Master Bai! This Celestial Fox Spirit Is Asking For Divorce
Chapter 144: Episode 12.11 Trouble In The White Hills

Chapter 144: Episode 12.11 Trouble In The White Hills

Taiyuan Ice Dungeon has two zones unofficially named by the hunters who entered. First was the Hunting Ground, which covered most of the snowy dungeon. This zone stretches from the dungeon’s entrance, the vast snowy plains around it, to the pine forest and small ice hills.

It was called the Hunting Ground, not because of the fact this is the place where hunters hunt and slay dungeon monsters. Instead, this is the place where Yetis hunts for their food.

The sparse pine forest is the home of critters that make up the diet of these furry giants.

The second zone is the settlement of the Yetis. It is located in the north-central part of the dungeon and is characterized by the clump of snowy hills. These bumps are actually the home created by the Yetis.

They are a slightly unrefined and humongous version of an igloo.

Hunters typically avoid venturing into that deep part of the dungeon because of the dangerous consequences of disturbing the territorial yetis.

However, today was different from the usual days.

Qin Mian was treading the trail that’s commonly avoided by hunters with his nimble feet. His cute brown fox ears were twitching each time he heard any sound of movement near him. There’s no room for error in this fan-mandated quest, or he would be a dead body.

Behind him was his friend Shaoran, following closely with his ninja-like movements. The camera never left the back of the alpha male so that the viewers could see the brown bushy fox tail swinging in the swift and powerful movement of the handsome alpha male.

A great fraction of fans are sticking with him because of these moments.

Qin Mian himself couldn’t understand it. But it seems like people really have a penchant for good-looking fellows with animal ears and tails.

So far, not much has happened during their trip. All they met were small critters here and there in the woods, and once he was out of the shades of pine trees, what greeted him was a white expanse of white snow.

It was a relatively safe and uneventful— much to Qin Mian’s liking. However, he couldn’t deny that something inside him told him to make a U-turn and return to where he came from.

That thought lingered in his mind until they reached the boundary of the two zones. Before he knew it, he got the point of no return.

[Waaaah! This is the first time I felt excitement watching a live broadcast! Kudos to you, Daddy Mian!]

"Really? Me too! My palms and back are tingling now. Goodness! Will Shen Yuan manage to spot me when I’m this far from the other hunters?" Qin Mian laughed off his nervousness.

[Of course! He’s an S-Class awakener for a reason, you know!]

[You can also run back once you lure enough Yetis. That way, Shen Yuan will spot you quicker.]

Qin Mian’s smile turned stiff. So, in the end, he still needs to do it?

The handsome alpha streamer embraced his fate by this time, and with his light, nimble feet, he hopped towards the hills where Yetis lived.

"Is it just me, or the snow is getting thicker in this part?" Qin Mian asked in a whispering voice. Yetis don’t have extraordinary hearing but are particularly sharp regarding signs of other species’ life in their environment.

"No, it’s indeed getting thicker. Even with my lightness skill, I find it hard to walk on the snow."

[Waaah! Stay safe, the two of you!]

[What do you mean the two of you? It’s just Qin Mian who needs to be careful! Ever heard of the saying that cameramen are immortal and invisible?]

Qin Mian saw this, and he instantly burst into laughter— albeit in a controlled volume. "Brother, my fans say you’re unkillable like a cockroach."

"That’s bull—" Shaoran wanted to curse but stopped in the last second because he remembered that doing so would cause their channel to be flagged by the platform.

Instead, he made a part of his face peek at the camera, "What he said was false, right? No one calls me a cockroach in the chat, right?"

[NOO! Absolutely none!]

[Months of tuning in to Daddy Mian’s channel made me sense that Mr Cameraman is good-looking. The question is, is he alpha or beta.]

Shaoran was generally an introvert, but since he is an average human who feels flattered once praised, he suddenly felt energized. It’s close to the feeling of getting high.

"I will not clear any of your assumptions, but since I’m a good friend of your favorite host, I will flex my immortality as a cameraman and walk before him," Shaoran said and started to walk carefully towards the snowy hills.

"Hey! This as—" Qin Mian called his friend. His voice was too low to be considered a call.

