Heroes' Prison

Chapter 304 - 299 Brewing

Huang Yi left Tiantai City and returned to the Guild’s base.

After being away for over half a month, the base had become much quieter. Most of the Life Class Players had been sent to Dragon City or the coastal territories by Qin Shiyu, turning this place into a truly desolate, uninhabited area. The tree houses were mostly abandoned, with hardly anyone living in them.

"Brother, you’re back!" Just then, a figure appeared next to the Teleportation Circle. It was none other than Xiao Chunzi, who had just logged on. Her eyes lit up with joy when she saw Huang Yi, and she called out happily.

However, her eyes soon turned red, and she pouted slightly as she threw herself into Huang Yi’s arms, reaching out her little hand to stubbornly tug at his waist. It seemed she was also a bit upset, her mood changing faster than flipping through a book.

Huang Yi grimaced, enduring the pain, and patted her little head, saying, "Are you trying to murder me?"

"I wish I could kill you!" Xiao Chunzi pouted, her cute face frosty as she looked up at Huang Yi and demanded, "Tell me, do you still have me in your heart?!"

"What’s gotten into you now?" Huang Yi took Xiao Chunzi’s little hand, unclenching her fingers, and the pain at his waist finally relieved.

Xiao Chunzi lifted her head and just stared at Huang Yi with her big eyes, saying nothing.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Huang Yi suddenly felt somewhat embarrassed under her gaze. He lowered his head, looking like a child who had done something wrong.

A tall man was now bowing his head, standing in front of a little loli as if admitting his wrongs, making the scene somewhat comical.

Gradually, Xiao Chunzi’s beautiful big eyes misted over. With a teary gaze, she looked at Huang Yi and spoke in a sorrowful tone, "Brother, do you know? Every time I log in these days, only I am in the base. Sister Xiao Yu is also busy and doesn’t play with me. I am all alone in this forest."

"Haven’t I come back now?" Huang Yi’s heart softened. He crouched down and stroked Xiao Chunzi’s pigtails.

"But I have to go to school soon, and I can only come back during the winter holidays." Xiao Chunzi said sadly as two big tears finally rolled down.

Huang Yi pursed his lips, wiped her tears, and said, "There will be many classmates at school, so you won’t be alone."

Xiao Chunzi suddenly reached out her little hand, wrapped it around Huang Yi’s neck, and rubbed against it, coquettishly saying, "Brother, I have to log off in an hour, and then I must go to school. I won’t be able to log in for a while. Can you fulfill a small wish for me?"

"What wish?" Huang Yi asked seriously.

"It was a long, long time ago when I was still a little cat, and you were also a little cat. Our cat mother was still here, and you used to carry me through the forest all the time. I really want to play that game now!" Xiao Chunzi said, her eyes brimming with tears as she stared at Huang Yi.

"Sure!" Huang Yi nodded and immediately transformed into an Agile Cat Form.

Xiao Chunzi also shook her body and turned into a pretty Little White Cat, with fur as if it had been washed, soft and smooth.

Then, Huang Yi opened his cat mouth and picked up the Little White Cat, beginning to leap and bound from one tree branch to another throughout the forest.

Countless leaves flitted past their eyes, and the dappled sunlight fell through them, mixing with the green leaves to blur into fleeting glimmers that caught Huang Yi’s eyes.

Half a year ago, when he had just entered The Second World, he was wandering through that forest with the cat mother, and Little White Cat had just been born. Back then, it was common for him to carry the Little White Cat through the forest... Those times seemed to have passed countless years ago, surfacing from the deepest recesses of his memory. It was the purest part of his life when he first entered The Second World. After experiencing various events, he had never again lived such a simple life.

"Meow~" The Little White Cat also waved her little paws, calling out cheerfully. Her big eyes sparkled, as if she too had returned to those times.

An hour passed, and Huang Yi stopped at a cliff. Below was the bottomless Heavenly Pit, with an open view ahead surrounded by mountains.

The two transformed back to human form. Xiao Chunzi looked at Huang Yi, biting her little lips and saying reluctantly, "Brother, I have to go to school now. See you during the winter holidays!"

"Okay!" Huang Yi nodded and smiled as he watched her. Xiao Chunzi’s delicate little face was right before his eyes, her long eyelashes, small nose, and pink lips were like those of a doll; she would definitely be a stunningly beautiful woman when she grew up.

"Brother, I’ll grow up soon!" Xiao Chunzi said meaningfully, wrapping her arms around Huang Yi’s neck and kissed his cheek before promptly logging off, vanishing from sight.

Silence immediately enveloped Huang Yi’s surroundings. Now, he alone occupied the entire forest, and for the coming months, he would no longer hear Xiao Chunzi’s noisy voice. When they met again, it would already be the snowy winter.

