Chapter 186 Extreme Cold
Due to their limited mobility, it took them about an hour to deal with this group of wild monsters, and most of the potions in their backpacks were used up.
After all the wild monsters are killed, some people are unwilling to continue looking for wild monsters.
"I'm exhausted. I've already used up five bottles of potions after encountering the first batch of monsters, and the rewards I received barely offset the cost. Anyway, I need to go back."
He now felt a little sore and itchy in his throat every time he breathed. Someone in their city-state had been infected with a negative state and had this symptom before getting sick.
After he said that, the others followed suit and wanted to go back.
"If we keep staying like this, we'll get sick. Besides, my hands are getting less and less flexible. I almost dropped my sword when I was fighting that wild monster just now."
Wild monsters are not like them and are not affected by the cold at all.
The middle-aged man also felt it was difficult, "Okay, let's go back."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking that they could go back, they felt that the journey now would not be as painful as before.
Eager to return home, the group returned much faster. Fortunately, they were careful not to stray too far from the city.
Soon they saw the city wall and quickened their pace.
They were getting colder and colder, something they could clearly feel.
Someone found it strange and asked others, "Are you feeling colder and colder? I could keep my hands warm in my pockets just now, but now they are completely useless."
He took his hand out and put it in front of his mouth and blew on it, hoping that the warmth from the oral sound would restore some sensation to his hand.
"I...feel it..." The man couldn't speak clearly.
Finally entering the city, their pace became slower and slower, and they were breathing heavily.
The middle-aged man dragged himself along, wanting only to go home. "Something's not right. Let's go home quickly. We can't stay outside."
Everyone stopped talking and walked home with difficulty.
They hadn't taken a few steps when they heard someone calling them from behind.
"Brother, help me!"
The middle-aged man turned around and saw several people carrying an unidentified humanoid object.
When people got closer, they found that it was indeed a person, but he was frozen stiff.
"What's wrong with him?"
The men took a breath before saying, "We were clearing the fields outside when we felt something was wrong and wanted to come back. Suddenly, a cold snap hit, and this guy was frozen because he ran too slow. One of us had to lasso him and drag him back."
Only when they were close to the city gate did they carry the man back, fearing that he would be too frozen and would bump into something and get broken.
It just so happened that they were all staying in a guesthouse, so people from the same building helped carry the person back.
"Is he still alive?"
It's frozen like this.
"He's alive. His name is still lit up on the list."
The person asking the question breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they were alive.
"But he's already in this state, how can he thaw when he gets home?"
"Then we won't care. His family needs to take him to a pharmacy. If he can be saved, then he's lucky. If he can't be saved, then there's nothing we can do."
It is not compulsory to leave the city now. Only those who are willing to go out can form a team.
In the end, the person was sent back, but his family members cried bitterly.
Seeing their relatives frozen and unresponsive, they cried out, "How could this happen? They were fine before they left!"
The man's teammates briefly explained the situation: "He ran too slowly and got frozen. Luckily, one of us dragged him back, otherwise he would have died outside."
The family was still crying, but they didn't have the time to comfort each other. They were worried that the cold wave would hit again, so they quickly got away and went home.
*
Xuantian City.
As soon as we went out today, we all felt the cold outside, but because of the temperature control with a protective cover, the temperature was still bearable.
The snow shovelers went out to clear the ground today and found that the ground was much slippery than before.
"Is this frozen?" someone wondered.
You know, since the temperature of the protective shield was adjusted, the snow in their city has never frozen into blocks. Because it was cleaned in time, no ice cubes were seen.
Just as he finished speaking, a child ran too fast and fell down. Fortunately, he was wearing thick clothes, so the fall didn't hurt. The child quickly got up and continued running.
An auntie at a stall saw this and shouted, "Oh, kid, be careful not to fall and get hurt—"
The child who had fallen earlier said cheerfully, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."
Lu Jiu and his two teammates were walking on the road and also felt that the ground was a bit slippery. "It doesn't make sense. This road is swept clean every day, so how could it be frozen?"
She is the mayor of the city, and there are patrol NPCs who report the situation in the city to her every day. She knows the conditions of the working residents better than anyone else.
Shen Jufeng glanced outside the city, "Did you adjust the temperature of your protective shield to the maximum?"
Lu Jiu still had a confused look on his face, and nodded: "Yes, because the temperature has been dropping, I raised it by one degree every few days until I reached the limit not long ago."
Zhuang Yun felt fine in the city, but he could clearly sense that it was colder than before. "I hope the weather won't get any colder."
After hearing this, Shen Jufeng simply said, "Once you leave the city, you'll know how cold it is today."
After walking out of the city gate, Lu Jiu felt that the blood vessels on his face were frozen, and he didn't know what expression to make. "This...this is too exaggerated."
Compared with the previous temperature, the current temperature is like the cool autumn suddenly turning into a cold winter. The difference is too big.
Zhuang Yun shivered as he put on his gloves. Finally, feeling his hands regain some feeling, his teeth chattered. "This is too cold! Is it really possible to go out and clear the fields?"
Although Shen Jufeng wasn't as shivering as Zhuang Yun, he silently put on his gloves. "Let's forget about it today." He stepped on the frozen snow beneath his feet. "Even if we do encounter wild monsters, this weather will affect our operations."
Less than a minute after coming out, his hands began to feel numb, and even after putting on gloves, the condition was only slightly alleviated.
Lu Jiu rubbed his face with his gloved hands. "Unless the tailor shop can make clothes with higher warmth properties, this won't work right now."
You have to know that the clothes they are wearing now are already +45℃ clothes, which can't prevent the cold from invading. You can imagine how cold it is outside.
"Let's go back. I always feel something is wrong." Shen Jufeng thought of the natural disaster. Who said there were only snow disasters in winter? There might be more dangerous disasters in the game world.
The three of them turned around and went back. Lu Jiu kept an eye on the conversation channel to see if anyone mentioned the sudden drop in temperature today.
When the other professional residents saw the return of the city’s most powerful three-man team, they all stopped their steps to leave the city.
At the beginning of winter, these three people were the first to walk out of the city. It was snowing so heavily at that time. Now they came back just two minutes after leaving the city gate. How bad must the weather outside be now?
Someone asked suspiciously, "I do feel it's exceptionally cold today, but is it really that cold outside?"
The person being questioned looked outside the city and said, "Then go out and try. It's right at the door. If it doesn't work, we'll come back."
Then a few people walked together. The leg that just stepped out of the protective shield immediately felt the biting cold. After walking out and standing there, it felt like they were almost frozen to death in a short while.
"I'm going to... go back quickly——"
(End of this chapter)
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