BXBX NOVEL Chapter 584 - Rescue In The Arctic
Chapter 584 - Rescue In The Arctic
"Ladies and gentlemen, as we start our descent, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position. Also, please make sure your seat belt is securely fastened, and all carry-on luggage is stowed underneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Thank you." The announcement from the flight attendant sounded along with the plane\'s descent from the height.
Elysia looked out the window while watching the plane slowly approach land until it finally landed on the runway at the airport. It was an air journey of about half a day, and she had just arrived in London.
\'Wow, it\'s only six o\'clock now. We only flew about seven hours? That\'s very long and this plane is very slow!\' Elena was somewhat surprised to see the clock displayed on the nearby monitor.
\'There is a time difference here. It\'s midnight in Japan now.\' Elysia heaved a subtle sigh.
\'But, hm, so twelve hours have passed? Time flies so fast when we are engrossed in designing the dream world, Master Elysia. However, I agree with Master Elena. The air engine was indeed slow. After all, it\'s only a journey of no more than ten thousand kilometers.\' Rhea was no longer in awe of Earth\'s man-made air machine.
\'Yeah, if we have air transportation from Vrelenia, disaster will happen because I can\'t keep using invisibility and barrier throughout the journey.\' Elysia once again looked at her wristwatch. She also felt that she had wasted too much time just traveling.
\'Ely, we\'re not that far from the North Pole now, right? How about we go straight there by flying at midnight. I\'m worried about our Vann and Sylvia. Over ten thousand EPs should be enough, I guess.\' Elena suggested in a worried tone.
\'Mm, looks like we need to do that. We can\'t wait another half day before arriving in Greenland. Vann still hasn\'t answered the telepathy I sent through our spirit connection. I\'m also getting worried...\' Elysia clasped her hands together.
"On behalf of the British Airways and the entire crew, I\'d like to thank you for joining us on this trip. We are looking forward to seeing you on board again in the near future. Have a nice day!" The flight attendant gave her the final announcement.
Elysia got off the plane with nothing but herself. She looked at the plane one more time before immediately leaving the airport.
She arrived in London on the fastest flight was thanks to Erina\'s help. That girl helped her a lot because of unknown reasons. Her visit to Japan was even highly anticipated by that girl.
Elysia started by looking for transportation information on the internet. She then decided to take an airport taxi to take her to the north London area. Somewhere a bit away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
"We\'ve arrived at the destination location you asked for, miss." The driver announced after stopping the vehicle.
"Okay, thanks. I\'ll pay cashless." Elysia looked left and right. It was a relatively quiet suburban area but not too remote.
"With the card or without the card? That\'s 45 GBP or 61 USD, miss." The taxi driver looked back and showed a payment device and a QR code on his other hand.
"I\'ll use this one. 61 USD, yes... Hmm, I already made the payment. You can confirm it to your balance." Elysia scanned the code and typed in the amount she needed to pay.
"Okay, thanks for choosing our taxi. You can find affordable hotels or accommodations around here easily. Have a nice stay in London." The taxi driver checked his smartphone and gave a friendly greeting.
After that, Elysia got out of the taxi and walked away. She adjusted her sunglasses and her winter scarf. It was pretty cold there, about ten degrees celsius. When no one was paying attention to her, she entered a small alley.
\'Fwuuh, I can blow cold air like an ice esper.\' Elysia exhaled from her mouth and made herself invisible.
\'Alright, the ice dragon needs to head straight to the North Pole as soon as possible. Hopefully, ten thousand EPs will be enough to get us to our Vann and Sylvia.\' Elena cheered excitedly.
\'Go fly to the North Pole!\' Rhea joined in the playful yell. She could see many new things from Elena here, and it was one she rarely saw in the outside world. Quite rare, but she likes this because she feels closer to Elysia and Elena.
\'Oooh!\' Elysia answered with an amused exclamation. She manipulated gravity and shot through the night sky towards the north like a missile.
Five hours passed just like that. Elysia broke through the cold night above the clouds while hugging herself. The mileage of six thousand kilometers was successfully covered, but it almost consumed all of her EP. She had to keep her body warm and avoid the dangers of high flying speed, not to mention maintaining her invisibility.