"When you grow up, I’ll have grown old..." Huang Yi murmured, turning his head to gaze at the mountains beyond the cliff, his figure slightly desolate.

At that moment, the sunlight, fragmented by the leaves, softly fell upon him. The forest was peaceful, the cicadas had long since faded into silence, and a flock of wild geese flew in formation across the sky, growing more distant by the moment.

Autumn was coming.

...

Nightfall had arrived.

Huang Yi left Starting Point and teleported to Dragon City, patiently waiting for Dugu Lengcang.

At that moment, Dragon City was bustling with life, with crowds moving like a flowing river, and various faces flowing past one’s eyes. It had become a place where many players gathered, some for sightseeing, some for treasure hunting in the Desolate Sands, and some for doing business, forming a big society with people coming and going.

"I’m here," before long, Dugu Lengcang arrived, yawning and appearing lethargic in front of him. He had also formed a guild and was usually busy, coming over now was a rare moment he could steal from his packed schedule.

"Come on, let’s team up for the Tower of Pantheons!" Huang Yi said, forming a team with Dugu Lengcang.

The two teleported into the Tower of Pantheons, and Huang Yi’s incarnation joined them.

"Instakill, you can use this thing," as soon as they entered the secret realm, Dugu Lengcang took out that strange Metal Plate and handed it to Huang Yi, "This Metal Plate is quite handy. I’ve used it to create explosions, and it never fails. Although I’m not clear on what the lifeform inside the Metal Plate is, just the power of the explosion alone is enough to satisfy me."

Huang Yi nodded, accepting the Metal Plate, and said, "Alright, then let me do the experiment."

Having said that, Huang Yi took out a metal box from his storage ring, placed it on the ground, and opened the lid.

Inside the box was a pulsating heart, covered in Ice Crystals, each beat releasing a puff of white cold air, causing the temperature around to plummet dramatically, instantly reaching winter conditions.

Then, Huang Yi picked up the odd Metal Plate that was emitting flames and placed it on top of the heart that was emitting cold air!

"Hiss!" At that moment, a puff of white smoke instantly rose up. As Extreme Heat Power met Extreme Cold Power, it was like putting a piece of meat in a hot pan! The two elements of hot and cold immediately came into contact!

Huang Yi’s gaze was fixed intently on them, waiting for subsequent changes, and even Dugu Lengcang’s lazy eyes showed a trace of brilliance.

However, after a long time, the Metal Plate and the heart still maintained this state, with no explosions or other phenomena occurring.

"This heart is quite extraordinary. If I used Ice Skills on this Metal Plate, it probably would have exploded by now. Now that the temperature of the heart has dropped to a certain degree, the phenomenon is not even obvious," Dugu Lengcang remarked as he watched the smoke, pondering.

"Let me take a look!" Huang Yi said, immediately controlling his incarnation, and opened The Third Eye to look at the Metal Plate.

His Third Eye’s vision immediately penetrated the metal, seeing the activity inside.

He saw that inside the Heart of the Sand Thief King, some cold air was continuously being absorbed into the Metal Plate, after which the liquid inside slightly jostled about as if there was some sort of magical fusion taking place between the two.

Immediately afterward, Huang Yi finally caught sight of that long-lost creature the size of a tadpole. At that moment, it was actually absorbing the Extreme Cold Power, bit by bit integrating it into its body.

Seeing this scene, Huang Yi was slightly surprised. He had not expected this creature, which should have been born from Extreme Heat Power, to be absorbing Extreme Cold Power. Two distinctly different powers were merging into its tiny body, making the lifeform seem even more enigmatic.

Huang Yi shared what he saw with Dugu Lengcang, who, upon hearing this, was also amazed. Regardless, this creature was definitely extraordinary.

The two continued to wait, but even after a long time, the Heart of the Sand Thief King and the Metal Plate still maintained this phenomenon. The neutralization was extremely slow, and it was uncertain when it would stop.

"Instakill, why don’t you add a stronger dose? Get more hearts out, bury the Metal Plate, and let the Extreme Cold Power take an absolute advantage to see what changes might occur with the Metal Plate," Dugu Lengcang proposed a bold suggestion at that moment.

Huang Yi thought about it and felt this method was not bad. He took out another gold box and dumped out the Heart of the Sand Thief King on it, covering the Metal Plate.

"Hiss!" This time, the Metal Plate trembled violently, the Fire Element aura it emitted also intensified, facing off against the two hearts simultaneously, refusing to show weakness.

Huang Yi’s hands did not stop; he continued to take out boxes, pouring out heart after heart, placing them on top of the Metal Plate...

Gradually, over twenty hearts piled up on the ground, forming a small mountain that completely covered the Metal Plate. The temperature in the air had plummeted to an extreme. (To be continued. If you like this work, please head to qidian.com to cast your Recommendation Ticket or Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please browse to m.qidian.com to read.)