Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 257: Journey to the Snowy Mountains (Act 3)

For a period of time afterwards, Jiang Ming and his group had a great time in the snow mountains.

Kiana, Mei Raiden, and Bronya were accompanying their families respectively.

Jizi taught Theresa to ski alone, just like she was teaching a child.

The beginner group practiced repeatedly on a route with a gently sloping slope, while the advanced group members such as Fu Hua, Cheng Lixue and You Lan Dai'er skied on more difficult routes.

Although Kiana and Anna are beginners, they have the strength and talent to ski on advanced routes. However, Anna seems to be worried about Lin, Xilin, Yuexia and Bella, so she chooses to stay and give them one-on-one guidance with Jiang Ming.

People like Sakura and the Queen, who had some talent but didn't really like skiing, just watched from the sidelines.

Mei Raiden looked at Jiang Ming who was teaching seriously, and a complicated expression flashed across her face, but was keenly noticed by Sae.

"Mei, you don't have to take care of me like this. How about going to play with Mr. Jiang Ming for a while?"

Mei shook her head and smiled reassuringly: "No, mother, Ming proposed this trip to relax and enhance relationships, but it's a pity that father didn't come. Father...he's always so busy."

"...Mr. Jiang Ming is an excellent person in many aspects. Although he won't do that, if you don't go now, many places will be taken away, okay?"

"Just those two who look a lot like you are dangerous enough. And that Miss Yulandel, are you really not related? After all, he just came back not long ago, and he brought back so many girls. And I noticed that even though he was teaching other girls, he glanced at you at least 20 times in the middle of the class."

Mei slightly exerted force on the sled and nodded imperceptibly: "Ming is such a gentle person. As for the rest... I will find a way."

Sae sighed, her tone full of concern for her daughter: "Then Meiyi, you have to be more decisive. You are a good girl, but others may not be worse than you. What's more important is Mr. Jiang Ming. There are not many boys like him."

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Perhaps the hard work paid off, after two hours of practice, everyone was skiing like a pro.

"Huh, everyone is skiing really well. In that case, it won't be a problem to go to a course with a slightly steeper slope."

"Yes, thanks to everyone's efforts. However, we'll continue with the rest tomorrow. It seems that the weather is about to change."

Looking at the sky that was changing a little, Jiang Ming felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't tell the specific situation.

After saying that, Theresa and Himeko took off their goggles and looked up at the sky. The sky was covered with thick clouds that had not been seen just now, and strong winds began to blow. The weather on the mountain was changeable, so to be on the safe side, it would be better to go back early, so they nodded in agreement.

"Everyone! Get ready to go back——"

After Jiang Ming shouted loudly, Yuexia, Xilin and others who were staying nearby came to him and Theresa. Cecilia and others who also noticed that the weather was not right also came to the gathering point.

"Strange? Where did Miss Beichen go?"

"Ah...she just said she wanted to slide a little longer, then she got on the cable car and left..."

Jiang Ming said as he looked above the ski practice field.

"But it should slide down soon. I'll wait for her here. You guys go back first. The Queen, Bianca, and Anna seem to still be up there. Okay, for safety's sake, you guys go back first. I'll go back after I gather the rest of the people."

"Well... I understand. However, you must be careful and come back soon, otherwise everyone will be worried."

"Well, I know."

After leaving a gentle farewell kiss on Mei's forehead, he walked towards the ski practice field. However, he could never imagine what would happen next.

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"Well, they are..."

Jiang Ming had taken off his skiing equipment and asked Theresa and the others to take it back. He looked up at the ski practice field and walked further inside.

Since the beginner route and the advanced route are separated by only a forest, Beichen Meiyi, Youlandel and the others should reach Jiang Ming's location directly after sliding down.

As he expected, not long after, Yulandel, the Queen and Anna competed to slide down the advanced area route next door, and their skiing movements were still perfect.

It’s strange to say, although the Queen has never been exposed to the sport of skiing, she seems to have better talent. Could it be that the body she created is too powerful?

The three of them seemed to notice Jiang Ming immediately and walked towards his position at the same time.

"Jiang Ming."

"Please come and get me, servant."

"Why aren't the others here?"

"Well, because we've been sliding for a long time and it seems like the weather is going to change soon, they'll go back first. After Beichen comes down from sliding, we'll go back to the villa."

After Jiang Ming finished speaking, the three of them nodded in understanding.

“There are definitely more clouds.”

"Oh? It's snowing?"