He opted to pick up the pace to keep up with his friend because they can’t be lenient as long as they are literally a few steps from the monster’s turf.

He was only more than a couple of meters away from his friend when his fox ears caught a clicking sound below his friend’s feet. His heart immediately thundered as he felt a horrible feeling from it.

"Oh, shit! Run!" This time, he screamed.

Shaoran is also aware that something had gone terribly wrong when his feet pressed on something that was not the snow. In a split second, he used his superpowers to minimize his body’s weight and bolted towards his friend.

However, accidents are accidents for a reason. No matter how quick a person is to dodge it, its clutch is tighter than a deranged ex-lover. Accidents will follow the person desperately and passionately.

Boom!

A loud, resounding noise of explosion disturbed the initially quiet hills. The ground shook as if a giant awakened on the wrong side of the bed from a deep slumber. The snow was thrown everywhere, casting a mist-like effect hindering anyone’s sight.

"Fuck, bro! Are you okay?" Qin Mian asked his friend, who was now lying on top of him.

"Y-yeah?" Shaoran responded.

"Then, stand up! My thing is feeling your thing. It’s disgusting!" Qin Mian jokingly said.

With what happened, his nerves are still at their peak. How come there’s a landmine near the settlement of Yetis? Did the Hunter Association put it there ahead of time?

These questions danced around his head, but he immediately ruled it out. Explosives are not allowed inside the dungeon, so it doesn’t make sense if the H.A. will use them.

Then, is it another hunter who is far ahead of them, and they set up the trap? Qin Mian internally agreed with this one. This is the most plausible explanation for the trap.

However, he couldn’t wrap his head around the fact that someone was bold enough to bomb Yetis’ habitat! And he couldn’t think of how they managed to slip through in the strict inspection of the Hunter Association.

"Hey, Shaoran! What the hell? You’re not moving at all! Get off!" Qin Mian held onto his friend’s waist to shake his friend. He thought Shaoran must have dozed off because he flew through the explosion.

But when his hand touched his friend’s body, something warm and sticky was coating his hand.

"Holy shit! It’s blood!" He exclaimed in panic when he checked his hand to see what that fluid was.

Qin Mian frantically yet carefully pushed his friend so that he could sit up and inspect the injury.

It was terrible, that’s all he could say. Shaoran’s armor had multiple damages.

He ran his fingers into one of the slits and felt something cut through his skin.

"Sharpnels?!" Qin Mian gasped as he recognized the foreign things embedded in his friend’s back.

It wasn’t a metal pellet; instead, it was sharp metal shards that were highly lethal!

"Mian, t-the camera. C-can you get it? I think I dropped it somewhere. I can’t feel my b-back," Shaoran was practically whimpering.

"Idiot! Why would you still think of the damned camera?! You’re—" Qin Mian choked. He felt like his heart was right up his neck because of the panic, fear, and despair he was feeling at the same time.

He was wildly looking around to calm himself when his eyes coincidentally landed on his broken camera.

Now, he’s regretting all the decisions that he made that brought them to this damned place. They wouldn’t be in this situation if he had only listened to his gut instinct!

"We need to get the hell out of this place! Just hold on, Shaoran," Qin Mian mustered all his strength and guided his friend to cling to his back for a piggyback. His hands trembled so much that he almost dropped his friend several times.

"I’m sorry. Is that painful?"

"I-I can’t feel anything."

Qin Mian bit his lips and internally cursed, "Fuck!"

That’s terrible news! His friend needed immediate medical attention.

However, the ground started shaking again before he could move away from the dangerous area. But this time, it wasn’t due to an explosion.

Qin Mian would be calmer if another landmine exploded, but no, it’s another piece of bad news for him and his friend. However, this time, it’s terrible news of greater magnitude.

"Graaaaahh!"

"Graaaah!"

"Graaaah!"

It isn’t just one, two, or three Yeti’s that resurfaced due to the explosion. But instead, it’s a number far greater than that.

Qin Mian subconsciously gulped his saliva due to brewing tension. "Holy bitch, can I outrun these monsters? There are at least ten angry yetis!"

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