Chapter 161 Uku
Along the snowy mountain road, all the way up,
There are still some traces of human activity on the snow trail that have not been swallowed up by time.
It can still be seen that this is a man-made road.

Walking along the road, the view soon became wider.

Wang Hao looked up, and with his excellent eyesight he could even see some of Liyue’s outlines.

From the high-level vision, in the direction of Mingyun Town, the Seven Heavenly Statue belonging to the Emperor was shining extremely brightly.

Retracting his gaze from afar, Wang Hao looked around.

This place is very flat and open, unlike the previous mountain road which was rugged.
It looks like a very nice place.

The extremely vague memory told Wang Hao,
The girl from the past, the princess of Shar Findenir, the daughter of the high priest "Farooshi",
It was here that she sent the warriors away to pursue the last hope.

In the years that followed, she might also be here waiting for the Warriors to return.

Unfortunately, she never got to wait for the warriors to return.

The vague memory continues to affect Wang Hao.

But Wang Hao did not resist. The influence was too weak.

Instead, Wang Hao needs to close his eyes, reduce his external perception, and keep getting closer to it inward, so that he can read some very, very weak information.

"Imon Roka!"

"Imon Roka!"

"Imon Roka!"

The voices grew from faint to loud, carrying confusion, doubt, and even resentment that had not been resolved for a thousand years.

The sound first echoed in Wang Hao's mind, then in his ears, and then in everything around him.
It seems like the whole world is calling out this name.
With endless resentment and doubt.

As the sound became louder, it began to gradually affect Wang Hao's thinking.

He frowned slightly, opened his eyes,

The wind and snow were still howling all around, and there was no sound at all. It all seemed like an illusion.

"The resentment left by Findenir?"

Previously, in the ice-blue holy relic crown, Wang Hao had felt the endless resentment and hatred after the destruction of the Snow Country.

Perhaps, the warriors who returned at that time walked here.

"Because the holy relic crown contains the warrior's last wish, I, who came into contact with his last wish, was also mistaken for the warrior Imon Roka by something left behind in the snowy mountains?"

While thinking,
Wang Hao's shadow suddenly moved, giving a warning.

Without any hesitation, Wang Hao tiptoed and jumped more than ten meters to the side.
next moment,
A huge cone of ice fell from the sky.

It hit hard where Wang Hao had just stood.

Ice chips flew everywhere, and a strong chill spread. A force colder than wind and snow was announcing its presence.

"roar~"

A giant monster nearly ten meters tall with two ice-blue horns on its head roared at Wang Hao.

[Oh my god, it’s so big. ]

[That's not right. Is the Hilliard King this big? ]

[This is fucking three stories high. ]

[Can the Hill King still evolve? 】

[The old Hill King. 】

[This guy, could it be Uku? ]

[Who is Wuku? 】

【…】

"Hichill people? No, such a big Hilichurl Frost Armor King?"

The barrage was startled, and Wang Hao was also startled.

It’s not that I’m scared, but I’ve never seen such a big Frost Armor King before.

As one of the most advanced forms of the Hill Climbers,

The ice-type Hill Frost Armor King has an average height of about five to seven meters, and usually weighs between six and a half and ten tons. They also have very strong control over the ice element.

From this data, we can understand that for ordinary people, King Hillichul is indeed invincible.

Even many holders of the Eye of God would not provoke such a powerful monster.

The number of adventurers who die at the hands of the Hilliard King's fists every year is second only to the number of adventurers who die in traps.

Well, this is what Wang Hao saw in the tabloid of the Adventurer’s Association. There is no reliable basis for this. It may just be a means for the Adventurer’s Association to scare newcomers.

But it is enough to illustrate the horror of this monster.

The one in front of Wang Hao had obviously surpassed the limits of the average Hill Frost Armor King.
At a glance, it was more than ten meters, and even nearly twelve meters high.

The sturdy body stood in the wind and snow, like a city wall, blocking the wind and snow.