"Really, the wind is getting stronger, it's better to go back early."

"Hmm? That's... Beichen?"

Jiang Ming happened to look up at the mountain and saw small dots formed by lavender clothes - they were the clothes worn by Beichen Meiyi, but for some reason, the feeling of uneasiness in his heart increased instead of decreasing.

He was right to be uneasy.

The next second, a sudden change occurred!

boom--!

A huge roar was heard, and the place where they were began to shake violently. It was obvious that it was an earthquake.

Jiang Ming and his group immediately turned their eyes towards the source of the sound, and saw large flakes of snow falling from the top of the mountain and rushing towards Beichen Meiyi. Beichen Meiyi's tiny figure made people feel suffocated in the face of the avalanche.

"!? Your Majesty the Queen!"

Jiang Ming threw out two emperor-level Honkai energy crystals. The purple-haired girl had no doubts and immediately understood what he meant. She caught them and crushed them in an instant, absorbing the leaked Honkai energy in an instant. Then, purple lightning burst out from her palms, and the thunderbolts intertwined, gathering hundreds of lightning bolts and blasting forward. Wherever she went, the snow was reduced to ashes.

Although Jiang Ming cannot use power such as cosmic rules, he can still take out things stored in the system.

As the Queen's body was created not long ago, the Honkai energy in her body was very scarce, so he threw two Emperor-level Honkai energy crystals to her, allowing her to disintegrate the avalanche.

However, the avalanche caused by the earthquake was too huge, and the Queen was not very familiar with this body and was forcibly pushing the Honkai energy, so she could not immediately release the lightning to disintegrate the avalanche.

The avalanches kept sliding down, and if it continued like this, it would be very likely that Beichen Mei would be hurt.

"You go first, I'll bring her back."

After Jiang Ming gave the order calmly and quickly, he stepped hard, and his whole body became illusory and disappeared from the spot in an instant, while the snow where he was originally standing suddenly cracked.

This is exactly the movement technique that Jiang Ming has not used for a long time since he comprehended the rules of space and the universe - the Divine Wandering Step.

Long before he was unable to activate the rules of the space universe, Jiang Ming started to study the loophole in the reward selection while teaching Beichen Meiyi and the others how to ski.

After many attempts, he came to a conclusion - anything related to Honkai energy cannot be used, but if it is physical strength, then it is still possible.

As a physical skill, Shenyou Wuchenbu Bu naturally does not require the use of Honkai energy, so it becomes the best choice for saving people at this moment.

But in a flash, Jiang Ming came to Beichen Meiyi, but there was another problem at the moment -

That is, no matter how much training Beichen Meiyi has received, she is still a mortal. After all, the Shenyou Wuchen Step is just a quick movement, not an instant movement. If Jiang Ming forcibly performs it, it will probably cause her physical pain, which is more serious than being buried directly by an avalanche.

But precisely because of his pause in thinking, the scale of the earthquake grew again, and the snow under their feet began to collapse continuously. They lost their footing, and Jiang Ming was even unable to perform the Shenyou Wuchen Step again. The two of them fell straight down and were soon covered by heavy snow.

"That guy!"

"Anna! Go back right now and tell everyone about this. The two of us will go and help them."

Yulandel gave the order immediately, and Anna also realized that she was not capable enough, so she turned around and ran towards the villa.

"I...I know! Be careful!"

Before the voice came from behind, the Queen and Yulandel had already run towards Jiang Ming and the others.

The earthquake seemed to have stopped. The originally white snow was turned over by the earthquake, and a large amount of soil and rocks were turned out. Due to the collapse of the ground, a small canyon was formed. The two jumped down without any hesitation.

"Jiang Ming! Can you hear me——!"

"Damn it, how could he not escape with his skills? Let me blow this place up!"

"Wait, what if they get hurt?"

Only half of the Honkai energy of the two emperor-level crystals had been used up just now. The Queen was so anxious that she wanted to destroy the snow above without thinking, but was stopped by Yulandel.

"So what are you going to do? Dig them out bit by bit?"

"That is not necessary, Your Majesty."

Jiang Ming suddenly crawled out from a layer of snow and soil, and Beichen Yayi, who was protected by him, seemed to be unharmed. Even if Jiang Ming was cut by sharp or rough stones and soil, only some red marks were left, which would soon disappear.

"Mei Yi, are you okay?"

Beichen Meiyi didn't know how many times she had shown concern for him today. She nodded and moved around casually.

"Don't worry, I didn't... um..."

