The eighth level, the Frozen Hell, is a secret chamber frozen solid.
Before even entering, everyone felt a chill that went straight to their hearts, even colder than entering a morgue.
All around was ice—underfoot, on the roof—the whole world was white, and the ice was so slippery that it was hard to even stand.
The extremely low temperature made everyone's teeth chatter just standing at the door.
There were no dangerous mechanisms found in this level, but entering the ice room was quite uncomfortable.
Moreover, the time flow rate of Hell Path is deliberately compressed.
They stayed in the ice room for 1 minute, but according to their body's metabolic rate, it was actually like they stayed in the ice room for an hour.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lou hurriedly summoned Bai Juyi.
Bai Juyi's first skill, The Old Charcoal Seller, can generate charcoal in any environment. I didn't think that starting a fire was that important before, but now, in this extremely cold ice chamber, the charcoal that Bai Juyi lit is truly a "timely help"!
Lu Jiuchuan no longer wants to comment on Xiao Lou's card.
Even Bai Juyi showed up and lit a bunch of charcoal for everyone...
Xiao Lou quickly took out the Compass and skillfully made four warm charcoal stoves using the same method as before. He put the charcoal that Bai Juyi had lit into the stoves, gave one to each of his teammates, and said, "Everyone, take these stoves and get through the Frozen Hell as quickly as possible. Time here is compressed, and if we stay too long, our bodies will get frostbite."
Yu Hanjiang led the way: "Let's go."
Once inside the ice chamber, they realized that the cold outside was nothing compared to the chill inside. The feeling was so intense that almost all the blood in their bodies seemed to freeze. A few water droplets on Xiao Lou's eyelashes froze instantly, making even blinking difficult. A thin layer of ice formed on Lu Jiuchuan's sweat, making him look like he had turned white-haired.
Everyone was shivering from the cold, their hearts pounding with fear. If it weren't for Xiao Lou's heater, they probably would have quickly lost consciousness and turned into an ice sculpture.
Tang Ci deployed a drone for reconnaissance and quickly concluded: "The ambient temperature is -50 degrees Celsius. Humans simply cannot survive there. Hurry!"
After walking only a few steps, everyone's legs were almost frozen, and their teeth were chattering.
Left with no other choice, Lu Jiuchuan simply summoned the Vermilion Bird.
The divine beast Vermilion Bird possesses the innate skill Vermilion Bird Heavenly Fire, which allows it to unleash flames over a wide area. Ice is most vulnerable to fire, so even if Vermilion Bird Heavenly Fire cannot completely melt this ice chamber, it can at least alleviate the extremely low temperature.
As the Vermilion Bird flapped its wings, a vast expanse of flames spread outwards—
This was also the first time Xiao Lou had witnessed the power of Suzaku; it was probably the strongest AoE card in the team at the moment.
Lu Jiuchuan deliberately skipped the middle passage, and while the flames spread outwards and the temperature inside the ice chamber rose, everyone quickly escaped the Frozen Hell.
Xiao Lou was initially worried that this icy hell might present unexpected "surprises" such as falling ice blocks or collapsing ice surfaces. However, Guardian was merciful to them; this trial was only extremely cold, with no other dangers.
After passing through the icy hell, they arrived at the ninth level.
Boiling Oil Hell.
In stark contrast to the extreme cold just now, it's extremely hot here.
It is said that people who committed many evil deeds in life will be stripped naked and thrown into a frying pan after death in the Boiling Oil Hell...
The long, narrow room was arranged like a giant bathtub, with no way to stand. Unfortunately, what was boiling beneath this "bathtub" was not a hot spring, but scalding oil!
If someone accidentally falls into a pot of hot oil, the consequences are simply unimaginable.
A strange, burnt smell filled the air; the mere thought of it being the smell of fried human flesh made everyone feel nauseous.
The reason Old Mo was able to lay marble flooring on the knife mountain earlier was because the knives underneath acted as support points. But the oil pan can't support marble; the weight of the marble would cause it to sink instantly if placed in the oil.
Lu Jiuchuan said, "The passage here is only about 1 meter wide, so my Vermilion Bird can't fly."
There are only two ways to get past a deep fryer—
First, fly over in the air.
Second, use cards that grant "immunity to damage" or "immunity to high temperatures" to swim across the oil pan.
