Trapped Inside the Beta Test World for 1000 Years-Chapter 67

When Xia Ya and Skadi started chatting, the onlookers nearby—
"Uncle, uncle, is there a way to make an elf follow me forever?"
Andrew shook his head with a smile.
"Uncle, uncle, you've been in Allendale for so long, have you ever summoned an elf?"
Andrew nodded, his smile a bit awkward.
"Uncle, uncle, have you ever summoned an elf as powerful as Miss Skadi?"
Andrew's smile gradually faded.
"Uncle, uncle, is the elf I summoned powerful?"
Andrew's face began to darken.
"Uncle, uncle—"
At this moment, Skadi and Xia Ya started fighting.
"Why is Xia Ya fighting with an elf?"
Apulu Pie looked bewildered. She turned around, and both Lef and Yveline looked just as confused as she was.
Three faces full of confusion.
Only Andrew stood up abruptly, then, like a primitive man who had never seen a thunderstorm, suddenly witnessing a sky full of lightning, he fearfully knelt on the ground, trembling and muttering words like "divine forgiveness."
The female rogue looked at the other two guards, who were no better off than Andrew.
The three of them knelt together.
When everything settled, and Xia Ya was threatening Skadi with a sword, Apulu Pie tugged at Andrew's clothes to make him take a look at what was happening.
"God, what is he doing? He, he..."
The merchant's eyes widened suddenly, then he fainted, falling softly to the ground.
Meanwhile, in the arena—
Xia Ya threatened Skadi for about a second, then lowered his sword and took out a bandage to start dressing his wounds.
After the sharp object pressing against her crystal core disappeared, the fairy turned around, her crimson eyes showing a hint of curiosity. The other party was just a tiny existence, yet he had surprised her twice—first by blocking a meticulously prepared attack and redirecting it elsewhere, then by accurately finding her weakness.
And now, he suddenly gave up his huge advantage.
Did he see through the fact that the projection's energy was exhausted and she was at her wit's end? How interesting.
"Human, lift your head and look at me."
"I'm busy, no time."
"Hehe, tiny existence, I'm merely curious about you. Don't stubbornly think I'm indulging or spoiling you."
Xia Ya bit the bandage and looked up, mumbling, "So, your curiosity means shooting my head off with a 'light cavalry phalanx'?" He rolled his eyes.
"Human, you should believe that the gods will stop before you are shot to pieces."
"Yeah, right. I believe in the mercy of the gods, but your mercy is saying 'Oops, couldn't stop in time' after I'm dead. Sorry, the me who believed in you is dead; the one who survived refuses to believe."
Skadi listened in a daze, then chuckled softly. It seemed like something she would indeed do...
An interesting human.
At this point, Xia Ya finished bandaging and smiled at Skadi, "Anyway, thank you for taking care of that beast for me, and... please tell Elsa that the ring she can't find is hidden in Snowball's stomach. Consider this information as my apology for any slight offense... Please remember my name: Xia Ya."
Xia Ya bowed elegantly, and Skadi watched him curiously, then her figure gradually dissipated.
Only a light laugh lingered in the air.
"Hehe, interesting human, I've remembered you."
Once he confirmed she was really gone, Xia Ya let out a long breath.
"Damn, that scared me..."
He turned and waved to Apulu Pie, "Come on, let's loot the body!"
The female rogue rushed over, "Boss, boss, where's my SSR? Where's my single-draw young lady? Why is she gone! Wasn't it supposed to last an hour?"
Xia Ya replied irritably, "Haven't you watched Ultraman? When the energy runs out, they return to Mars. She took out a bird for us, so she naturally left early."
"Hmph... You lied to me that elves have no attack methods... She's amazing!! I'll definitely summon her again next time!"
Apulu Pie reluctantly walked towards the body.
Elves indeed have no attack methods; it was Skadi herself who attacked just now...
Xia Ya took a deep breath.
Things were getting more and more complicated.
