The Water Element managed to escape in time!

Through the rumbling thunderous sounds, snow mist obscured the canyon, and the accumulated snow filled it, blocking the river.

Aileen's first reaction was, "Dear, it feels like that mirror collapsed too!"

Chun's heart jumped, "Track it with full force!"

If there's a mirror at the summit and there wasn't an avalanche, if the Water Element directly ascends, it would likely be exposed to monitoring.

But if it collapses down and gets buried by snow, it won't be exposed. Besides, the mirror is on the summit; even if it falls and gets buried, it won't be buried deep, making it easy to handle.

Aileen remained vigilant, "It's sliding down, still sliding... stopped midway up the mountain, disappeared!"

Chun's heart jolted, "Is it buried?"

"Seems like it!"

"Good, remember that spot."

Just then, Mina spoke, "Master, I have 1 hour left in dragon transformation time!"

Ah!? One day of dragon transformation time... wait!

Chun realized the timing didn't match, "It seems... it's been more than a day?"

Mina replied, "It could be due to receiving the Curse Power from the Dragon Mother, which extended it a bit."

Uh, well. Anyway, Mina has two Dragon Transformation Soul Artifacts; let's see if the other one can be used after the time expires.

Finally, the aftershocks of the avalanche calmed down.

Chun got motivated, "Mei, go on!"

The Water Element turned back.

Chun suddenly discovered a wonder; the Water Element, with a body size nearly three stories high, could stand on the water surface, and now it could also stand on the snow, leaving a track that's merely a shallow snow groove.

Ordinarily, something three stories tall crashing onto snow should create a big pit, right? So, is this unique to snow and water?

Chun then asked Mei, "What would happen if the Water Element traveled across a desert?"

Mei laughed, "Spice Island has beaches, doesn't it? It's about the same."

Chun was amazed, "Why is it like that?"

Mei was perplexed, "Because that's just how it is!"

Uh, well, it's a bit off to delve into game mechanics in a fantasy game...

The Water Element snaked its way to the spot where the target disappeared halfway up the mountain, finding a snow pit there that emitted heat!

Aileen was shocked, "I... feel the opponent is very strong!"

Chun was stunned, "Mei, stop! No, retreat some more; don't let it be seen!"

Mei was also surprised, "What's going on, why is there heat coming out...?"

Chun pondered, "Perhaps the mirror's size and weight are substantial, and when it slides down, it got deeply embedded in the snow, but the mirror has energy to melt the snow."

After all, the mirror placed on a snowy summit must have enough weight to stay steady, otherwise, the wind would topple it. Up high, the chill constantly leads to ice formation, so it must have a snow removal function—probably laser snow removal.

Mei laughed, "Then let's roll a snowball in there and see how long it takes to melt!"

Alright, even Aileen feels this Mirror Demon is strong; unless its energy is drained somewhat, Aileen can't handle it.

So Mei rolled a snowball outside; must say, quite playful!

She then pushed it in from afar, causing a splash with a pthud sound.

But soon, the snow pit collapsed and melted, starting to emit steam again.

Continue with snowballs!

Half an hour, nearly ten times in repetition! Each time, the snowballs melted slower than the last.

Chun's confidence surged while feeling puzzled, "Aileen, are you sensing any power support from the back?"

Aileen was quite surprised, "No, not at all!"

Chun wondered, "We're consistently throwing snowballs; the backside must realize it's intentional sabotage, right? Why won't they support it?"

Aileen was troubled, "I don't know, maybe it broke when it fell..."

Chun hurriedly asked, "What consequences would breaking it lead to?"

Aileen responded with frustration, "No idea, I haven't broken one!"

Uh... well. But Chun felt increasingly uneasy. Given that this is a major faction's beacon, after an accident, half an hour should surely prompt a reaction, perhaps a repair airship is already on its way?

Chun glanced at the dark night sky, "Mei, can you see the shadow of an airship above?"

"Can't see it."

In the end, it's a case of self-doubt, feeling the urge to retreat. But at this point...

Chun made a decisive decision to take a risk, "Aileen, how confident are we now?"

Aileen replied solemnly, "Uncertain, but the opponent is indeed weakened significantly."

Chun thought about it and saw a large chunk of ice not far away on the cliff, "Mei, let's try once more. This time no snowball; find a piece of ice and smash it down, then I'll act!"

Mei joyfully said, "Watch me!"

One must admit, the Water Element truly is an expert in ice and snow, easily breaking the large ice chunk free, then smoothly pushed it towards the hole...

Chun was also ready for Out-of-Body preparation, "Mina, get ready—"

"Okay, Master!"

Mina exhaled a black mist to envelop both herself and Chun.

Chun also deployed the Illusion Realm technique, wrapping a pink smoke around. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Aileen's mirror light flashed, adding another layer that merged with the night ice and snow over Chun.

Triple-layered disguise in place!

In the next moment, ice hit the hot water pit, first causing a splash, then a hard collision sound!

"Go!"

Mina dashed out, directly towards the water pit!

For that instant, Chun saw the mirror, not the usual flat mirror hung on a wall, nor Aileen's angular prism, but filled with nicks and pits... felt like a glass meteorite?

A flash from the mirror!

Chun's vision was filled with a burst of red light, the screen swayed—system prompt: Warning! Your Illusion Technique has been broken!

Holy Shit, it really saw through at a glance!

Simultaneously, Aileen took action, a shadow shot out enveloping the meteorite, the tug-of-war begins again!

Chun then realized Mina's disguise layer remained unbroken, finally easing with relief, that's the advantage of multiple disguise layers, and fortunately, its energy was drained earlier.

Now it was up to Aileen, but the situation evidently—

"Still depends on me!"

As soon as Mei spoke, a golden water ball descended, wrapping another layer around the Shadow Mirror, instantly suppressing the mirror's resistance!

Chun took a deep breath of relief, Mei truly excels; with the experience from the last battle, now it's even smoother.

Mei laughed, "Weren't you worried that the airship would come? Let's just take it away directly!"

Chun exclaimed in delight, "We can take it?"

Mei laughed heartily, the Water Element reached out to pluck up this golden water ball, "Isn't this it!"

Ah! Holy Shit! Alright then!

This place isn't suitable for staying, so quickly grab and flee, but Chun had a precedent of taking things from Spice Island, so the cleanup work must be done well.

"Mei, can you erase all traces of our activity?"

Mei laughed, "Easy, watch my Tidal Power!!"

In the next moment, the snow slope surged again, causing the snow to avalanche down halfway up the mountain, instantly concealing the traces!