Fortunately, she remembered the Gravy Ark and used it to facilitate her air transportation. Otherwise, they would fall in the middle of a cold ocean just because they ran out of EP.
\'We did it! Ely, we\'ve entered the Arctic area, right? Let\'s land. If it\'s like this, we should just fly straight from Japan, hum. We don\'t have to spend too much time on that slow plane. You can\'t even meditate to recover our EP there because of the risk of the plane crashing.\' Elena complained a little about Elysia\'s decision.
\'Well, some things were still unknown at the time.\' Elysia landed on a land full of snow and ice. She was utterly clueless about her current position. Her smartphone also couldn\'t detect any signal either.
It was getting dark, and the aurora borealis could be seen in the distant sky. Elysia looked at her surroundings and checked her current status screen. \'Now, what do we need to do? My EP only has less than five hundred left...\'
\'I\'ve been curious since earlier, but is the EP you mentioned just now an abbreviation for your current temporary magic energy, Master Elysia?\' Rhea asked in wonder.
\'Mm, you\'re right. It\'s an easy term that my master and I use to describe magic energy. EP, Energy Point.\' Elysia gave some light and took out a compass. Unfortunately, the tool was unreliable now. The needle just spun like crazy.
\'We really have arrived at the North Pole, haven\'t we? What happens if we get lost somewhere in Greenland, Canada, or Russia? It\'s getting quite dark, err, well... It\'s never going to be completely dark in here, is it?\' Elysia looked around again. She could only see the white snow plain in front and the cold sea behind.
\'I don\'t think it\'s really dark here because of the aurora and the starry sky up there, Ely. We seem to be in the right place. For now, you just need to use that tool called Gravy Ark. We\'ll be sliding in the snow using that while looking for our Vann and Sylvia. Perhaps, Vann will respond telepathically to us by then.\' Elena suggested a solution to their current situation.
\'All right...\' Elysia accepted the suggestion without any objections. She then boarded her Gravy Ark again and controlled it to slide in the snow.
Meanwhile, a girl with blood-red eyes and snow-white hair was lying in a sleeping bag while gazing up at the glittering aurora in the star-filled sky. She was lost far away somewhere in the Arctic Region. Still, she only knew that she was trapped somewhere in the snowy mountain region of the northern Beastkin Continent.
"Sigh... It\'s been a day and I still can\'t find Ely\'s whereabouts. Vanessa is sleeping too. I\'m surprised by this black bracelet... I believe this is the one that sealed my magic." Sylvia stared at the mysterious black bracelet tattoo on her left forearm.
"Humph, whoever commits this prank, they will get their revenge from us later. I was able to trick this seal by re-cultivating. I\'ll try to find Ely again tomorrow. Hopefully she\'s okay out there." Sylvia took out several crystals from her Space Bag. She spread it in her sleeping bag.
After that, she gave her sleeping bag a slight nudge to take her back to the small cave before she closed her eyes in cultivation. She needed to recover her magic energy as much as she could for tomorrow because she wanted to thoroughly explore the snowy area in search of Elysia and the others.
Next to Sylvia, a white cat was also wrapped in a sleeping bag. Vanessa focused on recovering her magic energy because she wanted to send an emergency message to her master. However, she still had a little magic energy because she recently regained consciousness.
Although, in the end, Vanessa ended up falling asleep accidentally in the process of her magic energy recovery.
Vanessa and Sylvia only focus on recovering their magic energy. Neither of them knew that the one they were looking for was approaching them at a slow speed.
Elysia continued her journey non-stop while occasionally sending telepathy to Vanessa. She didn\'t know whether she was going in the right direction or not, but she was just going to follow where her heart was pointing. It was like relying solely on hunches to determine where she would go.
Vanessa\'s ears twitched a bit because she could hear something approaching. Not just one, but a bunch of things.
"Grrr..." Vanessa immediately opened her eyes as her instincts kicked in.. It was a predator\'s warning because the threat was just approaching.