If I could use one word to describe the moment Zhao Qian entered the lake, it would be cold.
This kind of cold was like an awl, drilling into his body from all directions, causing his body to shake violently instinctively, thereby generating more heat to resist the cold.
However, the lake water is too cold, so this method has almost no effect.
Moreover, he couldn't enter the lake slowly, and he didn't even have time to adapt. He had to make a decisive decision and plunge in headfirst.
The reason for this was not only time constraints, but also because the weather was too cold. If he hesitated, the lake would freeze again.
But fortunately, when he dived to the bottom of the lake, he was not so cold and even felt a little hot.
It wasn't that Zhao Qian was hallucinating, it was mainly because the air temperature outside was far below zero, while the temperature in the lake was above zero.
Such a comparison is equivalent to the temperature rising by many degrees at once, so naturally you don't feel cold.
Don't ask how Zhao Qian knew that the lake water was above zero. The question is that water below zero turned into ice.
"hiss!"
Zhao Qian took a deep breath and swam quickly in the direction of the fire lotus.
Even if he is not a good swimmer, with his current physical fitness, he can cover a distance of several hundred meters in less than a minute.
He hovered in the lake, looked at the fire lotus in front of him, and couldn't help but said: "It's so beautiful!"
If you just look at the appearance, the fire lotus is exactly the same as an ordinary lotus. The difference is that the fire lotus is dark red like magma from the root to the top.
Moreover, the dark red color on the fire lotus is not static, but is like life, constantly flowing and shining with the luster of jade.
Zhao Qian couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched it, and found that it not only looked like jade, but also felt like jade.
To describe it in one word, it is very smooth!
The most beautiful thing is the lotus in full bloom. It is so beautiful that Zhao Qian is speechless. There is no other flower on earth that can compare with this lotus.
However, the most important part of the fire lotus, the lotus pod, is ordinary.
"There must be more than ten lotus seeds here!"
Zhao Qian looked at the lotus seeds on the lotus pod, glanced at them briefly, and roughly judged the number of lotus seeds, "Don't leave any of them behind, just pack them all up and take them away."
In fact, if the Yanze tribe was not in a desert and there was no lake in the tribe, he would not only take away the lotus seeds, but also the entire fire lotus.
After all, fire lotus also grows in the wild and in the Yanze tribe.
It's just...what a pity!
Zhao Qian sighed, then reached out to pick the lotus pods.
But at this moment, just as his hand touched the fire lotus, he suddenly took his hand back.
Then he was shocked to find that the fire lotus was continuously releasing very high temperatures.
Although the fire lotus has been releasing high temperatures to prevent the cold air from completely freezing the lake surface, the temperature is about the same as ordinary people taking a bath.
However, now, the temperature released by the fire lotus suddenly increased, and the surrounding lake water seemed to be boiling, forcing Zhao Qian to retreat.
"What...what's going on?"
Zhao Qian dodged away at full speed and looked at Huolian with a puzzled face, "If I hadn't been a fifth-level Tanluo and mastered the characteristics of flames just now, I might have been burned."
"What's going on? Could it be that Fire Lotus feels threatened and is it defensive?"
Although this kind of thing seems magical, in fact there are many plants on the earth, and in order to prevent themselves from being eaten, they will also master some counterattack methods.
For example, cactus grows thorns, and the fruits of some plants are highly poisonous...
However, the fire lotus is a bit more advanced than the plants on earth. It can fight back at any time and protect itself, somewhat similar to pitcher plants.
Zhao Qian silently took out the dagger, stared at the fire lotus and said: "No matter why you do this, I will definitely take off your lotus pod today, even if it destroys you."
Saying that, Zhao Qian gritted his teeth and rushed forward, while at the same time slashing towards Lotus with the dagger in his hand.
He believed that no matter how hard the fire lotus was, it would be impossible to withstand his attack.
However……
The moment the dagger touched the fire lotus, the ground shook violently, and then it seemed like something huge was running on the ice.
"It's a swollen horse!"
Zhao Qian was just stunned for a moment, and then he knew that the bloated horse was coming back.
Moreover, from the fact that the swollen horse came back running, it is not difficult to see that the swollen horse must know that Huolian is in danger.
However, even in this case, Zhuangma was unwilling to hurt Huolian.
It was still dozens of meters away from the center of the lake. It raised its front half high and then smashed it hard towards the ice surface.
Kaka...
The huge force of the swollen horse directly caused the ice surface to begin to crack, making the sound of shattering glass.
"At most I can hold on for a while."
Zhao Qian quickly analyzed the bearing capacity of the ice surface, quickly looked at Fire Lotus, and slashed out the dagger without hesitation.
really……
Just as he guessed, the dagger easily split the fire lotus into two parts, and the part exposed above the water was separated from the main body.
Zhao Qian did not dare to hesitate at all. He grabbed the part of the lotus flower and with a sudden force on his feet, he jumped up from the water and onto the ice.
Perhaps because part of the fire lotus flower was removed, the fire lotus, which originally continuously released high temperatures, stopped releasing high temperatures.
Without the high temperature, the ice hole in the middle began to freeze at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, Zhao Qian no longer cared about this. He took the lotus and ran quickly towards the river bank.
The Wolf King said that he was no match for the bloated horse in the water, but on the shore, the bloated horse was no match for him.
Therefore, as long as he successfully lands ashore, even if the bloated horse chases him, he will not be afraid of the bloated horse.
"Roar!"
When Zhuang Ma saw the lotus in Zhao Qian's hand, he first let out a roar, and then his body began to flash red light, as if he was accumulating power.
wrong……
Zhao Qian felt it and found that the source of power in the swelling horse was getting more and more terrifying, and immediately understood that the swelling horse was accumulating power.
"No, it's too late."
Although Zhao Qian was running with all his strength, he could not run any faster on the ice, and the cold weather was also consuming his energy.
During this period, the swollen horse had gathered enough power, raised its front half high, and hit the ice with its front hooves.
In an instant, the ice began to crack as if countless bombs had been planted on it.
"Fuck, it's over."
Zhao Qian felt a lightness on the ice beneath his feet and immediately realized something was wrong.
However, he didn't even have time to react. The ice beneath his feet completely shattered, and he fell into the lake without any accident.