The twin horns on its head were like devil's horns, shining with cold blue light, a sign of it arousing elemental power.
On the huge fists, the ice armor continued to spread, turning into thick and cold boxing gloves.
Wang Hao even suspected that if it were on the ground, this giant beast could even compete with Tevarin.

"Roar."

There was an inexplicable resentment in the roar.

The terrifying Hill Frost Armor King leaped and smashed towards Wang Hao like a meteor.

Frowning slightly, Wang Hao stretched out his hand and grasped the air, and a white jade spear appeared in his hand.
Then he twisted his waist and was violently pulled out by a force that even Albedo called terrifying.

The spear blade of Jade Flower Oath struck fiercely on one of the arms of the Hill Frost Armor King.

The sharp gun blade encountered almost no resistance.
The blue and white ice armor shattered in an instant.

Cold blood gushed out from the wound.

As a hillhill thug specialized in ice element, the blood of the Frost Armor King is cold.

In this form, it is actually closer to elemental life than flesh and blood life.

The monsters in Teyvat are all very strange.
Low-level elemental monsters usually develop characteristics of flesh and blood life during evolution and evolve into various forms.

As flesh and blood life evolves, it will gradually accept the power of the elements and eventually become closer and closer to the form of elemental life.

Both directions went to belong to yes.

A shot interrupted the Frost Armor King's attack.

Wang Hao did not stop his movements, the blazing flames ignited the tip of the gun.
Guhua spearmanship was originally created by Guhua Patriarch to fight against demons and monsters.

Facing this large monster, Wang Hao, holding a spear, was more relaxed.

The gun technique changed from being a strange and dangerous fight with others to a bold and aggressive fighting method.

Every time Yuhuashi hit, poked or tapped the Frost Armor King of Qiuqiu, it would take off a piece of ice, as well as fur and flesh.

Seeing that he seemed to be unable to defeat this guy who made Qiu hate him, the Frost Armor King suddenly roared.
He didn't care about the spear that Wang Hao thrust at him.

Both fists pounded into the ground.

A huge frost force surged out of its body and rushed into the ground.

next moment,
Countless ice fangs rose from the ground, trying to pierce Wang Hao.

Unable to hit the agile Wang Hao with a normal attack, the Frost Armor King decisively used the AOE skill.

Large patches of ice spikes surged out, covering the area within dozens of meters.
It’s hard to say whether Wang Hao was injured, but everything else around him was in trouble.

Whether it was boulders or trees, they were all shattered by the sharp ice spikes.
Large flakes of snow mixed with gravel and wood chips were blown into the air, turning into flying snow all over the sky, blending with the surrounding wind and snow, covering the venue.

"Huchi~"

The Frost Armor King was breathing heavily. This move was also a burden for him.

But what about that guy that Qiu hates?
Snowflakes fell to the ground, and my vision recovered slightly.
King Frost Armor looked at the icicles all over the ground, but did not see Wang Hao.

Before it could feel any regret, a spear flew over from not far away.
Directly pierce its thigh at the knee.

Although it is close to the elemental form, it is not a true elemental life after all.
The knee was pierced, and it instantly lost its balance and fell to the ground.

The huge monster, which was more than ten meters tall, made quite a noise when it fell to the ground, and also stirred up a large cloud of snow.

Wang Hao walked out from not far away.

When this guy punched the ground with his fists, Wang Hao had already dodged.

None of the ice spikes behind him pierced him.

With a wave of the right hand,
The water line tightened, pulling the Jade Flower Oath out from King Frost Armor's knees.

It also brought up a handful of ice chips and flesh.

The Jade Flower Oath pierced out again,

Before the Frost Armor King could recover his mobility, he pierced through his other knee.
Then there are its two arms.

In just a few breaths, Wang Hao defeated this powerful monster.

The water lines flowed and gathered into a gentle stream, cleansing the Yuhua Oath.

Even on the tip of the gun, there was no trace of blood or flesh.

Putting aside the Yuhua oath, Wang Hao whispered to the giant beast in front of him, "Uku?"

The Frost Armor King, who was roaring in pain, paused very noticeably.

It understood.

