"'Go back'? You mean you can remember where you came from?"
Xia Yibing's question stumped Esther.
There was almost no light under the polar night sky. She herself had no idea how long she had been walking in the pitch-dark forest. How could she still tell the direction and remember where she came from?
"It's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that this is too difficult."
Heidi said so too.
"The snow has not stopped, which means your footprints will be covered by snow. You know how difficult it is to find someone in the dark. I suggest you pray for them more."
As soon as she said the prayer, Esther began to cry.
Fortunately, the tent has not been packed up yet, otherwise if she dared to cry outside, her tears would freeze immediately.
"It's all my fault..." Her voice was filled with regret and self-blame, "I should have taken them with me... Then you would have found four people..."
What's the point of saying this now?
Xia Yibing hated it most when women cried. She compared Esther with the girl and once again felt that Hitzfeld was so perfect.
He does not have these squeamish faults, but is resolute and strong.
I like you more and more!
"So, can you provide some clues?"
Hitzfeld said suddenly.
"You just said you wanted to save people, but there's nothing we can do if we don't know where they are. Maybe you can provide some detailed information, such as where they ran to in the end, and the ice hole that Robbo fell into... How long did it take you to escape from there to here?"
By estimating Esther's walking speed, perhaps they could figure out where they were separated, but unfortunately Esther was so cold that she fainted and she didn't remember any of this.
Hitzfeld was about to say that there was nothing we could do, but the girl’s eyes immediately widened.
"I remembered!"
"Robo seems to be... he said he was going to the Depp-Valtina Ice Lake!"
"He said he had the most important research there! If he were still alive he would definitely go there!"
Does this mean that we should go to the ice lake as well?
The three of them looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
Under normal circumstances, no one would spoil this child, but who could blame them for coming here to investigate the ice lake?
We have come this far. As long as we have ensured our own safety and can survive self-sufficiency on the ice field, there is absolutely no reason to go back. We must get to the bottom of this.
"Can you walk?" Xia Yibing asked.
"Yes!" Esther nodded vigorously.
Xia Yibing knew that she was just trying to be stubborn, so she didn't expose her. She packed up the tent and stuffed it back into the big backpack, and asked Esther to carry these things.
She wanted to teach the girl a lesson so that she wouldn't always try to be so stubborn.
Unexpectedly, Esther managed to survive.
She was still struggling at first... no, it was very strenuous. But gradually, her steps became more and more steady, as if she had passed some kind of physical limit - similar to the "wall" that one crosses in long-distance running, and her spirit and complexion became better and better.
"She definitely has a big secret..."
Xia Yibing leaned close to Hitzfeld and whispered.
"I've never seen such a weird person. She didn't die from the freezing cold at minus 30 degrees Celsius, but only had a fever. After the fever was over, she was alive and kicking... How much did she eat?"
Xia Yibing believes that what happened to Esther Murphy violated multiple scientific laws at the same time.
"As long as it has nothing to do with our case, leave it alone."
Hitzfeld said to her.
"That won't do. I'm the head of the Security Bureau. Do you think everyone in the Security Bureau is a good person? We have to bring every hidden danger under control."
Xia Yibing had her own understanding of this. Hitzfeld thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he ignored her.
Because Hitzfeld was also very curious about what was going on with Esther.
She had a feeling that Rob knew the truth about this matter.
The road is not easy to walk on in the dark snow.
Even in the woods, with something to block the wind, the howling of the wind was terrifying. They could only keep their flashlights on to illuminate the road and tie ropes around each other's waists to prevent anyone from stepping on air and falling into a hole.
In order to liven up the atmosphere, Xia Yibing made a joke, saying that they were lucky as they had not encountered any beasts so far.
Then, less than a minute after he finished speaking, a group of polar bears appeared in front of him.
"I think you are more suitable to replace Geyeso, Sheriff Imaar."
Heidi said sarcastically.
Xia Yibing's face darkened and she was unable to refute.
Then we can only fight back.
They are just a group of wild beasts, not monsters. Even if they mutate, they are likely to mutate into wolves. What is she afraid of?
At worst, just cut them all down!
However, the situation did not develop into a fight, and the reason was unexpected by no one - it was Lily.
Lily stepped forward and scared off the bears.
They actually took a detour willingly.
"..."
Speechless, Hitzfeld analyzed that it was probably a coincidence caused by the confusion of the curse.
The polar bear pack must have really confused the wolf pack's memory, so they started to act in groups.
In their eyes, they should look like Arctic wolves, but they are not - this makes them extremely irritable and their aggression increases greatly.
And Lily - its majestic appearance sometimes makes people feel that it is a snow wolf king.
When the polar bears saw Lily, it was like seeing the most beautiful and majestic image of their own kind in their memories and ideas, so of course they didn't dare to go up.
