Villain's Valor: A Noble Fantasy Resurrection-Chapter 300: Guardian of the Ice

"This place is quite cold," Charlotte mentioned, immediately moving closer to me. I can’t blame her. Looking around, there was thick snow falling everywhere, accumulating into miniature mountains. You also had to be mindful of where you stepped; at any moment, the snow could swallow you completely, burying you alive. It’s not a big problem, it’s easy to solve, but it can give you quite a scare in the moment...

Looking at the huge hole just to my left, Persephone, Estefany, Matías, Charlotte, and I remained silent... the hole almost had the shape of a human... we waited patiently...

It was about 7 meters deep, and from above, nothing could be seen; it was dark. Looking in silence, I saw Angela with her disheveled hair, smiling sweetly. She was smiling, looking like a beautiful flower... her hair and clothes were covered in snow... she was breathing calmly and deeply... I assumed she was trying to maintain her composure, as her cheeks turned red...

"Pff," Estefany immediately covered her mouth... we all looked at her... she quickly covered her face with her hands... "I’m sorry..." She was making a great effort not to burst out laughing. Sighing, I could understand her; Angela was just talking about how beautiful the place was when suddenly she let out a scream of surprise... leading us to the situation we were in right now.

Angela brushed the snow off her body and, with a jump, got out of the hole... she looked at us intently, and we all turned our faces away, trying to hold back our laughter. She looked at me... forcing a smile, I asked her: "Are you okay?"

She stayed silent and pursed her lips: "Perfectly, did something happen?" she asked innocently...

I see, she’s trying to act like nothing happened... her gaze became much more intense; she wanted me to play along: "No, nothing at all, I was just asking. You know, it’s very cold in this place," I quickly responded.

Angela nodded, and her smile reappeared on her face: "No, I’m perfectly fine, you don’t need to worry." With those words, she continued walking in silence... Discover stories with novelbuddy

We looked at each other and nodded silently as well. We should give the poor girl some face... as we started to walk, Angela let out another sharp scream of surprise.

We were petrified on the spot... Angela’s body disappeared again. We walked a bit faster and saw that where Angela had been standing, there was another snow hole... she had fallen again...

"Hahaha," Estefany couldn’t hold it in anymore and started laughing...

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"It would be advisable not to stray too far from the main path. I’m serious, you don’t want to get lost in this extremely cold place," Professor Catalina gave orders from the front. Silently observing, it would be much more believable if she wore more clothing... right now she only had a shirt and white pants... that was all she was wearing. The cold in this place had dropped several degrees below zero, but it didn’t seem to bother her... in fact, she seemed comfortable, and looking at Daniela, she was almost the same.

I, on the other hand, couldn’t wear any more coats on my body; this place is damn cold.

The snowstorm only intensified, falling mercilessly from the sky onto these lands.

"We’re almost there," Professor Athena’s voice reached all the students. She was just as unusual as Professor Catalina...

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At one point, it stopped snowing... the place became extremely quiet. The great snowstorms had completely disappeared. Just ahead of us was what seemed to be a frozen lake, extending over a large territory. On the sides, there were beautiful trees with white leaves, gently swaying...

"Right now, we are at Azule Lake," Catalina smiled, looking at the layers of pure ice. "This lake has been recorded to be frozen for over 200 years. It’s said to be the entrance to the guardian wolf’s home. We have just a few more hours of travel left. Don’t worry about the ice, believe me, even I can’t break it, so you can walk without fear. What I do recommend is to go carefully, it’s very slippery."

"This place is beautiful," looking along the path, there were some peaks rising majestically towards the sky.

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The icy path extended no further, reaching its end. In front of us was nothing but a huge cave inside a great mountain, which actually seemed to be a mountain of ice. This place exuded a dreadful and deadly aura, even making it hard to breathe. Some students had pale faces and were struggling to breathe...

Some plants I had never seen before decorated the crystal ice cave. The mana of the ice affinity was extremely potent in this place. Daniela’s eyes were shining as she looked around excitedly; she could make great progress in this place, after all, she was in her element.

Professor Catalina was also excited. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth.

"Ice Guardian!!" Her voice was powerful, she shouted at the top of her lungs, leaving everyone stunned in their place...

The crystal cave trembled violently, almost as if it were about to collapse at any moment...

Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!

We heard great footsteps coming from the cave. At the same time, the cold air spread everywhere, making it much colder than before. The aura emanating from the cave became more dangerous than ever. Everyone held their breath; it literally felt as if death was right in front of us. Among the shadows of the cave, a huge figure appeared...

From it, we could see... its eyes were white, its hair was white, it was over 10 meters tall... with two ears on its head, its hair was so white that it even seemed to shine, gently moving with the breeze. An enormous white wolf with three beautiful tails that moved casually made its presence known... the terrible pressure disappeared, allowing us to breathe easily. Its beautiful white eyes looked at us with curiosity until they landed on Athena and Catalina...

"You’re back," its voice was feminine, pleasant, and sweet to us, like a mother waiting for her child’s return. Something like that was its beautiful voice...