Chapter 162: Ice and Snow Trial There were originally more than a dozen barbarian tribes on the ice and snow tundra, but after thousands of years they finally merged into a union of cities although they were called tribes, but in fact they were cities, all the barbarians lived in a valley near the dragon's back mountain range in the ice and snow tundra, because of the large number of hot springs in the valley, the whole valley was foggy and warm like spring all year round, and this valley was also called by the barbarians - Winter Spring Valley.
Austin and his father Bob's ancestors followed the ancestors of Count Belloc after the establishment of Winterspring Valley, so from that time on, although the green-blooded barbarian warriors settled in the human inner realm, every time they reached adulthood and advanced, they would carry their battle axes on their backs, follow the memories of their ancestors, and go to Winterspring Valley through the death passage to be baptized by barbarian wizards.
Of course, as the most fierce human subspecies in the world, the baptism of the barbarian clan is also the most fierce and bloody in the world, most of the barbarians who have just grown up have the combat power equivalent to intermediate warriors, and at that time they have not even awakened their fighting spirit, just relying on the power of muscles, they need to hunt a fifth-order demonic beast on the ice and snow tundra to be recognized by the clan, from that time on, they really have all the power that a male barbarian has, They can vote for the chiefs of their tribes, and they can also officially leave the patronage of their parents and have the right to pursue female barbarians.
The barbarian warriors at this time were called junior barbarian warriors, and the barbarians naturally did not like complicated things, and they believed in solving all problems with the power of muscles, and if they couldn't solve it, then hack the person who had the problem to death with an axe, and then the problem was solved.
In terms of the division of force, barbarians are only divided into three orders, junior barbarian warriors, equivalent to human warriors who have not chosen a path below the great swordsman, and intermediate barbarian warriors are equivalent to human warriors who find their own path above the great swordsman, as for the title of senior warrior, it does not refer to the strength of combat effectiveness, senior barbarian warriors are called berserk warriors, they have the power to awaken the berserk bloodline in their own bodies, after launching the berserker, the strength of the berserker warrior will not only skyrocket several times, And their flesh does not feel tired and painful, and every berserker is a meat grinder on the battlefield.
And when the barbarian and the human meet to get the relevant knowledge of the fighting spirit, the barbarian's berserk has undergone a qualitative change, with the help of the fighting spirit, the time of weakness is greatly shortened, the duration of the berserk doubles, and the berserker will be more sober when fighting, can effectively distinguish between friend and foe, all of this combined to create the strongest combat race among the human race, but also the strongest class on the battlefield before the advent of the gunpowder age.
The ritual of awakening the bloodline of modern barbarians is much safer than in the past, but it is still extremely dangerous in the eyes of ordinary humans who have not experienced the cruelty of the snow field, the success rate of this trial in the past is less than one percent, and the remaining losers are either dead or left disabled and can no longer participate in the battle, after three thousand years of continuous improvement, the success rate of the awakening trial is now increased to a full thirty percent by the barbarian wizards, and the mortality rate has also been reduced a lot, most of the unlucky ones who failed can at least save their lives, And if you have a friend who can make magic potions, congratulations, as long as you're not intimidated by the trial, you can do it again.
"Damn trial!
Uncle Austin doesn't want to do it again!
Austin cursed as he nibbled on the bloody raw meat.
Austin, dressed in only a pair of leather shorts, was sitting in a cave dug by a monster.
The former owner of this cave had been stoned to death by Austin with an ordinary bronze one-handed axe, bronze was too soft for Austin's strength, and the blade of the bronze one-handed axe could not even kill a chicken after a few slashes without paying attention to it, and now Austin could only use the only weapon he had in the trial as a hammer.
"Luckily, it's cold enough, otherwise these tattoos on my body would have to suppurate."
After forcing himself to swallow the raw meat, Austin began to study the tattoos on his body, and the steps of the Ice Trial were very simple, first you had to accept the Rage Totem given to you by the barbarian wizards, it was said that the tattoo dye mixed with a variety of mysterious materials would make it easier for you to activate the power in your bloodline, and then the wizards would throw you out of Winterspring Valley after the tattoo, and then throw you a bronze axe and a tattered map.