It can understand Common Speech.

At least, it understands the word Uku.

【Looking at the reaction, it's really Uku. 】

[Wow, this is the first time I've encountered it in the game, and I got beaten up by it. ]

[Don't say it, I read the story first, then explored the snow mountain, and I still haven't been willing to take the treasure chest. ]

[The last survivor of Findenir, the scribe and recorder, Uku.]

【…】

"Uku."

The hill-like Frost Armor King made a sound called "Uku". It was very strange, but it was clearly "Uku".
Wang Hao stared at it.

This time, he remained skeptical about the information provided by the barrage.

No one knows how many years have passed since the Snow Country was destroyed.

If this giant beast is really the recorder Uku, then he may have existed longer than many demons.

Snow Mountain civilization can be traced back to at least the end of the ritual civilization.
At that time, New Mond had not yet been established, and even Old Mond might still be in its ignorant era.

What kind of power does a person need to survive from that era to the present?

"what are you?"

Wang Hao questioned.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Uku, Uku." Frost Armor King didn't seem to understand and continued to make a low choking sound, shouting "Uku" again and again.

There was sadness, discomfort, and... nostalgia in the voice.

It’s a pity that this giant beast doesn’t seem to be able to speak any other words.

However, Wang Hao still had some hope: "Can you write?"

【genius! 】

【Language and writing are the basis of communication.】

[If it is really that Uku, he should be able to write. ]

[According to the records on the stone tablet, the common language was already being used at that time.]

【really. 】

【…】

Wang Hao's words "You can write" startled a group of geniuses in the barrage of comments.

How to communicate with someone who can't speak?

Of course, the best way is text.

The giant beast 'Uku' tilted its head and looked at Wang Hao with only resentment and sadness in its eyes.

In short, there is no wisdom.

Now Wang Hao finally understood.

The other party is definitely not that Uku, even if it used to be, it is definitely not now.

The curious gaze gradually calmed down.
Since it's a monster with no memories, there's no need to keep it.

Thinking of this, the red and blue elemental forces emerged in the wind and snow like a dragon, and began to circle around Wang Hao.

The elemental force carried an undisguised killing intent, aiming directly at the Frost Armor King who was lying on the ground.
[WC, Wang Hao, you are not going to kill it, are you? ]

[How about not killing them and keeping them for the New Year? ]

[But it may be the last member of Findernier. ]

[Wang Hao didn't owe Fendniel anything. This guy was the one who attacked Wang Hao first.]

[It's an enemy, and it has no value, so there's no need to keep it. ]

[Perhaps we can catch it and try to train it. It's so big, if we can tame it, it will be a help.]

【…】

There was a lot of discussion in the barrage, some supported Wang Hao in killing the Frost Armor King, while others did not want to let this Uku die.

Of course, there are also people who want Wang Hao to tame this giant beast.

And what does Wang Hao think?
If he were in Liyue, Wang Hao might have captured the giant beast and tried to tame it.

But now, this is the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, and he does not have many people to help deal with this giant beast.

So, he was not going to keep the other person.

Even though the other party might be the last member of Findenir, Wang Hao wanted to let it go.

This Frost Armor King is already an unquestionably powerful monster. A monster without intelligence and unable to communicate would only be a disaster if it stayed.

The person I met this time was Wang Hao, what if he was an ordinary adventurer?

In all likelihood, you will be smashed to death by it, then frozen and become its trophy.

Wave,
The terrifying fire element came crashing down and enveloped the Hillock Frost Armor King.

A large amount of mist rose up.
As the ice and fire merged and melted, the Frost Armor King screamed.

After the ice armor on its body is completely reacted by the fire element,
Wang Hao's mind moved, and the water element surged out, blending and reacting with the fire element surrounding the Frost Armor King.

The evaporation reaction of water and fire began to occur in large quantities.
The rising water vapor melted the surrounding snow.

Under Wang Hao's will, the water vapor that should have diffused outward began to squeeze inward.

High temperature and high pressure steam field.

An elemental realm that is forever undergoing evaporation reactions.

