The armored vehicle Shen Qian was sitting in was already at the front. At this moment, through the front window, the extremely fragmented scenery came into Shen Qian's sight.
The armored convoy still stayed in the wind and sand, but about ten meters further forward, there was a cold ice and snow.
The snowflakes were falling and the vegetation was withering. It was a world completely frozen.
The sandstorm and the blizzard are so abruptly connected, but they don't interfere with each other. It's obvious that when you step over, you'll be in another world, but you're right in front of your eyes.
"Captain Sun, these ice and snow..."
Shen Qian was vaguely aware of the problem, but still asked.
"Not before."
Sun Fang, the commander of Changyouying, frowned. He originally didn't want to pay attention to Shen Qian, but maybe he also knew Shen Qian's special status in Jingcheng, so he said one more thing.
"There is also a glacier in the area from Mingcheng to Jingcheng, but it is not at this location, and it is only a small area."
Sun Fang turned to look at Song Ben, "How is it?"
Song Ben held the detection instrument in his hand and shook his head when he heard this. "It's too wide and you can't see the boundary... Team 9 just patrolled this area yesterday. At that time, everything was normal, which was a bit weird."
"Send the third team and the fifth team to explore along the left and right borders, using ten kilometers as the boundary. If the border cannot be found, return."
Seeing that Sun Fang and Song Ben were busy and could not do much to help, Shen Qian quietly retreated.
"Shen Qian, what happened?"
"Why did the convoy stop?"
Ouyang Fei and others gathered around.
Shen Qian briefly explained the situation, and everyone had different reactions. They each crowded to the window to have a look, and started a heated discussion.
"I have long heard that the weather in the restricted area is very changeable, and I really saw it today!"
"No matter how many things change, it can't be so outrageous. It can freeze thousands of miles overnight?"
"How do you know it's a thousand miles away? What if it's just this small patch in front..."
"If you have more common sense in physics, you wouldn't say that. Look at the thickness of the ice and snow outside. How could it be formed by cooling in a small area?"
Everyone was talking, but most of them were excited and curious.
Only Shen Qian was a little silent.
He still remembers the inexplicable agitation in the system just now.
Unfortunately, after asking questions one after another in the hang-up box, all I got was the answer "The system is collecting data...".
Shen Qian thought about it for a while, and this probably means that the system is still not sure what the situation is.
I took a look at the bracelet and saw that there was no signal at all.
The weather in the restricted area is chaotic and only short-distance communication can be achieved, which is equivalent to cutting off the channels for transmitting information to the outside world.
The military has higher-end equipment, but Shen Qian guesses that it is impossible to contact Jingcheng directly.
Shen Qian, who had been paying attention to Sun Fang's side, heard the voice of the path exploration team's report coming from the walkie-talkie, and quickly moved closer and pricked up his ears.
"The third team reported that they have detected ten kilometers to the north and no ice and snow boundary has been seen."
"The fifth team reported that they have detected ten kilometers southward and no ice and snow boundary has been seen!"
The voices of the two teams reporting back sounded one after another.
Shen Qian frowned, this basically meant that the armored vehicle's way back to Jingcheng was blocked by ice and snow, and there was no way around it.
"Brother Song, can't you just walk through the snow?" Shen Qian asked Song Bendao.
"Generally speaking, we will not easily set foot in unknown terrain. Although multi-purpose armored vehicles can cope with most situations, problems will still occur if we encounter extreme weather."
Song Ben explained, "And... there may be unknown dangers hidden in it."
Shen Qian nodded in understanding.
At this time, Sun Fang thought for a while and then ordered Song Ben, "Put on protective clothing and check the temperature in front. If possible, we should go directly through it."
Song Ben nodded, put on protective measures, opened the car door and jumped into the wind and sand.
Shen Qian leaned towards the car window to look, but Song Ben soon turned back. After taking off his protective clothing at the car door, Shen Qian saw his extremely solemn expression.
"There is something wrong with this piece of ice and snow. The temperature at the edge has exceeded minus 100 degrees. In the core area... I can't imagine it!"
