Su Yao embarked on her journey home with the mysterious crystal ball she had obtained from the supermarket's basement. However, the return trip was far from smooth. Not long after leaving the supermarket, heavy snow began to fall. These snowflakes were no ordinary things; each one seemed to be imbued with some kind of dark power, carrying a chill that pierced straight to the bone.

Su Yao activated her supernatural shield, attempting to resist the onslaught of the strange snowflakes. However, the snowflakes accumulated more and more, pressing down on the shield and slowing her movements further. "This won't do." Su Yao frowned, concentrating her mind and increasing her supernatural output. Her fire supernatural power ignited a high-temperature barrier outside the shield, rapidly melting the snowflakes that approached.

Just then, the system sounded a rapid alarm, indicating that an unidentified flying object was rapidly approaching her. Su Yao looked up and saw a flock of enormous birds resembling vultures swooping down towards her. These birds were covered in a layer of ice-crystal-like feathers that shimmered coldly in the sunlight, and their sharp claws and beaks were as hard as steel.

Su Yao swiftly retrieved a crossbow from her spatial storage and nocked an arrow imbued with lightning power. As the birds approached, she drew the bow and fired, the bolt shooting towards the flock like lightning. The lightning exploded within the flock, striking several birds, causing them to convulse and fall. But the remaining birds did not retreat; instead, they attacked even more frantically.

While dodging the birds' attacks, Su Yao continued firing. During the battle, she noticed that the birds' flight paths followed a certain pattern, seemingly revolving around a giant bird as the leader. "To catch the thief, catch the leader first," Su Yao thought to herself. She feigned weakness, deliberately creating an opening, leading the flock of birds in one direction.

When the flock of birds reached a narrow valley, Su Yao used her spatial abilities to teleport above the giant bird. She channeled all her power into her ice blade sword and stabbed it fiercely at the bird's head. The giant bird sensed the danger and tried to dodge, but it was too late. The ice blade struck its head, unleashing a powerful burst of energy. The giant bird screamed and plummeted from the sky. Losing their leader, the flock fell into chaos, and Su Yao seized the opportunity to escape their attacks.

Su Yao continued her journey, only to encounter a new problem. The road ahead was blocked by a massive maze made of ice and snow. The maze's walls soared into the clouds, their surfaces smooth as mirrors, and they emanated a mysterious power that interfered with Su Yao's system navigation.

Su Yao walked along the outer wall of the maze, trying to find the entrance. In a corner, she discovered some strange symbols that seemed to emit a faint glow. Su Yao reached out and touched the symbols, and a surge of information flooded her mind. These symbols were clues to opening the maze's entrance; she needed to input her special energy in a specific order.

Following the information in her mind, Su Yao infused different types of supernatural energy into the symbols one by one. As the last symbol was activated, an entrance glowing blue appeared on the wall of the maze. Su Yao took a deep breath and stepped into the maze.

The temperature inside the maze was even lower; Su Yao's breath instantly froze into ice flowers in front of her. The passages were intricate and complex, and ice golems would occasionally emerge from the walls to attack her. These ice golems were enormous and incredibly strong; ordinary attacks were completely ineffective against them.

Su Yao could only fight while searching for a way out. During the battle, she discovered that the ice golems would become sluggish when near certain locations on the maze walls. She guessed that these locations might be related to the maze's mechanisms. So, Su Yao deliberately lured the ice golems to fight near these locations, which indeed triggered some hidden traps, injuring many of the ice golems.

After some exploration, Su Yao finally found the central area of ​​the maze. There, there was an ice crystal throne radiating extreme cold, and on the throne sat a treasure chest emitting powerful energy. However, four enormous ice and snow guardians stood watch around the treasure chest.

The Ice Guardians were covered in indestructible ice armor, wielding massive ice axes, their eyes cold and imposing. Su Yao knew this would be a tough battle. She first used her spatial abilities to create several false clones around her, attempting to confuse the Ice Guardians. Then, she used her wind-based abilities to move swiftly, charging towards one of the Ice Guardians.

As Su Yao approached the Ice Guardian, she attacked simultaneously with her fire and lightning powers, the powerful energy exploding against the guardian's ice armor. While it didn't cause any real damage, it did attract its attention. The other three Ice Guardians then surrounded Su Yao.

Su Yao fought a difficult battle against the four Ice Guardians, relentlessly searching for their weaknesses. In a chance encounter, she noticed a brief energy fluctuation at the joints of one of the Ice Guardians when it swung its ice axe. Seizing the opportunity, Su Yao thrust her ice blade into the joint of one of the Ice Guardians the instant it swung its axe. The ice blade pierced the joint successfully, momentarily halting the Ice Guardian's movement.

Pressing her advantage, Su Yao continued attacking the joints of the other Ice Guardians. In the fierce battle, she gradually found her rhythm, defeating the Ice Guardians one by one. Finally, she reached the Ice Crystal Throne and opened the treasure chest. Inside were some precious supplies and a jade pendant radiating mysterious power. Su Yao stored them all in her spatial storage, then quickly left the maze, heading towards the safe house, hoping these gains would add to her strength in the fight against the apocalypse.