Hitzfeld even suspected that if Lily was released to get close to them, they would submit to her without hesitation and really protect her as the "Wolf King".
"I didn't expect you to have this ability?"
Xia Yibing stroked the big dog's fur hard.
"Ow!"
Lily twisted happily in her hands, her tail wagging like a little windmill.
Ignoring these episodes, they continued to move forward carefully.
More than an hour later, Heidi, who was in the front, suddenly stopped.
"Traces of human activity."
she says.
"There are footprints on the ground."
The others used flashlights to search and indeed saw some footprints that had not been covered by the wind and snow.
But what's strange is that these footprints are bare feet.
Where are the shoes?
Who would walk barefoot in such an environment?
"Robo!!"
Suddenly, Esther called out in surprise.
They looked up and shone the light over there, and saw a naked man standing 5 meters away, leaning against a black pine tree and staring at them quietly.
When did he come?
Is he a ghost?
She was slightly frightened, but the next moment, Xia Yibing's pupils suddenly contracted.
She saw Robbo's toes.
His second toe is actually flat.
Chapter 37: Ice Lake Warrior (Two in One)
"Robo!"
Esther saw the man's face full of ecstasy, shouting his name, and stumbling forward with a backpack that was relatively large for her.
But she was stopped after running only three meters.
It’s Xia Yibing.
The woman's gloved left hand was tightly grasping a rope, one end of which was wrapped around her waist and the other end was wrapped around Esther's waist.
“Don’t go!” Esther turned around and heard a shout from under the woman’s mask: “He’s not Robbo!”
Who else could it be if not Rob?
Esther stood there blankly, turning to look at the naked man, then turning to look at her companions behind her. She felt that everything in reality was beginning to become unrecognizable to her.
"Robo Murphy can't run around here naked." Heidi walked forward silently and held Esther's thin shoulders. "I understand you, but don't ignore common sense."
is that true?
Esther's eyelashes fluttered as she turned to stare at the man again.
The strong light of the flashlight kept shining on him without changing. Except for his waist down which was hidden in the shadow and could not be seen clearly, it was certain that he was naked.
Esther had to admit that their warnings were justified, because Robbo was not her. Even someone who was not afraid of the cold like her could not take off all her clothes and move around in an environment of minus 40 degrees Celsius. He really shouldn't be Robbo...but why did he look exactly like Robbo?
"I forgot to tell you that the reason why we, the group of people who came to rescue you, were separated and only a few of us were left was because we encountered some incredible mutation phenomena..."
I told the girl as briefly as possible about the confusing curse and mutation, and Esther became more and more terrified as she listened.
So, Robo's memory was inherited by something else?
That thing thought it was Robo, and its body kept mutating under the influence of the curse, and eventually it became Robo's appearance. Is that right?
She began to tremble violently. This was undoubtedly the worst news, not only because of the curse itself, but also because she didn't know whether Robb had been killed.
Although he is her stepfather, Rob usually acts coldly, but Esther knows very well that Rob cares about her very much in his heart. Perhaps only her mother can enjoy a higher status in that man's heart than herself.
Then how could she not worry about Robbo?
She had no father since she was a child and had never enjoyed fatherly love. Even though some people thought that Luo Bo's love was cold and deformed, she didn't want to lose it! She didn't want to lose her father again!
"No matter what you have become, if you have truly accepted Rob Murphy's memories, then you should be able to understand what we are saying!"
Holding the long Xia straight knife through the gloves, Xia Yibing untied the rope around her waist, walked forward alone, and tried to communicate with the strange man in Robo's appearance.
She was still very cautious, because she had learned from the experience of the "half-body giant". She stopped four meters away from the other party and shouted loudly: "Kneel down!"
"I want to make sure you're no threat!"
The naked weirdo hadn't moved until now.
The weirdness of his appearance, his very existence was weird, and it was even weirder that he remained still during their conversation. To be honest, this kind of silence was really creepy.
And at this moment, he finally moved.
He did not kneel down as the woman asked. Instead, he took a step forward, somewhat stiffly, towards them.
"stop!"
Xia Yibing raised the knife and pointed it at him, "I know you can understand! Stop!!!!"
Maybe the threat really worked, the weirdo's forward figure suddenly paused, and then he knelt down little by little in a mechanical posture, his upper body still standing upright and motionless.
What's going on with this guy?
Not to mention that Xia Yibing was completely confused, Hitzfeld and his group behind her were also confused and had no idea what this strange guy was thinking.
It looks a bit stupid... Is this thing really sane?
He did kneel down, which was enough to prove that he understood what we said. But he did not obey the order immediately. Was it because the threat he had given him was not enough, or was he slow to process information?