Sun Fang's expression changed and he picked up the walkie-talkie without hesitation.
"Attention all vehicles, turn around immediately, change formation B, and return to Mingcheng!"
This time there was no need for Shen Qian to ask questions, as Song Ben took the initiative to explain.
"One hundred degrees below zero is a very, very rare low temperature. Let me tell you, the freezing point of gasoline for military armored transport vehicles is minus 80 degrees..."
When Shen Qian heard this, he immediately knew the reason for the U-turn.
At such a terrifying low temperature, armored vehicles simply cannot get through the sudden and strange ice and snow. Once the gasoline freezes, the convoy will be trapped and die in it.
At this time, everyone is not too far away from Mingcheng. It is indeed the wisest choice to go back and wait to find out the situation before making plans.
The armored vehicles began to turn around one after another. At this time, the vehicle Shen Qian and others were in became the rear row, and they could only wait slowly.
Ouyang Fei and others had already talked about the origin of ice and snow, and the origin of the universe. The topics became more and more outrageous, and Shen Qian felt like laughing.
She just turned around and glanced inadvertently, and Shen Qian's expression froze.
"Brother Song, is it my imagination? Why do I feel that the ice and snow are much closer?"
When Song Ben heard this, he turned around and his pupils shrank, "Commander!"
Sun Fang and everyone in the car came to the window.
I saw that the ice and snow that were originally ten meters away were covering the wind and sand at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At this moment, the nearest armored vehicle is less than three meters away.
And the speed of the ice and snow is still accelerating.
"Why hasn't the car in front left yet?"
"Damn it, it's a hundred degrees below zero. Even if you have the energy, you may not be able to bear it, right?"
Chen Peng and others were a little flustered.
"Commander Sun?" Gu Zifang couldn't help but shouted anxiously when she saw that Sun Fang was just staring at the spreading wind and snow without making a sound.
"Don't disturb the commander, he is calculating the wind speed!" Song Ben scolded in a low voice.
Gu Zifang immediately shut up.
A moment later, a ruthless look appeared on Sun Fang's determined face. He grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted loudly: "Every vehicle, stop all operations, everyone wears protective clothing, and get off the car in ten seconds!"
"Yes!" A series of answering voices came from the walkie-talkie, and many commotion and chaotic sounds could be vaguely heard.
Obviously, those voices came from the teachers and students in Jingcheng.
"Why did you abandon the car?"
"Even if it's too late to leave, you won't freeze to death just by staying in the car, right?"
The sergeants silently took out their protective suits and prepared to help Shen Qian and others put them on, but obviously not everyone was so calm when they heard that they were about to get out of the car.
Two boys resisted and shouted in panic.
Not everyone has the courage to be directly exposed to a chaotic restricted area, especially for a group of students who have not experienced much danger.
Shen Qian's car was pretty good, and the noise of other armored vehicles could even be heard through the wind and sand.
"Please help teachers, allow force, hurry, everyone must get off the car in fifteen seconds!"
Sun Fang had no intention of explaining, he just grabbed the walkie-talkie again and shouted.
Perhaps seeing that the two boys in the car were still unwilling to cooperate, Gu Zifang rushed up and kicked each of them and cursed.
"Are you two idiots? If you stay in the car, once the door is sealed by ice and snow, this armored vehicle will be your ready-made coffin!"
The two of them immediately became honest.
At this time, Shen Qian had already put on protective clothing and stood next to the car door. After all, he was now a serious academic. The first second Sun issued the order, he had already understood the reason.
"Everyone get out of the car!"
After everyone was dressed, Sun Fang gave the order directly.
The car door opened, and the wind and sand swept past. The next moment, a biting chill penetrated into the body.
Even thick protective clothing could not block the extreme cold. Shen Qian, who was the first to jump out of the car, shrank unconsciously, with a look of shock in his eyes.
Only by experiencing it personally can you understand what it means to be 100 degrees below zero.