Beichen Meiyi frowned in pain before she finished speaking, but she soon endured it.

"fine..."

"It's better not to lie to me in this case, dear."

Seeing this, Yulandel walked up from the side and began to touch Beichen Meiyi's feet.

"It's just as I thought. There's nothing wrong with the bones. It should be Xue and Jiang Ming who mitigated the impact. However, he probably won't be able to walk on his own."

"No, I can. I have encountered more dangerous disasters than this during my sword training."

"Yes, yes, of course you can, but the more you move, the worse the situation will be, and I will feel bad."

Jiang Ming squatted down with his back to Beichen Meiyi.

"Come on, get up here, I'll carry you."

"..."

Seeing that Beichen Meiyi was a little hesitant, Jiang Ming sighed.

"Don't make a fuss. Everyone is worried about us now. And the longer we delay, the worse the weather will get. Come up first, okay?"

"...I am sorry for my impoliteness."

"Well!"

The moment Beichen Meiyi lay on Jiang Ming's back, her plump and proud breasts were still pressed against Jiang Ming's back even through the thick ski suit. She even accidentally forgot that it was an emergency and couldn't help but make shy sounds.

"What's wrong? Is it heavy?"

"No...nothing, nothing."

After Jiang Ming's vague answer, Yulandel and Her Majesty the Queen seemed to realize the reason and narrowed their eyes in contempt but said nothing. Perhaps it was because the current situation was indeed very bad.

Jiang Ming exerted force on his feet, carried Beichen Meiyi on his back, and easily left the small canyon with Youlandel and the Queen. The cable car was unusable, so they walked towards the villa.

Because of the earthquake and avalanche, and the fact that it took a while to take the cable car to reach the ski route, they didn't know where they were currently, but as long as they followed the direction of the villa, they would probably be able to return to where they were just now.

However, the problem lies with the weather. During the period when Jiang Ming and others were chasing Beichen Meiyi down the mountain, the snow fell heavier and the wind became stronger, turning into a blizzard.

But this is not a problem for the trained Yulandel. She will probably be able to return to the villa safely soon, right?

Um...nothing happened.

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"Hmm...Brother, why are they so slow?"

Xilin, who had returned to the villa earlier, looked out the window at the gradually worsening weather, her expression tinged with uneasiness.

This is no wonder. After all, the weather outside the window is so bad that a snowstorm has occurred, but Jiang Ming and the others have not returned yet.

"The ski practice area is not far from here, I think they should be fine..."

Cecilia sat next to Celine and comforted her.

But at this moment, the sound of a door opening was heard from the entrance of the villa.

"Is it brother?"

Xilin jumped off the sofa and ran to the entrance, followed by Yuexia, Bella and Lin, followed by Mei and Yaezakura.

What we saw was Anna with a thick layer of snow covering her head and shoulders. There was no one else behind her. Even her breathing was a little rapid, and her already fair cheeks looked even paler in this cold environment.

Anna spoke loudly in panic without even having time to shake off the snow on her body.

"Oh no! Jiang Ming and the others——"

Anna briefly explained the situation, and everyone's eyes widened after listening.

"You, what did you say! Jiang Ming and the others are still in the snowy mountains! There were earthquakes and avalanches!?"

"how so......"

Because the blizzard was so fierce, they could hear the cold wind even if they stayed in the house. The snow and the perspective blocked their vision. In addition, they were absolutely relaxed, so they did not notice the avalanche and earthquake at the first time.

"In short, we must form a search team now so that we can bring them back as quickly as possible."

"But...but, in this kind of weather, is there a way to search successfully...?"

"Don't worry, Yuexia, you just stay here with Xilin and the others. We will be able to bring Jiang Ming and the others back soon."

Speed ​​is of the essence. The Valkyries immediately determined the members for the search. Led by Rita and Theresa, Fu Hua, Himeko, Yae Sakura, Mei and Anna went to the rescue.

Yae Rin, Kiana, Bella, Xilin, Yuexia, Cheng Lixue, Siegfried, Cecilia, Raiden Ryoma, Raiden Sae, Alexi and Alexandra stayed in the villa and waited.

Although Xilin also clamored to go, Jizi refused with the reason, "If Jiang Ming saw you still outside at this time, he would be very angry, right?"

"That being said..."

After the search team left, Siegfried suddenly spoke in this somewhat depressing atmosphere.

"Does Jiang Ming really need us to rescue him? This is Jiang Ming..."

"..."

Everyone was silent.

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