to the lack of AOE attacks, it would be impossible to wipe out so many at once. If too much time passed, it would be troublesome.
Chang Siyao facing a warlord-level beast would be too dangerous. Thinking it over, Jiang Kai took off a glove and handed it back to Chang Siyao, saying in a deep voice, "Leave the boss to me. You wait here. If any snow monsters rush up, be very careful."
Now Jiang Kai only had one glove that increased penetration, so he equipped the Arsonist on his left hand.
After finishing preparations, Jiang Kai immediately charged toward the snow monster boss.
The snow monster boss leapt high into the air, several tens of meters, then plunged downward with both arms smashing toward Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai quickly dodged, spun, and threw out several Chasing Deaths.
The snow monster boss held its hands in front and rapidly formed a thick ice shield between its palms.
Chasing Death struck the ice shield, sending shards of ice flying, but did not pierce it.
After blocking Jiang Kai's Chasing Death, the snow monster boss grabbed the ice shield and hurled it toward him, then leaned forward and opened its huge mouth, letting out a roar!
Jiang Kai suddenly noticed ice energy in the air quickly condensing into numerous ice spikes!
"This guy's skills aren't weak!"
He dodged the incoming ice shield first, then faced countless ice spikes shooting toward him like a storm.
"Ghost Eye Focus! Quenched Chasing Death!" Jiang Kai quickly launched quenched Chasing Deaths, smashing the threatening ice spikes.
However, the number of ice spikes far exceeded the Chasing Deaths—two of them broke through Jiang Kai's defense and slashed his arm.
Fortunately, Jiang Kai dodged in time, avoiding serious consequences.
"This won't do. If I don't kill it fast, it'll be bad once the other snow monsters arrive!" Jiang Kai thought urgently.
While the snow monster boss had not yet launched a second ice spike attack, Jiang Kai immediately fired more than twenty Chasing Deaths in a row.
The snow monster boss roared again, repeating its tactic and forming an ice shield between its palms.
However, during the Chasing Deaths' flight, Jiang Kai suddenly shouted, "Combination form!"
The twenty-one Chasing Deaths attracted each other, rapidly combining.
In an instant, the twenty-one Chasing Deaths formed a single point at the blade tips, with their tails outwards—combining into a cone-shaped giant arrowhead!
In combination form, Chasing Death directly pierced the snow monster boss's ice shield and stabbed into its chest.
Unexpectedly, although the ice shield was pierced, it also slowed the arrowhead's speed, and the boss actually managed to grab the arrowhead.
Unfortunately for it, this attack had a 90% crit rate due to stacked crits from previous attacks.
And the combined Chasing Death did not disappoint—it directly landed a critical hit.
Though the boss caught the arrowhead, the huge force still blasted it away!
Jiang Kai immediately chased up and threw out the Yan Wang Order.
"Wrath of the Lord God!"
The boss didn't expect Jiang Kai still had a weapon even stronger than the combined Chasing Death. Already severely injured, it could not block the Yan Wang Order.
After the Yan Wang Order hit, it spun rapidly. Soon, it pierced the snow monster boss's defense and drilled straight through its heart!
[Congratulations on killing the Snowy Mountain Secret Realm Snow Monster Boss. Gained 110,000 EXP. The boss's corpse will be devoured by the Snowy Mountain. You will receive 1,100,000 EXP as compensation.]
[Detected that your EXP has reached the current class limit. Excess EXP will be considered overflow EXP and cannot be retained.]
The matter of overflow EXP was something Jiang Kai already knew. He had lost a lot of EXP this way before, and there was nothing he could do about it.
The most crucial thing was that this kill finally brought Jiang Kai to max level for Tier 3!
[Please specify one Tier 4 item below Unique level as a reward.]
Jiang Kai spoke without hesitation, "Destiny materials, full set of Tier 4 materials!"
[Note: Only one item can be designated. Destiny Tier 4 materials consist of seven materials and are considered seven items.]
Jiang Kai shook his head helplessly and said, "Tier 4 Destiny material, number 2 material."
[You will receive one "Cold Heart." The Snowy Mountain Secret Realm will reset after you leave.]
A card appeared on the snow monster's corpse. Jiang Kai immediately stepped forward and picked it up, finding it was indeed the number 2 Tier 4 Destiny material—Cold Heart.
"Finally collected them all!" Jiang Kai said excitedly.
Chang Siyao ran over. "The snow monsters down the mountain all disappeared!"
Jiang Kai finally let out a long breath.
Now, Jiang Kai had collected all the materials needed for Tier 4 advancement, and his level had also reached the cap—meeting the promotion requirements.
There was still more than one day left. Time should be enough.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Kai squinted slightly.
"So you want me dead, huh! Transcendents, right? I'll see, once I change class, who's really going to die!"
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