His physique is not weak among the teachers and students in Jingcheng, and he feels a little unable to bear it, let alone others.
And the chill was just the beginning. When almost everyone got out of the car, an even more biting cold wind hit our faces, and the surrounding wind and sand disappeared instantly and turned into flying snowflakes.
Shen Qian looked back and saw that a layer of ice crystals formed on the body of the armored vehicle in the blink of an eye, and the wheels were instantly covered with thick snow.
The ice and snow in the sky were like a brush in the hand of a god, passing by the armored convoy that stretched hundreds of meters in an instant, turning the sky and the earth into a vast white.
Heavy snow, hail, glaciers...all the weather under the extreme cold replaced everything in an instant.
The teachers and students who got off the bus were in chaos, but fortunately the sergeants from Changyou Battalion stabilized order.
Shen Qian didn't have time to pay attention to the others. He kept pulling out his left and right feet to avoid being welded to death in the snow if he didn't pay attention.
"Ouch!"
The sergeants of Changyouying formed a ring under Sun Fang's military order, trying to surround the weaker candidates in the middle.
The principals of each school have already arrived in a hurry.
"Commander Sun, why don't you let the students stay in the car first?"
Xu He, the principal of No. 1 Middle School, couldn't help but ask when they met, "I know you are worried about the car door being sealed, but as long as the door is open, there will be some protection in the car!"
"Can't stay here long!"
Sun Fang looked serious.
"There have been extreme cold weather in the restricted area in the past, but I have never seen such aggressive wind and snow. The protective clothing is charged with psychic energy. Once the energy is exhausted, 90% of the people here will not be able to bear it. At this low temperature, we must return to Mingcheng before the protective clothing runs out of energy!"
"Can't you wait here for rescue?" the principal of No. 6 Middle School interjected.
No one answered him, and there was a look of embarrassment on the face of the principal of No. 6 Middle School. Apparently he realized that he had asked a stupid question after he said the words.
Communication is inconvenient and they are still waiting for rescue. Theoretically, the communication tower will definitely detect their abnormalities and send rescuers based on their positioning, but... what if?
"We have only left Mingcheng for only an hour. According to the speed of the armored vehicle, we have only traveled less than 50 kilometers per hour. The protective suit can operate for six hours at maximum power. If we go faster, it is enough to return to Mingcheng!"
Sun Fang spared him some face and told everyone his plan.
"Commander Sun, you are rich in experience, so what do you say?"
Huang Tao nodded decisively, "Since you have decided so, let's set off without further delay!"
"Well, you don't have to worry too much about the students. They just haven't experienced it and will be a little panicked at first. We will do a good job of comforting them!"
Li Ziyan, the principal of No. 2 Middle School, also nodded and said, "What you need to pay more attention to is keeping the sergeants on alert. I always feel... something is not right about this snowstorm."
Li Ziyan's words seemed to wake up something. Except for the newly appointed principal of No. 6 Middle School, who was still a little confused, everyone else looked stern.
"Principal Li, you mean..." Xu He looked serious.
"Ahem, Shen Qian, what are you doing here?"
Huang Tao coughed in time to interrupt Xu He, and took out the cat behind him, Shen Qian, who was about to turn into a snowman.
Shen Qian shook the snowflakes on his body and blinked innocently, "I just happened to be passing by, guys, please carry on!"
"Go away!" Huang Tao rolled his eyes, "You have so much free time, why not help take care of other classmates? You still have some reputation now."
After sending away Shen Qian who was eavesdropping, Huang Tao motioned to Li Ziyan to continue.
"Except for Principal He from No. 6 Middle School, everyone here has some... experience and should know what I just wanted to say."
Li Ziyan took a deep breath and continued, "Of course, the worst possibility is extremely small. After all, it has not happened for more than ten years, but even other situations will be very troublesome because we have so many companies with us. A child who is not even a warrior."
"In short, everyone should be more vigilant!"
Everyone nodded, and there was no further delay. Under Sun Fang's command, a total of two thousand people formed a team of one hundred people. The sergeants walked outside, and under the leadership of Sun Fang, headed towards Mingcheng. Go.
