Wind and Snow

The shock-absorbing seats in the cabin played a huge role, but the intertwined feeling of weightlessness and turbulence was still quite unpleasant.

Hong Yuan was not afraid at all; instead, she excitedly gripped her seatbelt buckle and shouted, This is way more thrilling than the zero-gravity simulation cabin at the academy! These military planes sure are sturdy. No matter how much you toss them around, they do not fall apart!

An Changqing sat beside Su Yuehe, reaching out to guard the edge of her seat with a deep frown.

Yin Chen sat on the other side, holding a short staff inlaid with frost crystals in one hand. Pale blue spiritual energy flowed from the tip of the staff, forming a thin thermal barrier around everyone.

Sitting in the back row, Long Ao opened his eyes. He looked at the chaotic air currents outside the window, his arms crossed over his chest in a completely nonchalant manner.

Only Chen Guan leaned against his seatback with a normal expression, even having the spare energy to look after his leopard.

Thanks to the mansion of Old Me behind him, he was as steady as Mount Tai. This level of turbulence was nothing to him.

Sensing An Changqing's distracted care for her, Su Yuehe gently shook her head, signaling him not to worry. Her logic remained clear.

Changqing, I am fine. This magnetic field is not just interfering with electronic devices; it is also suppressing the spiritual seas of ability users. You all should have felt it too, the flow of spiritual energy is much more sluggish than usual.

Yin Chen looked at the faintly flickering light at the top of his staff and gave an affirmative reply, Indeed. My frost barrier is consuming twice as much spiritual energy as it normally would. The environment here is very unfriendly to elemental ability users.

This discovery made his expression turn rather sour.

Oh no, it seemed he had become the weakest link.

How could he accept this?

Just then, a violent tremor ran through the fuselage, followed by the deafening roar of the landing gear scraping against the hard ice.

The transport plane skidded across the ice plain for a long distance before finally coming to a halt amidst the screeching of brakes.

The cabin lights flickered a few times before going out completely, leaving only the emergency indicator lights emitting a faint red glow.

The pilot's exhausted voice came through the cockpit's intercom.

Everyone, we have successfully crash-landed. But the bad news is that the outside temperature is minus forty-five degrees, the spiritual energy engine is completely overloaded, and the communication equipment is totally paralyzed. Until the blizzard stops, this plane cannot provide any power for a return trip. I can only stay in the cabin and try to reboot the system.

But do not worry, I still have two planes in my spatial ring for everyone to use.

Thank you for your hard work. Stay in the plane to keep warm, and do not go outside.

Although the pilot was also an ability user, he was not very strong. The cold currents outside would pose a significant threat to him.

Hong Yuan was the first to jump up. She lifted her hundred-pound double-bladed axe with one hand. The ice-blue halo on the axe blades was particularly striking in the dim cabin.

Finally, I can stretch my muscles.

She let out a long sigh. Evidently, she had been cooped up for too long and was itching to go out and show off her skills.

The cabin's emergency airlock began to operate, and the heavy metal doors slowly slid open to the sides.

The polar blizzard, like a roaring behemoth, poured inside, carrying winds as sharp as ice blades.

The temperature dropped sharply, and a layer of white frost immediately formed on the metal surfaces inside the cabin.

Yin Chen waved his short staff and erected a pale blue barrier at the cabin door, blocking the most biting gusts of wind.

Long Ao tightened his collar and was the first to step out of the cabin. His feet stepped onto the thick ice, making a muffled crunching sound.

Chen Guan followed at a leisurely pace. The severe cold here was not much of a threat to him.

The black panther shook its fur, even feeling that the air outside was fresher than inside the cabin. As a native demonic beast of the Northern Territory, it was naturally resistant to the cold.

An Changqing followed Su Yuehe down.

This ice plain was vast and boundless. Surrounded by rolling white snow, the sky and the earth had merged into one, making it impossible to tell where the clouds ended and the snow began.

The communication equipment has lost its signal completely.

An Changqing looked at the frequently flashing red light on his wrist and turned to look around. The howling of the blizzard covered up all other sounds.

Su Yuehe took out her tablet. The location dot on the screen was jumping crazily.

The magnetic field disturbance is even worse than it was in mid-air. We are completely blind now.

Hong Yuan rested her axe on her shoulder and looked around. What is so hard about this? Just pick a direction and walk. We will chop down whatever we run into.

Yin Chen walked calmly in the blizzard. A thin frost shield covered his white trench coat, making him look as if he had blended into this world.

Blindly expending stamina in an extreme environment is a desecration of the rules of survival. What do you think, classmate Long Ao?

Long Ao glanced at the smiling Yin Chen and silently took back his previous thought that Yin Chen was somewhat pleasing to the eye. If we have no direction, we should hold our ground and wait for the storm to pass.

Su Yuehe's voice trembled slightly. She was struggling against the oppressive cold on her body; her condition was not much better than Yin Chen's.

The strong magnetic blizzards of the Northern Territory can last anywhere from three days to half a month. We do not have that much time to waste.

Everyone fell into a brief silence.

The power of nature was fully displayed at this moment. Even gifted ability users like them seemed incredibly small on the vast ice plain.

This was exactly the moment for Chen Guan to shine.

He stood on a slightly elevated snow mound, the fierce wind blowing the loose hair on his forehead.

To him, the environment here not only lacked any sense of oppression but actually brought a strange sense of familiarity. The gray energy inside his body was eager to burst out.

There is no need to hold our ground. Chen Guan's voice pierced through the howling winds and reached everyone's ears.

Everyone's gazes subconsciously focused on him.

Chen Guan raised his hand and pointed deep into the blizzard to the front right.

Over there, about thirty kilometers away. The source of the interference is right there.

An Changqing looked in the direction Chen Guan was pointing. In his vision, there was only an endless interweaving of darkness and white snow.

Chen Guan, your perception can pierce through a blizzard of this level?

He was not doubting him; he was just genuinely surprised.

This was way too overpowered.

An Changqing never thought he would say such words one day. A sense of absurdity crept into his heart.

However, Chen Guan was indeed the most overpowered existence he had ever seen. If he was not nerfed, his peers would not even be able to play.

Chen Guan did not explain much, only saying indifferently, Just follow me.

The leopard let out a low growl and was the first to follow its master.

This was the perfect opportunity for it to show its loyalty.

Hong Yuan immediately followed, excitedly swinging her axe. See that? This is what I call straightforward! Let us go, let us go. Chen Guan will lead the way, and I will bring up the rear. Whoever dares to block our path, I will chop them in half.

Yin Chen nodded slightly, harboring no doubts about Chen Guan's judgment.

The light at the tip of his staff brightened slightly, expanding the range of the shield to envelop Su Yuehe and An Changqing as well.

Since our scout has provided clear coordinates, let us set off. Keep formation and do not fall behind.

An Changqing glanced at Yin Chen. Though they hadn't interacted much before, he could sense that they must have undergone the exact same training. Even his subconscious habit of issuing commands was identical.

The howling gale, carrying massive clumps of snow, relentlessly battered the small squad as they struggled forward across the icy wasteland.

The world around them was utterly dominated by white. The fierce wind whipped up ice shards from the ground, slashing against their faces like sharp blades.