Although the queens of the Ice City throughout the ages would become heroic spirits, this was far from the Throne of Heroes in the Type-Moon universe. It merely poured their powerful lifetime strength into spirit bodies that retained some memories but had no personality, sealed in the Obergen Snow Mountain, radiating Cold Crystals containing elf projections.
The reason elves don't have any attack methods is precisely due to the lack of this dominant consciousness. The divine spells and runes taught to the Allendale people are obscure and difficult to understand, and the Ice Summoner's skills take the longest to chant, so passive memory is not enough to utilize those dormant powers.
It's like a hot water bottle; you can only use the heat it emits, but if you want it to produce hot water, you have to poke a hole in it or convince the water inside to burst out on its own.
The only exception is Skadi.
Because she is still alive, currently 2327 years old. This old fairy has terrible drinking habits, which she admitted herself after getting drunk, and immediately sobered up, embarrassed, and instantly killed Xia Ya with an ice spike...
But even so, a projection is still just a projection; theoretically, there's no such thing as "a projection being taken over by its original owner." It's like someone leaving a handprint with dirty hands on a white wall; from thousands of miles away, they can't control the handprint to flip off someone standing in front of the wall...
But given that Xia Ya, the Unfortunate One, has never drawn an SSR in 177 lifetimes, he could only attribute this to the living old fairy being too powerful.
However, this also shows how perverse the combination of the White Knight and Ice Summoner is... That strike just now exhausted the projection's entire power and, under Xia Ya's guidance, instantly killed the defenseless hawk. But in reality, that was only the strength of a level 20 or so combined profession.
"These two professions are really strong..."
Xia Ya pondered for a moment, then suddenly punched his palm.
"Never mind, I have to find a way to get one too. After all, my ultimate goal this time isn't to mess with Synlos in the lair..."
At this moment, someone else was on the move.
"Boss, look what I found!!"
The pesky seal was back on land, but this was a happy problem.
"Coming, coming..."
Xia Ya slowly approached.
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Allendale.
In a day in the Ice City, there are only 6 hours when sunlight is visible; the rest of the time, the sky is covered in unchanging darkness.
But the Ice City is never shrouded in darkness, and few magical street lamps are lit. Because the colorful aurora seems like a curtain from the sky, gently unfolding, falling on the Obergen Snow Mountain. The light is refracted by the millennia-old ice and snow, illuminating every corner of the city.
At the highest point of the Ice Palace, Queen Elsa lay on the terrace, gazing at the junction of the sky and sea in the far north. Her pale golden braid hung down to her waist, and her emerald eyes reflected a faint line and the dragons flying around it.
The girl frowned deeply, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a strand of purple aurora descended from the sky, gently drifting towards the terrace, and the light condensed into a figure beside Elsa.
Seeing who it was, Elsa joyfully threw herself into her arms.
"Godmother, why are you here?"
"I came to see Elsa, and also... did you lose this?"
Skadi opened her hand, revealing a ring in her palm.
Elsa was momentarily stunned, then picked up the ring and examined it carefully several times before incredulously saying, "Godmother, how did you know... and why was it with you?"
Skadi tilted her head, seemingly more puzzled than Elsa.
"Do you know a young man, no, that seems impossible... ah, what a strange thing..."
Tapping her forehead a few times, Skadi temporarily put the matter aside and turned to look at the sky Elsa had been watching.
"Did you observe anything?"
Elsa shook her head, her gaze shifting to the icy sea outside the terrace. The aurora illuminated the distant horizon, and the sky seemed to be swallowed by the dark sea.
"Very... very strange, godmother. The positions of the stars haven't changed for a week. My prayers to the gods feel like sugar thrown into the sea..." The girl's eyes showed concern. "I feel like we're no longer at the center of the world, but rather... pushed into a corner."
"Perhaps we're just blocked by something, child. The Obergen Snow Mountain is also blocked by a force in two directions, like two walls."
Skadi gently stroked Elsa's hair, letting the girl lean into her embrace.
"Don't worry, the gods won't abandon us."