According to the location marked on the map, you need to start from the Winter Spring Valley and trek all the way to the northernmost snow-capped mountains of the ice and snow tundra, through 500 kilometers of cold wasteland full of wild beasts, and finally arrive alive to the altar left by the barbarian ancestors, if you successfully awaken the bloodline and become a berserker warrior on the way, then you will be recognized by the soul of the barbarian ancestors when you reach the altar, those tattoos will stay on you forever, and if you do not have the power to awaken, then the tattoos on your body will fade in a short time, Eventually, you'll have to roll back to Winterspring Valley.
This is the simple and cruel trial of the barbarian, Austin is now the third night after the trial began, he has only walked less than two hundred kilometers in three days, the cold and the beast that is not attacking has had a great impact on him, although there is the support of the strength of the fighting spirit, Austin is not as tired as those stunned young people who have just met the requirements to advance, but the continuous cold of minus 30 degrees is still constantly consuming his physical strength.
"Tomorrow is almost going to start changing directions, after coming to the Marañon River, we will go northeast, that ice field is said to have a lot of powerful ice beasts, if you are not careful, you may really hang up this time."
Austin looked at the tattered leather map and finally decided where he was going.
Then the barbarian began to pick up the skin of the monster he had killed before and knead and beat it violently, because of the weather, the skin that had just been peeled off was quickly frozen, Austin's violent beating and rubbing could make the blood stained on the animal skin turn into ice stubble and fall, after softening the animal skin, Austin was wrapped in fur and fell on the cold ground and began to sleep.
On the fourth day, Austin swam through the icy river that does not freeze all year round, and stepped on the snow field on the ice and snow tundra, this snow field is regarded as a forbidden area for life even by the tough barbarians, and the severe cold of minus ten degrees all year round makes Austin's progress even slower, and the monster fur hunted a few days ago played a great role at this time, and Austin wrapped himself like a brown bear with poor craftsmanship, which once again increased the difficulty of Austin's travel.
On the fifth day, Austin did not encounter a single demonic beast, but this is obviously not a good sign, Austin, who haunts the Warcraft Forest all year round, knows the habits of the Warcraft, and the character of the Warcraft below the eighth order is like a naughty and active child, for the strange creatures that appear in their territory, they will never let go of the opportunity to play with each other, and Austin walked a distance of forty kilometers all day without encountering a Warcraft, this abnormal phenomenon has only one possibility, That is, there is probably some kind of powerful demonic beast nearby.
On the sixth day, on the snowy field on a clear day, Austin was cautiously moving forward, as a high-level hunter, he knew very well that he might be passing through the territory of a powerful Warcraft Lord, and if he accidentally revealed his whereabouts, then it was likely that he would really be unlucky.
However, the strange thing is that until the afternoon of the sixth day, when dusk fell, Austin still did not encounter any demonic beasts.
"It's weird, could it be that the demonic beasts here have changed their temperament and started sleeping during the day?"
Austin muttered to himself as he began digging a snow cave for himself to rest in the night.
"Ah!!
h A majestic female scream came from afar, followed by a gust of wind like a shock wave.
"It's!"
Austin was so frightened that he plunged into the snow cave until he was lying on the snow wall and didn't hear any footsteps, so he poked his head out and looked around.
"Ah!!
h Another scream came, and Austin realized that it was several kilometers away from him, and it seemed that something was fighting.
The reason why Austin often provoked powerful Warcraft when he was in Warcraft Forest was because of his big personality and unnecessary curiosity, for the battle of powerful Warcraft, Austin had not used his brain to think, and his body had already made a decision for him.
Running quickly in the direction of the battle, Austin's mind kept appearing words like watching the excitement and picking up bargains, especially the woman-like cry made Austin extremely curious.
Ten minutes later, Austin finally came to the vicinity of the battle site, the battle was not over, in the afterglow of the setting sun, a woman ten meters tall and her body composed of ice and snow was blowing cold wind against a piece of ice like a small mountain.
There seemed to be a monster larger than the Ice Queen trapped in the ice, and the stout beast of the brave and crazy long bulldog was circling the Ice Queen from a distance like a wolf.
"Elemental creatures!
It's such a big one, this may be a king-level existence, let me see what it is that can fight this ice queen for so long.
Austin said as he lay in a snowdrift nearly a kilometer away, taking a closer look at the monster in the ice.
"Yellow carapace, huge knife feet, and missing a knife foot, ah!
This is the monster summoned by the Soul Eater last time!!
Austin exclaimed in a low voice.