Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Ice and Fire Dual Technique

Xu Qingsui could even see her own reflection clearly in its pupils.

But as its pupils pulsed, her reflection looked as if it could be torn apart at any moment.

The woman and the Mutant stared at each other for a long time. Finally, the Mutant moved again.

Its body coiled like a spring, contracting again and again.

The moment she saw this, Xu Qingsui knew the Mutant was building up power for an attack.

Recalling the blur of motion from before, Xu Qingsui’s heart clenched.

’Its launching speed is incredibly fast. I have to be faster to dodge it.’

’I have time to prepare now, but I might not get another chance.’

’So I have to hit my top speed and maintain it. Only then might I have a chance of dodging this Mutant’s attacks.’

As she quickly formulated a plan, Xu Qingsui rose onto the balls of her feet.

She didn’t dare take her eyes off the Mutant, watching its every subtle move.

The instant the Mutant shot forward, she pushed off and sprinted away.

A cold gust of wind rushed past her from behind. She could even feel a chill slip down her collar.

That strange sound was right behind her head. In an instant, cold sweat soaked her clothes.

She had succeeded, but only by the slimmest of margins. She could feel the stinger brush against the back of her head.

If she had been even a fraction of a second slower, she would have ended up looking just like the victim she saw last night.

Adrenaline surged through Xu Qingsui. As if immune to fatigue, she maintained her top speed, sprinting forward relentlessly.

Even so, she could still feel the stinger right at the back of her neck.

She didn’t dare risk a single glance back, convinced that in that one moment, the stinger would pierce straight through her throat.

She couldn’t afford any distractions; all she could do was run forward.

At this point, she couldn’t even begin to think about how to deal with the Mutant.

Her only hope was to escape its pursuit.

Xu Qingsui ran for her life. Though she didn’t feel tired, another problem arose.

She wasn’t familiar with the safe zone to begin with, and while sprinting at top speed, she had no mental energy to spare for directions.

She ran blindly like a chicken with its head cut off, just focusing on putting one foot in front of the other. When she finally looked up, she saw a high fence blocking her path.

The fence blocked her path, and the Mutant was still in hot pursuit.

For a moment, Xu Qingsui thought she saw her grandmother coming to take her away.

But even then, she didn’t stop. She charged straight for the fence.

When she reached it, she instinctively grabbed the fence and began to climb, scrambling as high as she could.

’This is it. There’s nowhere left to run.’ Clinging tightly to the fence, Xu Qingsui looked back.

But a single glance was all it took for her heart, which had been pounding in her throat, to drop back into place.

The Mutant that had been chasing her relentlessly had stopped right in front of the fence.

It reared up, trying to bite Xu Qingsui, but it couldn’t reach. All it could do was flick its stinger at her again and again.

Xu Qingsui stared for a moment. Watching the Mutant flicking its stinger at her, she suddenly understood.

’This Mutant might be fast, but it seems it can only move along a horizontal plane, not a vertical one.’

Realizing this, Xu Qingsui let out a huge sigh of relief.

’As long as I hold tight to this fence, the Mutant can’t hurt me.’

But the moment she relaxed, the adrenaline that had been fueling her seemed to vanish along with her breath.

The after-effects of her frantic sprint began to set in. Her entire body, especially her legs, started to ache and throb.

Her arms began to give out as well. Despite her tight grip on the fence, her sweaty palms started to slip.

The look of relief on Xu Qingsui’s face froze. ’Are the heavens really against me?’

’Do I have to die in the jaws of this thing today?’

Xu Qingsui’s heart filled with despair. She couldn’t think about anything else.

Finally, the Golden Octopus appeared to remind her to fight back.

"Host, is your brain fried? You only know how to run, not how to fight back?"

"So fight back already!"

Hearing the Golden Octopus’s roar, the fog in Xu Qingsui’s mind finally cleared.

Without needing another reminder from the Golden Octopus, she immediately began to summon the Thunder Attribute within her. A bolt of lightning struck the Mutant.

Struck by the lightning, the Mutant’s reared-up body went rigid. It shuddered a few times before collapsing to the ground, twitching.

Seeing her attack land successfully, Xu Qingsui recalled her own wretched state while being chased moments ago.

A desire for revenge surged within her. She immediately channeled her Ice Attribute, turning the trembling Mutant into a ’popsicle’.

But she wasn’t done yet. She then threw out a blast of fire, melting the ice on the Mutant and giving it a fiery barbecue at the same time.

Never underestimate a woman’s vengeful streak. Right now, all Xu Qingsui could think about was payback, and she subjected the Mutant to her Ice and Fire Dual Technique.

Every so often, she’d toss in a bolt of lightning to make the Mutant do a little breakdance.

Xu Qingsui’s heart filled with satisfaction. For a while, she delighted in her little game, completely absorbed.

She was so absorbed that she failed to notice a pair of astonished eyes staring at her from a short distance away.

After Shen Yan descended into the pit, his thoughts were still on Xu Qingsui.

He was especially concerned that it wasn’t safe for Xu Qingsui to be up there all by herself.

So after a quick update on their work progress and a few words of instruction, he came back up with Chu Tian.

The moment he returned to the surface, Shen Yan realized Xu Qingsui was gone.

A bad feeling washed over him, and he immediately had Chu Tian dispatch men to search for Xu Qingsui.

In his panic, he even gave the order to find her, dead or alive.

He didn’t stand by idly, either; he began searching for her himself.

He picked a random path to follow and, to his surprise, actually found her.

From a distance, he saw Xu Qingsui attacking the Mutant.

He stopped in his tracks the moment he saw Xu Qingsui summon her Thunder Attribute.

When Sentinels awaken, they awaken one or more attributes which they can use to attack.

But he had never heard of a guide being able to manifest attributes, let alone possess combat abilities.

Then, a second later, he watched with his own eyes as Xu Qingsui summoned her Ice and Fire Attributes.

An average Sentinel usually only awakens a single attribute. A higher-level one might awaken two, and even then, it takes constant practice to use them simultaneously.

And he, an SSS level sentinel, had only managed to activate one attribute so far; he was still figuring out the second.

Yet Xu Qingsui, a guide, had activated three attributes and was already wielding them with perfect mastery.

The sight made him doubt his own eyes, to wonder if what he was seeing was even real.

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