Chapter 497
As soon as the group emerged from the forest, they saw snowflakes filling the sky.
The snowfall was already comparable to the last “moderate snow.”
But Cao Xing knew this was just the beginning.
The snowfall ahead would only intensify.
So, Cao Xing quickly ordered, “Go, let’s hurry back.”
After speaking, he urged Da Bai to speed ahead.
“Moo—”
The mammoth began to gallop wildly.
Like a high-speed train, it shattered everything in its path!
Beside him, Wally’s running speed was equally astonishing.
Its sturdy bear paws landed on the snow, each step leaving a large pit and a massive bear paw print.
Even excellent hunters dared not track such a formidable beast.
Soon, the team braved the blizzard, gradually leaving the Witch Forest behind.
Cao Xing discovered that as time passed, the snowfall continued to increase.
And it was accompanied by a fickle cold wind.
“Whoosh—whoosh—”
A powerful cold wind swept through.
Cao Xing sat on Da Bai’s back, not only feeling his body heat rapidly depleting, but he also felt he might be blown away entirely!
He quickly grabbed Da Bai’s fur.
Meanwhile, the handful of novice archers trailing the group struggled against the wind and snow as they pressed on.
Seeing this scene, Cao Xing frowned and ordered, “Everyone, slow down, Blom, move to the left side of the team and help shield our members from the strong wind.”
“Assam, you take the right side.”
Blom pounded his chest and said, “Yes, Lord, let the mighty Blom protect you all!”
Everyone sprang into action.
“Whoosh—whoosh—”
The powerful cold wind continued to howl.
Cao Xing glanced at the two young girls on Wally’s back and reminded them, “Eliza, Little Chuchu, lie down on Wally’s back, and remember to hold onto its fur tightly.”
The two girls immediately complied without hesitation.
They lay on Wally’s broad back like two little koalas.
Cao Xing also quickly dialed Yilena’s communication channel.
“Zzz… zzz…”
The static sound was heard, as the blizzard weather interfered with the signal.
However, they could still manage to communicate.
Cao Xing quickly said, “Yilena, inform all subjects working outside to return to the territory as soon as possible.”
“Everyone else, prepare to withstand the blizzard.”
Listening to the faint voice from the headset, Yilena promptly replied, “Understood, Lord.”
“Please take care outside too.”
After speaking, Yilena immediately conveyed the orders.
Everything was set.
Next, Cao Xing focused on resisting the blizzard as he pressed on with his journey.
Originally, according to the system’s countdown, there were still 2 hours before nightfall.
But due to the weather, even nightfall seemed to come early.
The sky grew dimmer, visibility declined, and the blizzard intensified!
Fist-sized snowflakes poured down from the sky as if they were free.
They hadn’t traveled far.
Yet thick layers of snow had already accumulated on everyone’s heads.
Cao Xing brushed the snow off Da Bai.
However, the snowflakes weren’t the most terrifying thing.
The most terrifying were the increasingly powerful winds and dropping temperatures.
“Whoosh—whoosh—”
As time passed, Cao Xing felt as if an invisible giant hand was continually slapping his body.
Cao Xing did not know the exact level of the winds now, but they must have reached an extremely terrifying degree!
He saw amidst the snowflakes all around, interspersed with various rocks and broken branches.
He even heard the distant “rumbling” sounds.
Those were the sounds of avalanches occurring on several nearby snow mountains.
Liu Muxue looked at the scene ahead, then spoke into Cao Xing’s ear, “Oh my… the weather in this world is too harsh…”
Cao Xing nodded in agreement, gripping Da Bai’s fur tightly to ensure he wouldn’t be blown away.
At this point, the system prompt appeared.
[Due to the extensive impact of this blizzard, the Ice Nest’s power has been disrupted, and it will not descend while the blizzard persists…]
Seeing the system prompt,
Cheers broke out on the chat channel.
Cheng Qingsong: “Thank goodness, luckily the Ice Nest got disrupted, otherwise with such a massive blizzard, we’d have to withstand the weather and fight the Ice Nest Monster, we wouldn’t survive!”
Ling Tingzhang: “That’s right, luckily the system wasn’t too harsh on us, or our whole family would be done for tonight!”
Bi Xishan: “Damn! This blizzard is too ridiculous, it directly blew down my watchtower, almost crushed me!”
Wei Sui: “My painstakingly built vegetable greenhouse was blown away too, my seeds!!!”
Qiao Jialong: “Truly absurd, this time, any territory without built-up walls will suffer serious damage.”
Zhu Xin: “Indeed, even if we get through this, the structures we worked hard to construct will be damaged, and our progress will be set back significantly.”
“Brothers, after this blizzard, I must focus on building the walls!”
…
Liu Muxue saw the discussion on the chat channel and couldn’t help but admire Cao Xing’s foresight once again.
They not only built the walls early but also upgraded all of them to an intermediate level!
This level of wall could surely withstand such harsh blizzard conditions.
Thinking of this, Liu Muxue, sitting behind Cao Xing, hugged his waist tightly.
Half an hour later…
The team braved the wind and snow and finally returned to the vicinity of their territory.