Chapter 215

On an abandoned street on the edge of the city, five frozen corpses of refugees lay straight on the ice, having long since become one with the surrounding solid ice. Their skin had a bluish-gray luster from the ice, and their limbs were as stiff as sculptures.

Suddenly, several snow-white figures darted out of the darkness, moving with lightning speed and landing without making a sound—they were the third-tier polar night demon beasts, the Ice Fang Beasts.

The Ice Fang Beast is as robust as an adult wild boar, covered in thick, snow-white short fur that lies close to its skin, perfectly resisting extreme temperatures of -60°C. It blends seamlessly with the surrounding ice surface, making it almost indistinguishable from the surrounding creature.

Their heads are broad, and their mouths are filled with two rows of sharp, ice-blue fangs. The fangs gleam coldly, and their tips are covered with ice crystals, clearly capable of easily tearing apart hard objects.

With strong and powerful limbs and claws as sharp as ice blades, it can move quickly on the ice without slipping at all, thanks to the smoothness of the ice.

The lead Ice Fang Beast lowered its head, its icy blue fangs aimed at the shoulder of a frozen corpse, and bit down hard.

With a crisp "crack," the frozen corpse's shoulder was instantly torn apart, the stiff bones shattering like icicles. No blood flowed out, only the frozen fragments scattered.

The Ice Fang Beast shook its head, swallowed the torn limbs, and made a low gurgling sound in its throat, clearly quite satisfied with this "food" in the polar night.

The remaining Ice Fang Beasts also stepped forward, each pouncing on a frozen corpse. They tore at it with their fangs and claws, quickly dismantling the once intact frozen corpse into pieces. The ice surface was covered with scattered fragments of limbs, and ice crystals mixed with frozen flesh, creating a gruesome scene.

One of the Ice Fang Beasts seemed unsatisfied. It raised its head, its icy blue eyes scanning the surrounding darkness, its nose constantly sniffing, clearly searching for living creatures—frozen corpses had limited energy, and the flesh and blood of living people were their true targets.

Not far away, a hunting squad wearing cold-weather manganese crystal suits was patrolling.

Captain Zhao Lei, wearing a manganese crystal helmet, cautiously observed his surroundings through the transparent window. His teammate's voice came through the communicator: "Captain, there's movement on the street to the left. It sounds like something is tearing at something!"

Zhao Lei immediately raised his hand to signal the team to stop, and lowered his voice: "Everyone on alert, ice-type ability users in front, lightning-type ability users at the rear, approach slowly, and be careful to stay hidden. The monsters of the polar night may have the ability to disguise themselves!"

The team members immediately dispersed, moving in a fan shape towards the direction from which the commotion came.

The manganese crystal suit has excellent sealing performance, making no sound when walking. The internal constant temperature system keeps the team members at a comfortable body temperature, completely unaffected by the -60℃ low temperature outside.

As they approached the abandoned street, the team members saw the scene ahead through the viewing window and gasped in horror—five Ice Fang Beasts were tearing apart a frozen corpse. Their snow-white figures blended perfectly into the ice, and they would have been completely undetectable had they not been moving.

"It's a Tier 3 Ice Fang Beast! A monster exclusive to the Midnight Sun, extremely aggressive, its fangs and claws can tear through ordinary manganese crystal equipment!"

Team member Li Kai's voice was tense. He had seen the introduction of the Ice Fang Beast in the information before and knew that this kind of monster was not only resistant to cold, but also had amazing combat power.

Zhao Lei gripped his laser gun (a Tier 3 weapon he had exchanged with Su Jing) and said in a deep voice, "Five targets. Concentrate your firepower and take out the leader first! Ice-type ability users, use ice walls to restrict their movement. Lightning-type ability users, attack their weak points—their eyes and abdomen!"

The moment the order was given, the two ice-type ability users simultaneously activated their abilities, and two thick ice walls appeared out of thin air, surrounding the Ice Fang Beasts and attempting to restrict their movements.

However, the Ice Fang Beasts have a natural adaptability to low temperatures and ice. The lead Ice Fang Beast slammed into the ice wall with a loud "boom," creating a large hole in the thick ice wall and sending ice shards flying.

"Oh no! They're stronger than we expected!"

Zhao Lei shouted and immediately pulled the trigger of the laser gun. The red laser beam accurately shot towards the eye of the leading Ice Fang Beast. The laser beam hit its target, making a "sizzling" sound. The leading Ice Fang Beast let out a sharp roar. Its eye was burned, and it became even more ferocious. It turned around and pounced on Zhao Lei with astonishing speed.

