Bai Ye quickly got onto a snowmobile, opened the storage compartment, and soon found the snowmobile's key.
"Get on!"
Bai Ye called out to Jin Sha, then quickly started the snowmobile and sped forward.
Jin Sha sat behind Bai Ye and asked, "What about the people at the monitoring station?"
Bai Ye replied, "If they have a way to break invisibility, they can fight. Also, Predators are highly intelligent beings. If their invisibility is broken, they won't fight head-on when outnumbered; they'll choose to retreat. If they can't break the invisibility, then they're as good as dead."
Bai Ye spoke indifferently, because in the world battlefield, human lives were inherently cheap.
Bai Ye was more concerned about why a Predator was here.
According to Bai Ye's memory, Predators targeted Xenomorphs, so they should have entered the ruins. The ruins should be near the scientific expedition team's base, which was still some distance from this location. Therefore, there was no reason for a Predator to be here.
There was also the Ice Pillar Divine Thunder Gies, which Bai Ye didn't remember.
What was the connection between the two?
Bai Ye pondered as he drove the snowmobile, but at that moment...
Bai Ye looked ahead, and a faint human-shaped silhouette suddenly appeared in the air.
Bai Ye's heart suddenly sank, and he shouted, "Jump!"
The moment he spoke, Bai Ye lunged to the left, rolling rapidly on the ground.
Jin Sha's reaction was slightly slower, but she still managed to jump off the snowmobile in time.
The next instant, the snowmobile skidded, sliding forward. After about three to four meters...
Boom!
The snowmobile suddenly split in half, then exploded, erupting in flames.
Bai Ye propped himself up with one hand and looked up.
Had a Predator caught up?
No, a Predator on foot couldn't catch up to a snowmobile, so there was a second Predator.
On the other side, Jin Sha struggled to get up from the ground, took a red and white sphere from her waist, and threw it forward, saying, "Come out, Duoduo Bing!"
As the red and white sphere landed, white light bloomed, and then, from within the light, a summoned beast appeared.
Bai Ye glanced at it and exclaimed, "Ice cream cone?"
Jin Sha's summoned beast looked exactly like a large ice cream cone. Transparent ice formed the cone shape, topped with piled-up white snow shaped like ice cream scoops, with silvery frost swirling around it.
The most magical thing was that as Bai Ye looked, two round eyeballs suddenly appeared on the ice cream scoop, along with a long, narrow mouth.
It was indeed a summoned beast, a living creature, that just happened to look like an ice cream cone!
Jin Sha patted Duoduo Bing's body and said, "Yes, my summoned beast. It's very well-behaved."
"Whether it's strange or not isn't important..." Bai Ye's expression changed. "Run!"
Jin Sha was taken aback, then looked at the snowy ground ahead, noticing footprints appearing continuously.
In fact, the glacial environment wasn't very friendly to Predators' invisibility. Their cloaking suits had huge flaws in the glacial environment. Even if their bodies could be completely concealed, invisibility was not disappearance; it didn't make the Predator vanish. Therefore, when moving through the snow, footprints would inevitably be left behind, becoming a clear weakness.
Jin Sha was decisive. She didn't run as Bai Ye suggested because, looking at the speed at which footprints appeared, she knew she couldn't escape.
So, Jin Sha decisively waved her hand and commanded, "Duoduo Bing, use Ice Needles!"
Duoduo Bing, floating in the air, let out a strange cry, then suddenly spun its body. Ice-formed sharp spikes appeared and shot forward.
This move was used skillfully. The number of ice needles was considerable, indicating a wide-area attack. Duoduo Bing also used its rotation to expand the coverage of the ice needles.
Then...
Clang, clang, clang!
Clear ringing sounds echoed as the flying ice needles were continuously shattered.
However, based on where the ice needles shattered, the Predator's location could be more clearly determined.
Jin Sha immediately waved her hand again and gave another command, "Freeze Ray!"
Duoduo Bing swayed in the air, and large amounts of light gathered at the sharp corners of its head, quickly forming a light sphere.
Then...
Boom!
The light sphere suddenly shot forward, forming a beam that blasted forward. Immediately, a loud noise occurred, followed by the sound of freezing in the air, and then arcs of electricity constantly emerged.
"This is a master!"
Bai Ye looked at Jin Sha with surprise. Her summoned beast, Duoduo Bing, was clearly well-trained and quite powerful. This was completely different from what Bai Ye had imagined; Jin Sha looked too approachable, lacking any expert aura. Yet, her strength proved: appearances can be deceiving, and you can't judge a book by its cover. If you say this melon is ripe, then it is ripe.
Then...
After marveling at Jin Sha's displayed strength, Bai Ye immediately rejoiced.
When the Freeze Ray hit the Predator, it quickly froze frost onto the Predator's body, damaging its cloaking suit!
A humanoid, beast-faced creature, clad in dark gold metallic armor!
The Predator's figure was completely revealed!
"Then it's my turn to shine!"
Bai Ye was quite wary of an invisible Predator, but now that it was no longer invisible, Bai Ye wasn't afraid...
Let's go get him!
"Let me!" Bai Ye drew his Zanpakuto and said, "Roar, Senbonzakura!"
The Zanpakuto in Bai Ye's hand entered its Shikai state, emitting a glow and transforming into a broad sword with fine blades. Then...
With a strong thrust from Bai Ye, Senbonzakura separated section by section, like a whip, or like a long snake, extending forward and slashing towards the Predator.
The Predator turned its head and immediately raised its arm!
Clang!
Bai Ye's blade struck the Predator's wrist blade. The Senbonzakura was repelled, but with a quick flick of Bai Ye's wrist, Senbonzakura changed from a slash to a sweep, heading towards the Predator's waist.
The Predator in front of him wasn't very large. It stood about 1.85 meters tall, with a build similar to Bai Ye's. Among humans, that would be considered tall, but among Predators, it could only be described as petite.
However, a petite physique meant that this Predator was highly agile.
Facing the sweeping blade, the Predator didn't dodge immediately. Instead, it seized an opportunity, suddenly leaped up, and stomped its feet forcefully.
With a clang!
The blade was firmly stomped onto the ground by the Predator.
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