20: Sky Ice Spider, a transcendent existence! !

The ability awakened by both Lionesses was [Ice Claws].

It wasn't a particularly outstanding ability, as attaching Ice-Type Spiritual Energy to one's claws could produce a similar effect.

The ability the Little Black Panther, Luna, awakened was [Ice Wings].

It allowed her to manifest a pair of wings using Ice-Type Spiritual Energy, gaining the power of flight.

Unfortunately, the ice energy within the little one's body was pitifully low; the manifested frost wings could only last for less than 5 seconds.

The flight distance was roughly... about 20 meters.

And it was the kind of flight that stayed close to the ground.

Because if she flew too high, she might run out of spiritual energy and fall to her death... Even so, this ability made Chen Mo somewhat envious.

Flight provided a much broader field of vision, which was of immense help for scouting, combat, and escaping.

As for the issue of lack of endurance, it would be easily resolved once the Ice-Type Spiritual Energy in her body increased.

"It would be great if the self-discipline challenge could roll a [Flying Lion] reward."

Chen Mo couldn't help but think.

While he was looking at the Little Black Panther Luna and daydreaming, Luna was also secretly observing her Lion King "father."

After Awakening, the little one's intelligence had naturally been enlightened.

She felt increasingly grateful to the Lion King and felt lucky for her past self.

If she hadn't met the Lion King back then, she would certainly be a pile of withered bones on the vast snowy plains by now.

The Lion King's helping hand and "adoption" caused Luna to silently regard the Lion King as her father in her heart.

She hoped that one day she would be able to repay the Lion King.

Unfortunately, she was still too weak right now.

Work hard, little panther!

Looking at the starry sky, the Little Black Panther thought silently to herself.

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Seventh day of [Roaring Lion].

Early morning.

Ice Lion Territory.

"Roar!"

Chen Mo roared loudly early in the morning, beginning the final day of the self-discipline challenge.

The whole day's work depends on a good start in the morning.

The Frost Lion Pride had grown accustomed to the new Lion King's "abnormal" behavior; just like the previous Lionesses, several imitators had even appeared.

At the same time.

On the grasslands about 40 kilometers away from the pride, four military vehicles and an off-road truck were driving rapidly across the snow-covered plains.

Each off-road vehicle was filled with soldiers armed with live ammunition; they had dark skin and wore uniform deep green military fatigues.

This was a unit from the Tanzania military.

In the back of the off-road truck, besides the soldiers, there were two huge iron cages. In one of them, a white rat the size of a house cat was curled up.

It was clearly also an Extraordinary Creature, but at the moment, it was in a coma after being injected with a large amount of anesthetic.

In the lead car.

"Officer, we are about to enter the inner snowfields of the Great Snow Mountain."

A thin, dark young soldier in the passenger seat fiddled with a drone controller while reporting to the officer in the back seat.

"The wind and snow ahead are too heavy, and the drone's detection range is severely affected. Currently, it can only detect up to 250 meters ahead; we shouldn't drive too fast."

"Old Wang, drive a bit slower."

Hearing this, a slightly chubby, balding officer in the back row spoke to the driver.

He was the highest-ranking officer of this squad.

It was worth mentioning that the language they used for conversation was chinese.

Because their military instructor was from East Xia, they not only used East Xia language for communication, but everyone even had their own East Xia name.

Soon, the off-road vehicle hit the snow mountain and drove directly into its interior.

These continuous snow mountains were actually illusory existences, like a mirage.

"Officer, the snow mountain above us won't suddenly collapse on us, will it?"

The young soldier operating the drone asked with some concern.

"Don't worry. According to the experience of other countries, it will be a long time before the Great Snow Mountain officially completes its Descent. Don't think too much; our mission this time is to capture as many Extraordinary Creatures as possible."

The Fat Officer in the back row offered a word of comfort, then began skillfully painting a bright future for everyone over the walkie-talkie:

"Soldiers! Perk up! Colonel Karam said that as long as we capture one Extraordinary Creature, everyone will receive a reward of 5 million shillings (about 13,540 RMB)! Besides, I will report any soldiers who perform exceptionally in this operation to the superiors; a promotion is not just a dream!"

Hearing this, the soldiers' eyes couldn't help but burn with excitement.

"Roar—"

At that moment, a faint sound of a lion's roar suddenly reached the Fat Officer's ears.

Because the distance was too great and combined with the sound of the car engine, the roar seemed very faint.

"Old Wang, Sangi, did you hear that?"

The Fat Officer quickly asked the driver and the young soldier.

"I heard it, Officer!"

"It sounded like a lion's roar!"

"Quick! Drive in that direction!"

A joyful expression appeared on the Fat Officer's previously plain face.

They had already entered the interior of the Great Snow Mountain; nine times out of ten, any creature appearing here would be an Extraordinary Creature!

As this hunting squad moved rapidly toward Chen Mo, Chen Mo naturally spotted this human unit thanks to his extraordinary vision.

"Black brothers!? So there's a high probability I'm still on Earth?"

This was the first time Chen Mo had seen humans since his Rebirth.

Seeing the fully armed soldiers, he thought for a moment and prepared to slip away first.

His physical body couldn't completely withstand bullets yet. Although with his current speed, it would be difficult for firearms to aim at him.

However, after a round of concentrated fire, he would likely be crippled if not dead!

But if he just ran away now, the pride would very likely encounter this unit of black brothers.

Even though the chances of winning a direct clash with humans were high, Chen Mo didn't want the pride he had just started developing to be consumed in such a meaningless battle.

After some thought, Chen Mo decided to lure these humans away alone.

In any case, his current speed was very fast; he could maintain a speed of 150 km/h for a long time. These off-road vehicles couldn't catch him at all.

He'd treat it as a morning run and continue the [Roaring Lion] self-discipline while he was at it!

"Roar!"

Chen Mo told the pride not to move from the territory and ran out himself.

"Roar!"

He roared as he ran toward the depths of the Great Snow Mountain.

He planned to lead this squad deep into the illusions of the Great Snow Mountain. There were many Extraordinary Creatures there; if he encountered one, he might even be able to hunt on the side.

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30 minutes later.

The convoy, which had been pursuing the sound of the lion's roar all the way, could still hear the roars ahead.

But they just couldn't catch up!

If it weren't for the lion paw prints in the snow, they would have thought they'd seen a ghost.

"Strange, this lion can really run!"

The Fat Officer muttered, but he grew increasingly excited.

This kind of stamina was further proof that this was no ordinary lion.

After running toward the depths of the Great Snow Mountain for half an hour, Chen Mo suddenly stopped.

Because he saw a giant beast 10 kilometers away.

It was an incredibly massive spider, its entire body crystal clear as if carved from crystal, shimmering under the reflection of the sunlight.

It was fully four stories high; even the current Chen Mo looked quite small standing before it.

[Sky Curtain Ice Spider]

[Rank: ???]

[comprehensive combat power: ???]