Chapter 607 - 399: Avalanche at the Alps (2)
Wang Ye explained, "This is my trained raptor, it will take you to Antarctica."
Carlos was stunned and said, "I’m taking this to Antarctica? Isn’t it too dangerous? Isn’t it better to take a ship over?"
Wang Ye said, "Taking a ship is too slow, this mountain eagle can exceed supersonic speeds, it can take you to Antarctica in ten hours."
From here, trying to reach Antarctica through normal means is extremely difficult. Not only do you need several transfers with planes, but you also have to book a ship to cross the Drake Passage in advance. The Drake Passage is known as the ’Devil’s Strait,’ with huge waves. Seasickness is the least of your worries; there’s also the risk of unexpected return trips while at sea.
If they were to go to Antarctica through normal means, they would waste at least another week on the road.
Moreover, going to Antarctica through normal means, they wouldn’t be able to delve deep into Antarctica, let alone the South Pole.
Because there are too many secrets hidden there, only expedition team members specially approved by major powers and professional explorers can go there, and applying for special approval to delve into the South Pole is a challenge.
So it’s best to skip the report and just fly over.
Carlos asked doubtfully, "Supersonic, wouldn’t it be even more dangerous to sit on it?"
Wang Ye shook his head and said, "Don’t worry, the problems you mentioned aren’t issues at all, you’ll know once you sit on it."
Hearing this, Carlos hesitantly sat on the eagle’s back. As soon as Carlos sat down, a biological force field enveloped him. Instantly, the wind and sand around him seemed unable to affect him. He even felt that the temperature seemed slightly warmer, no longer as cold as before.
"You actually have such a miraculous raptor mount..." Carlos exclaimed in surprise.
He felt that the secrets Wang Ye was hiding seemed to be increasing.
"Now you can rest assured." Wang Ye smiled.
"Yes, yes, I’m reassured." Carlos hurriedly said, "What about you, aren’t you taking the eagle over?"
"Me? I’ll just fly over myself." After speaking, Wang Ye gently floated into the air,
Carlos saw this scene, and his mouth gaped open,
Even though this was the second time he saw Wang Ye demonstrate his flying ability,
the shock it brought was no less than the first time.
Because flying without wings or propellers was indeed beyond common sense.
"Didn’t you say this mountain eagle’s speed exceeds supersonic? Could your speed be even faster?" Carlos pondered and continued to ask.
Wang Ye did not answer his question but instead said directly, "Hold on tight."
At his words, Carlos hurriedly grabbed the eagle’s feathers, and the eagle suddenly flapped its wings. Under the violent wing-driven force, its body swiftly floated into the air, reaching the highest speed and breaking the sound barrier within three seconds.
BANG!!!!!!
A visible sonic boom spread in all directions, shaking the entire Alps, and then the snow on the ridges began to loosen. Within seconds, an avalanche developed, sliding down the ridge. The momentum of the avalanche was even more exaggerated than the sonic boom of the mountain eagle, so almost no one noticed the supersonic soaring eagle in the sky.
Wang Ye ascended over four thousand meters high, overlooking the Alps, observing how the avalanche seemed to only occur on the central ridge and didn’t affect the nearby residents, with currently few climbers on the mountain.
Watching this avalanche, his eyes slightly narrowed. He had predicted that given the current snow thickness of the Alps, without external influence, the avalanche wouldn’t occur until at least January 12th,
Unexpectedly, his influence caused it to happen six days earlier...
"What a misfortune," Wang Ye shook his head. As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from his location, breaking the sound barrier within half a second, transforming into a swift silhouette with an explosive sound, directly pursuing the mountain eagle in the sky.
In just a few seconds, he caught up with the eagle that had been flying for over ten seconds. At this moment, Carlos, riding the eagle, saw Wang Ye flying alongside him and became even more astonished.
"Holy... Is this Superman...?"
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About half a day later.
Wang Ye and Carlos finally arrived at the Weddell Sea Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Carlos, now wearing a thick suit of cold-resistant clothing, with a hard-shell jacket on the outside and layers of down jackets and thermal wear inside.
His boots crunched on the ice with a sound like shattering glass but did not crack the ice layer, as the average thickness here exceeds two thousand meters, with the thickest part even surpassing four thousand meters.
He wore a mask and wind-protective sunglasses on his face. In Antarctica, besides extreme cold, there is ultraviolet light intense enough to blind the eyes, so without light-blocking eyewear, one cannot even open their eyes. As an ordinary person, one’s face must be fully equipped.
Now, Carlos, except for a small amount of skin exposed on his face, was almost fully covered,
In contrast, Wang Ye beside him resembled an old man casually strolling down the street, wearing only a thin jacket with no face coverings or wind protection. Purely relying on endurance.
Since they had not contacted any guides to lead them through Antarctica, they could only explore on their own to find a suitable place for challenges. Carlos, now frozen stiff, was evidently unable to be of any help, so Wang Ye had to rely on himself.
Wang Ye left Carlos at a nearby camp and went to explore the South Pole alone.
Indeed, there are camps in Antarctica because travelers from around the world often come to visit, so companies have set up three luxurious camps inland as accommodations, as comfortable as hotels.
After leaving the camp, Wang Ye immediately transformed into the Black Dragon Form, his Black Scale pigment controlled to become ice blue, blending with the sky and glaciers, making him invisible to anyone.
He soared into the sky, moving swiftly while observing the vast Antarctic continent below. It is almost uninhabited, only expanses of white ice and snowfields could be seen.
Occasionally, a cave or a research station might be seen, but they were isolated in the glaciers.
It’s said this place is most likely to harbor ancient civilizations and extraterrestrial life. Nazi Germany reportedly sent many expedition teams to Antarctica multiple times starting in 1934, supposedly to search for a lost ancient city beneath the ice, a warm oasis where humans could live safely.
But whether they found this ancient city remains unknown to everyone.
There’s only the rumor that shortly after the German expedition team returned home, in 1940, the leader ordered the construction of an underground base in Antarctica. At the time, over two thousand scientists and workers were sent to Antarctica, officially stated to research new weapons, but the real purpose remains unknown. Some even rumored Hitler didn’t commit suicide but hid in an Antarctic underground city.
The Antarctic Treaty also adds a layer of mystery to Antarctica, leading many to speculate that there are definitely secrets hidden deep in Antarctica.
Wang Ye had only heard of these rumors.
But indeed, these rumors piqued his curiosity about Antarctica.
So, as he explored the South Pole, he also used microscopic focus vision to search for any peculiarities in Antarctica.
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