The wind and snow were blowing violently, and it was extremely cold to the bone. The team marched with difficulty in the vast wind and snow.
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Except for Ouyang Fei and others who sneaked in, most of Shen Qian's people were students from No. 7 Middle School. After experiencing the initial panic, most of them had calmed down at this moment.
It's very cold, but after all, they are students who are determined to take the martial arts exam, and their basic physical fitness is still passable.
"Shen Qian, what did you hear just now?" Gu Zifang noticed Shen Qian who had snuck past just now, and now she approached him and asked.
The wind and snow will block the sound, so Gu Zifang is almost roaring.
"I am a warrior, there is no need to shout so loudly!"
Shen Qian, who was startled, patted his helmet and yelled back.
He was using his consciousness to communicate with the golden ball just now, and he was really frightened when he was caught off guard.
"The principals said it's nothing serious, just go to Mingcheng!"
Seeing that many people around him pricked up their ears, Shen Qian yelled.
Sure enough, everyone was more relaxed, and a few girls tried to take pictures with their wristbands. They probably had never seen such a scene before.
But Shen Qian's mood was actually not that relaxed.
It wasn't just the few words he overheard that made Shen Qian feel something was wrong, it was also because the golden ball had also lost contact.
Although the golden ball is essentially a communication device, a communication device that can communicate with the consciousness space should be of a very high level.
Originally, Shen Qian planned to seek help from the Baiwang Palace for the sake of stability.
I heard that the prince travels at a rapid pace. If the prince is willing to take action, he should be able to arrive in a short time.
It's a pity that this channel is also closed.
Fortunately, this place is indeed not far from Mingcheng, so we can only hope that nothing will happen.
Although reality... will always teach you how to be a good person.
It seems that the concept of time has been lost in the ice and snow. The sky is always dim and the three suns are nowhere to be seen.
After walking for a long time, I don’t know if it was Shen Qian’s illusion, but I felt that the surrounding scenery had not changed much. The edges of the sweeping wind and snow seemed to have spread to invisible places.
"My bracelet is out of battery. How long have I been walking?"
Ouyang Fei reached Shen Qian's side with difficulty, raised his arm to sweep the ice and snow off Shen Qian's shoulders, and shouted at the same time.
"Almost three hours!" Shen Qian also yelled.
"It's strange, why haven't we seen Kunning Mountain yet!" Ouyang Fei shouted in confusion.
"I have been calculating just now. We walk 110 steps in one minute, with a step distance of 60cm. Calculated in one hour, it is almost four kilometers, and Kunning Lake is 30 kilometers away from Mingcheng. Something is wrong!" Gu Zifang shouted.
"What are you talking about!" Chen Peng and others looked confused.
"Anyway, we should be able to see Mount Kunning now!" Gu Zifang rolled her eyes, not bothering to explain.
At this time, the team suddenly stopped.
When Shen Qian saw that Sun Fang had summoned a group of principals again, he quickly touched it again.
After a while, Shen Qian turned back, his face solemn.
"Zifang is right, we... are lost!"
Everyone’s expressions changed.
"You haven't gone far out of Mingcheng, how can you get lost!"
"Don't their military warriors have locators?"
Facing everyone's questions, Shen Qian didn't have an answer, but it had to be said that Murphy's Law had struck again, and the situation was developing in an unpredictable direction.
"Commander, there is a situation ahead!" Faintly, Shen Qian heard the shouts of the military warrior responsible for exploring the path.
So he followed Huang Tao and others behind and touched forward again.
Huang Tao was too lazy to care about Shen Qian and let him follow.
In fact, there was no need to follow, because Shen Qian had already seen the "situation" mentioned by the scout before going very far.
In the white snow, many variegated colors suddenly appeared.
As he got closer, Shen Qian's pupils shrank.
Those variegated colors...are all corpses!
There are endless corpses in sight!