If it were the first method, Liu Qiao would have an easy time; she could transform into White Swan and fly for an extended period. However, the Lightness Skill Card "Light as a Swallow" doesn't allow for long-duration flight; she must find a landing spot within 3 seconds. Where would she land in a pot of boiling oil? The moment her toes touch the scalding oil...
Both feet were instantly rendered useless, so the Light as a Swallow Lightness Skill Card cannot be used in Boiling Oil Hell.
The second method is to swim there. Tang Ci's mech is immune to high temperatures, but its duration is only 30 minutes and can only be used once every 24 hours. Everyone has already used it in the Steaming Hell, so it can't be used again now. As for other cards with similar "invincibility" effects, the only one at present is Xiao Lou's Compass Circle. Unfortunately, Compass requires a defined area; if you step outside the area, you will still turn into fried human flesh.
what to do?
Swimming through the frying pan was obviously out of the question; the only option was to walk through the air.
Xiao Lou fell into deep thought.
Floating...paving the way...
Suddenly, a prop that often appears in sports events came to mind—the balance beam.
In gymnastics, the balance beam is in the air. Old Mo happens to have a card for a "solid wood floor". Moreover, this plank can be cut into any shape you want. A large plank can be cut into narrow strips and then pieced together to form a log bridge.
The current problem is how to levitate the wooden floor?
Putting the wood directly into a hot oil pan is definitely not an option; there must be something to support it.
Xiao Lou thought about it carefully, and some images resurfaced in her mind...
Long ago in the Spade Secret Room, he often used Compass to draw circles, making those rings float in the air as concealed weapons.
One or two rings are not enough to support the weight of the planks and teammates, but what if hundreds or thousands are connected together?
Thinking of this, Xiao Lou hurriedly said, "I have a way!"
Everyone turned to look at him, and saw him take out the S card Compass and start drawing circles on the ground.
He only drew originals with a diameter of about one meter.
Every time a circle is drawn, a metal ring appears on the ground, like magic.
Lu Jiuchuan watched Xiao Lou busily working with curiosity.
Drawing one ring per second, Xiao Lou drew hundreds of rings in the blink of an eye. The metal rings were almost piled up like a mountain next to him. Then, he stopped and gently raised his hands.
As if they were sentient, the rings floated into the air following Xiao Lou's instructions!
Then, they connected and stacked one after another, quickly extending forward in the direction of the Boiling Oil Hell, stretching more than 50 meters beyond where they were located. Every meter, there were more than a dozen rings stacked together floating, which looked like a series of discs floating in the air.
Lu Jiuchuan realized that Xiao Lou's operation was incredibly skillful; even the archmage in the game wasn't this cool.
Yu Hanjiang understood Xiao Lou's meaning: "You want Lao Mo to use Ring as a leverage point in the air to build an aerial wooden bridge?"
Xiao Lou smiled and nodded: "Okay, give it a try, Lao Mo, split your plank."
If the rings were stacked densely in order of increasing diameter, they could actually be made into solid circles that float in the air for teammates to step on. But that would be too much work for Xiao Lou; he probably wouldn't be able to finish drawing them in an hour.
He simply drew some circles of the same size stacked together as support points, making it much easier for Lao Mo to build the bridge.
Old Mo took out a solid wood floor. This solid wood floor was enough to cover a 140-square-meter house. So, if Old Mo cut it to a length and width of 10 meters by 1 meter, it would be enough to build a wooden bridge.
Mo Xuemin was also very familiar with his furniture cards. He quickly cut out the wooden planks and placed them on Xiao Lou's ring.
Xiao Lou said, "Everyone can cross the plank bridge after it's laid out."
He and Lao Mo worked together, and in no time, a wooden plank bridge suspended in the air was officially completed.
Lu Jiuchuan laughed and said, "We're practically turning into a construction crew."
Walking through hell on knives, paved with marble all the way;
A wooden bridge has been erected directly above Boiling Oil Hell...
Are there any construction teams better than them?
With mixed feelings, everyone followed Yu Hanjiang and jumped onto the wooden plank.
Beneath the bridge, there was a pot of boiling oil.
On the wooden plank bridge, everyone calmly lined up and moved forward, as if crossing a small, insignificant river...