Zhao Lei had no time to dodge and could only raise his hand to block with the laser gun. With a "crack", the Ice Fang Beast's fangs bit into the laser gun's body, and the gun body, which was made of third-tier manganese crystal, was actually bitten with two teeth marks and almost broke.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Lei retreated, and another lightning-type ability user immediately shot out a bolt of lightning, which struck the Ice Fang Beast's abdomen, where there was no thick fur to protect it, making it a weak point.

Lightning pierced through the skin, and the Ice Fang Beast let out a painful roar. Its body twitched, but it did not fall down. Instead, it pounced on the lightning-type ability user even more frantically.

Just then, Li Kai activated his superpower, and an ice blade shot towards the Ice Fang Beast's hind leg. The ice blade hit precisely, cutting a wound from which pale blue blood flowed out, instantly freezing into ice beads on the ice surface.

"Their blood is also cold! Ordinary attacks have limited effect on them!"

Li Kai shouted and fired another ice blade.

Taking advantage of the moment, Zhao Lei adjusted his posture, aimed his laser gun at the Ice Fang Beast's head, and fired an enhanced laser beam that pierced through its skull.

The lead Ice Fang Beast swayed its massive body and fell heavily onto the ice, quickly freezing into an ice sculpture by the surrounding cold air.

Seeing this, the remaining four Ice Fang Beasts did not retreat. Instead, they split into two groups and pounced on both sides of the team.

They were extremely fast, darting nimbly across the ice. Their claws scraped against the manganese crystal suits, producing a screeching sound. Although they didn't tear the suits, the team members felt a strong impact.

"Hold on! Use the tracking laser gun!"

Zhao Lei shouted and took out a small tracking laser gun (an extra Tier 3 weapon he had redeemed) from his spatial storage, activated the tracking function, and aimed it at one of the Ice Fang Beasts.

The laser gun automatically locked onto its target, the red laser beam following closely, striking its weak point in the abdomen. The Ice Fang Beast let out a miserable cry and collapsed to the ground.

The team members cooperated with each other, using the protection of the manganese crystal suits and the power of the Tier 3 weapons to engage in a fierce battle with the remaining Ice Fang Beasts.

However, the Ice Fang Beast's cold resistance and combat power far exceeded expectations. Two more team members' manganese crystal suits were torn open by claws, and cold air seeped in through the cracks. The team members couldn't help but shiver, and their movement speed obviously slowed down.

"Captain, our energy is almost depleted! The core of the manganese crystal suit can only last for another 3 hours!"

"A team member shouted anxiously. Zhao Lei's heart sank. He knew they couldn't linger any longer and immediately ordered, "Retreat! Use a signal flare to notify headquarters for support. We'll hold them off for now!" He pulled out a signal flare, released the safety, and a red light pierced the darkness of the polar night, exploding in the air.

Just then, a rapid flight sound came from afar, and a silver-gray figure quickly approached—it was Su Jing.

She received an urgent distress message from the hunting team (forwarded by the official logistics team), activated her Tier 3 flight ability, and rushed to provide support while wearing a cold-weather manganese crystal suit.

Without further ado, Su Jing unleashed her third-tier lightning ability, sending out three thick, deep purple lightning bolts that accurately struck the heads of the three ice-toothed beasts.

The lightning bolt was incredibly powerful, instantly piercing through the Ice Fang Beasts' defenses. The three Ice Fang Beasts didn't even have time to scream before they collapsed to the ground, their bodies charred black and quickly frozen stiff.

Su Jing landed on the ice, looking at the corpse of the Ice Fang Beast on the ground without any change in her eyes. She said to Zhao Lei and the others, "Clean up the battlefield, collect the demon cores, and retreat to the cold-proof point as soon as possible. More Ice Fang Beasts will appear later."

Zhao Lei and the others looked at Su Jing with eyes full of awe, and quickly nodded: "Thank you 'I am the God of Wealth' for your support! We'll retreat now!"

The team members quickly collected the demon cores of the Ice Fang Beasts (each one was a pure Tier 3 demon core), and then, under Su Jing's cover, retreated towards the cold-weather shelter in the city.

Su Jing did not leave immediately. Instead, she activated her perfect invisibility ability, and her figure disappeared instantly, flying towards the depths of the city.

Her intuition detected energy fluctuations from numerous Ice Fang Beasts nearby, at least several dozen, moving towards various cold-weather shelters throughout the city.

The darkness of the polar night provides them with excellent camouflage. These monsters feed on frozen corpses, and once they have finished eating the corpses, they will attack the living people's sheltered spots to steal food and warm habitats.