The expressions of all the principals also changed. When they turned around to stop them, it was already too late. Many students had already approached.
Although most of the horrified exclamations were obscured by the wind and snow, you can still feel the panic of many students from their staggering steps.
"Judging from their characteristics, they are all scavengers!"
When Shen Qian heard the scout's call, he walked a few steps and found a body half buried in the snow. When he turned over his face, he could vaguely see ferocious purple lines on the frozen skin. .
He is indeed a scavenger.
Shen Qian stood up and exhaled. There were at least a thousand corpses here.
Is it a scavenger stronghold?
But if it was near Mingcheng, how could such a stronghold exist?
Shen Qian was puzzled, but what reassured him was that at least the system had not responded yet, indicating that there was no threat beyond his control nearby.
In fact, after careful calculation, everyone’s fighting power is not weak.
Sun Fang is the pinnacle of high martial arts, and the nine principals present are also high martial artists, as well as nearly a hundred middle martial artists such as Song Ben and Zhao Hanhai.
The most important thing is that Changyouying is the elite of the Southwest Army. Together, a thousand troops can defeat mountains and seas.
Unless there is something above the mountains and the sea...ah!
Shen Qian quickly stopped his thoughts to prevent Murphy's Law from continuing to take effect.
"Commander, there is a valley one kilometer ahead. Judging from its appearance, it looks like the Buya Valley on the map!" A scout quickly approached the corpse and shouted loudly.
"Can you see which way the opening is facing?" Sun Fang was obviously refreshed.
"The wind and snow are too heavy to see clearly. Further investigation is needed!"
"Buya Valley is located between Mingcheng and Jingcheng. If we know the direction of the opening, we can reposition it."
Seeing that all the principals were confused, Song Ben explained.
Everyone has become more energetic. It is extremely scary to lose your way in the restricted area. Bu Yagu appears at the right time.
"Quick investigation, let's head to Buya Valley first."
Sun Fang immediately gave the order.
The team bypassed the snow where corpses were piled up and continued to move forward. Soon, a slope appeared in front of them.
Sun Fang's face didn't look good because the scouts didn't come back until they approached the valley.
Just when he was hesitating to stop moving forward, he suddenly felt a lightness on his body.
The people walking in front felt it and immediately showed joy.
Because the roaring wind and snow suddenly stopped.
It's like stepping into some kind of boundary. Although the feet are still covered with ice and snow, the temperature is rising rapidly.
Everyone relaxed temporarily and quickly called on the people behind to speed up the pace.
When your physical strength reaches its limit, anyone will be delighted when a place where you can rest suddenly appears.
Shen Qian also felt it, and when he was about to interact with Gu Zifang, who was crying with joy next to him, he was suddenly startled.
Danger!
A special signal emanated from deep within his heart, making his whole body tremble.
The system that had been silent all this time suddenly became agitated, as if it was constantly warning him in this way.
"There's someone here!"
Song Ben, who was walking at the front, was already standing at the top of the slope. He pointed forward and shouted.
The others hurriedly followed, and Shen Qian, who had no idea where the danger came from, also hurried over.
There is a fault in front of the slope, and there is a collapsed valley below, with a forest standing in the valley.
Next to the woods is an extremely flat depression, with dense veins of ice crystals scattered on the ground. The ice crystals continue to gather and finally form an ice platform like a tree stump.
Nine people in black cloaks whose faces could not be seen stood quietly around the ice platform, with their hands hanging down, motionless.
Shen Qian's heart was beating violently, but he had a strong feeling that the danger did not come from these nine cloaked men.
He raised his head, his eyes lost focus for a moment, and he kept searching under the system's induction.
Finally, Shen Qian's eyes locked on a void directly above the ice platform.
He saw a strange spot of light.
The light spot was only the size of a palm, and it was hundreds of meters away. If it weren't for his extreme eyesight and systematic guidance, Shen Qian would never have noticed the existence of this small light spot.
When Shen Qian was staring at the light spot, the light spot was also breaking out of the unknown void bit by bit at an almost stationary speed...