The last time Wang Hao used this skill was when he was fighting against Yan Li.

Two years have passed, and this skill has not only not become rusty, it has even become more terrifying.

Huge amounts of water and fire elements continuously invade the body of the Frost Armor King, and then produce powerful elemental reactions.

The rising high-temperature steam was restrained by Wang Hao, causing damage to the Frost Armor King twice, or even three times, or more times.

King Frost Armor is like Tang Monk who was thrown into a steamer, but there is no Wukong to save him.

The screams went from loud to low and then to silent.

Feeling the life in the steam field disappearing, Wang Hao also stopped replenishing the elemental power in the field.

As he touched the restraints on the steam.

The boiling steam rushed out in all directions, colliding with the surrounding wind and snow, turning into condensed objects, and finally gradually disappearing.

And at the location where the Frost Armor King was before,
The huge beast has disappeared,
All that was left was a bone mask with two long horns extending from it.

【Did you lose materials?】

[This is not like the game. ]

[Nonsense, the ominous mask is the one worn by the Hilliard King. It is to unify the style in the game. 】

[No, how can a Hilliard King be as big as me? ]

[Oh my goodness, it's refreshed? ]

[I have killed many monsters before, why haven't they been refreshed? ]

【What's going on? Can someone explain it? 】

【…】

The barrage was confusing.

They knew that it would refresh in the game, but from Wang Hao's perspective, this was the first time this happened.

However, Wang Hao was not surprised at all. Instead, he nodded thoughtfully.

"Sure enough, it should be like this." Muttering softly, Wang Hao stretched out his hand, and the water line condensed, rolling the mask on the ground over.

The mask felt a little heavy when I picked it up. There were many ominous patterns on the metallic bone mask, which I couldn't understand at all.

[No, what is it? ]

【Don’t be a riddle teller. 】

[Come on, brother, please, tell me quickly. ]

The barrage was not interested in the mask, but was very interested in the disappearance of Uku's body.

Wang Hao checked the mask in his hand.

I found that this thing should be a very good material, perhaps it can be used to strengthen the Yuhua Oath.

Although Yuhua is already very powerful, as a half-step heirloom weapon, it still has room for improvement.

By using some powerful materials to strengthen it, it can go a step further and truly become a heirloom weapon.

Put away the mask,

Wang Hao glanced at the comments and saw that everyone was asking questions. He did not hide anything and said to them in his heart: "The answer is one of the most magical things in Teyvat, the ley lines."

"This giant beast may be related to the Uku you mentioned, but it is definitely not Uku himself. After all, the demise of Findenir happened too long ago. Even if it turned into a hillbarrow, it would not be able to survive."

“When I walked here before, I felt something was wrong, and there was a lot of resentment here.

The destruction of Findenir filled the people of this country with hatred.

The earth veins recorded all their hatred, and because of the suppression of something, the earth veins here no longer flow, so this hatred can never be dissipated.

That person, Wuku, as the last remnant of the snow mountain, the recorder, he might also have something preserved by the earth veins.
The nostalgia for the homeland, the guilt towards the princess, the resentment towards the warrior who never returned, and the hatred towards the god who brought disaster.
All these emotions accumulated in the earth veins, and finally created this hillock frost armor king named [Uku]. "

Wang Hao explained to the comments in his heart.

Findenir, once the richest land in Mondstadt, is now a hopeless place covered in ice and snow. It was not a natural evolution.

This was a disaster that came from the sky, and the people of Findenir resented it.

They clearly did nothing, or rather, they clearly didn't want to do anything, but the disaster still came.

So the snowy mountains retain the resentment of Findenir,

Wang Hao had experienced this personally before.

And this Frost Armor King named [Uku] suddenly attacked him when he was feeling the resentment.

It was very likely that it mistook him for a returning warrior, so it attacked the betrayer without hesitation.

"I want to go to the top of the snowy mountain to see if there is something waiting for me there."

Wang Hao had an inexplicable intuition.

There may be secrets on the top of the snowy mountain.

(End of this chapter)