In a temporary cold-weather shelter in the city center, refugees huddled in a shed built with manganese crystal insulation modules. The temperature inside the shed was stable at around 10°C. Everyone was wrapped in warm clothes and carefully ate the potatoes they had just exchanged for.

Suddenly, a piercing roar came from outside the shed, followed by the sound of the defensive fence being smashed. "What's going on?!" The soldiers on guard immediately gripped their laser guns and looked warily outside the shed.

Several Ice Fang Beasts broke through the outer defensive fence and rushed into the shed, their snow-white figures standing out conspicuously in the darkness.

The refugees panicked instantly and fled to the core area of ​​the shed. Some people tripped and fell to the ground, and those behind them, only concerned with escaping, stepped over them. Screams and cries rang out again.

"Quick! Close the inner defense door! Ice-type ability users, get in!" the guard captain shouted, pulling the trigger of his laser gun and hitting an Ice Fang Beast in the shoulder.

However, the Ice Fang Beast's defense was extremely strong, and the laser gun's attack only left a scorch mark, unable to cause any fatal damage.

The ice-type ability user activated their power, and an ice wall instantly rose up, blocking the Ice Fang Beast's attack. However, the ice wall was quickly shattered.

At this critical moment, official supporters arrived, wearing cold-weather manganese crystal suits and carrying third-tier laser guns, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Ice Fang Beast.

Su Jing hovered in mid-air, watching the chaos below, and did not act rashly—her mission was to provide supplies and necessary support, not to take on all the fighting.

She activated her mineral ability and quickly scanned the city's defense layout, discovering that the outer defenses of several cold-proof points had vulnerabilities, especially in the areas previously attacked by fire lizards, where the defensive barriers were severely damaged and could easily be breached by ice-toothed beasts.

She took out her communicator and sent a private message to Wang Peng: "1. The defenses at the cold-weather protection points in the northwest and southeast of the city have significant vulnerabilities and need to be repaired immediately with manganese crystal modules. I can provide 100 enhanced defense modules. Exchange rule: 1 Tier 3 Demon Core = 5 modules."

2. The Ice Fang Beasts live in groups of about 50. Their weak points are the head and abdomen. It is recommended that the hunting team be equipped with a tracking laser gun and a Tier 3 lightning-type ability user.

3. Some shelters are running low on fuel and winter clothing; advance preparation is necessary to prevent panic and looting among displaced people.

Wang Peng received the private message and immediately replied: "Thank you! I have paid 20 Tier 3 Demon Cores in exchange for 100 defense modules. Please ship them as soon as possible! I have also notified all cold-weather outposts to strengthen their defenses and send more ability users to support them!"

After confirming that she had received the demon core, Su Jing took out the defense module from her space and sent it through the system channel.

At this moment, the temperature in the polar night dropped again, and the system panel displayed the following message: [Current temperature: -65℃. The Ice Fang Beasts are active and a large-scale attack is expected within the next 12 hours. Please take precautions.]

Looking down at the still fiercely contested outpost, and then at the energy fluctuations of the Ice Fang Beast approaching from the darkness in the distance, Su Jing knew that this crisis had only just begun.

In a small shelter on the outskirts of the city, the situation had become extremely critical.

The defense modules here are insufficient, the fuel is almost exhausted, the insulation equipment is unable to maintain the temperature, and the temperature inside the shed has dropped below 0°C.

The refugees, wrapped in thin thermal clothing, shivered from the cold, their eyes filled with fear as they watched the Ice Fang Beasts roaring outside the shed.

Some people discovered that the fuel and spare winter clothing in the shed were running low, and they began to panic: "We're almost out of fuel! We'll freeze to death!"

"There are still a few manganese crystal winter coats left! Whoever grabs them gets to keep them!"

Suddenly, a burly man shouted and rushed towards the corner where supplies were stored. Seeing this, the other refugees also rushed over like madmen, and the already chaotic shed instantly descended into a scramble.

Some people fell to the ground, trampled and unable to move; others tore at each other for a piece of winter clothing, their fingernails scratching each other's skin, and pale red blood flowed out, freezing instantly on the ice.

Su Jing sensed the chaos here through her intuition, but her eyes remained unmoved.

She knew that the cruelty of the polar night came not only from the low temperatures and monsters, but also from the greed and despair of humanity. The shortage of fuel and cold-weather clothing, coupled with the threat of the Ice Fang Beasts, would inevitably lead to fiercer competition, and even before they were frozen to death, some people were still killing each other in this struggle.

Su Jing did not intervene. She turned around, activated her flying ability, and flew towards the villa deep in the mountains.

She needs to replenish supplies as soon as possible, produce more defensive modules and cold-weather gear, and prepare for a large-scale attack by the Ice Fang Beasts.