However, what Cheng Ce feared still happened. Just as the bridge deformed and twisted to a certain extent, it suddenly stopped.
"It's still a bit short!" Cheng Ce frowned.
Xiao Jin did not answer. As soon as the bridge stopped sinking, her gaze began to sweep across all parts of the bridge.
After taking a few glances, Xiao Jin simply moved closer to the edge of the bridge, then jumped down, and when she reached a certain point, she decisively threw out the 'Magic Carpet'.
Immediately, the magic flying carpet carried Xiao Jin and floated down below the bridge.
Her action really startled Cheng Ce, and his heart jumped into his throat. He didn't know about the 'magic flying carpet', so he quickly ran over.
As soon as he got closer, he saw that Xiao Jin did not fall as he had imagined, but was standing on a blanket that defied Newtonian mechanics, floating in mid-air.
Although it wasn't the first time he had witnessed Xiao Jin's amazing abilities, he still felt somewhat unaccustomed to seeing him again.
Under the sunlight, Xiao Jin stood tall and straight on the edge of the swaying bridge, dressed in a black outfit as dark as ink. Because it wasn't cold, she wasn't wearing a bulky coat.
A long sword appeared in her hand, its blade gleaming with a faint blue light.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Jin's longsword was suddenly drawn, the sound of it slicing through the air sharp and piercing. Several dazzling blade lights instantly bloomed, carrying an invincible aura, and slammed hard into the seemingly solid but actually battered and vulnerable part of the bridge.
The moment the blade struck the bridge, a deafening roar erupted. Under the violent impact, cracks spread rapidly across the bridge, and stones fell off one after another.
Finally, under Xiao Jin's attack, the bridge began to sink again and disintegrated in mid-air, falling onto the ice on the sea surface.
Because the bridge was so heavy, Xiao Jin and the others didn't even need to break the ice; a large area of sea appeared beneath the bridge.
Xiao Jin's figure soared into the air the instant the bridge collapsed, tracing a graceful arc before landing steadily on the opposite bank.
She also retrieved the 'magic flying carpet' beneath her feet.
Cheng Ce came over and said with a joyful tone, "We succeeded! Now it's up to Brother Jian and the others!"
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All day long, everyone in the shelter was busy making preparations.
The ice surrounding the entire island was also broken up and sank to the seabed thanks to everyone's efforts.
Fortunately, while the outside temperature was low, it wasn't low enough to freeze the entire sea area.
On her way back from the bridge, Xiao Jin used the beast bait and beast traps she had obtained in the previous game to make several defensive devices.
I don't know if it will work on the snow beast, but it's better than nothing!
The icebreaking operation was halted at 8 p.m., at which point the maximum distance between Prison Island and the ice on the other side was 15 meters.
In other words, anyone who wants to get to the island must first cross this 15-meter distance.
As for the reason for the suspension, firstly, it was already dark outside, and working at night was very unsafe, and secondly, the temperature was extremely low.
Shao Jing measured it and found that it had already reached minus 80 degrees Celsius.
They could no longer linger outside.
Secondly, even with shift work, everyone was exhausted.
All of the players' items have entered a cooldown period, in other words, they can't be broken anymore, they really can't be broken anymore.
So everyone retreated back into the Black Tower.
Because they didn't know when the snow beast would arrive, no one planned to sleep that night.
After a hearty meal, Shao Jing and Deng Xing cleared out the lower three floors and then moved everyone inside.
Although it was a bit crowded, we couldn't worry about that at the moment; squeezing in would at least keep us warmer.
It's freezing up there, and if the Black Tower is breached, they might be able to escape with their lives down there.
The older ones held the younger ones, the old ones looked after the children, and men and women all squatted together. The charcoal braziers were also separated, ten in a row.
Jian Yiqiu left them enough food and supplies, while the players were all concentrated on the upper level.
Once everything was ready, the people above took turns watching the monitor.
Players with reconnaissance items also take turns using them.
When Xiao Jin blew up the bridge, she didn't forget to retrieve the other eye. When she returned to the shelter, she placed it directly on the rooftop.
In the middle of the night, Jian Yiqiu, who had simply slept in the monitoring room, held a hot water bottle and curled up like a polar bear.
Despite being fully armed with a hat and scarf, the chill was still creeping in.
"Why don't you go downstairs?" At this moment, Xiao Jin pushed open the door and pulled up a chair to sit down next to him.
All the indigenous people had been crammed into the lower three levels. Logically, the current temperature should be very restrictive for Jian Yiqiu. Cheng Ce and Shao Jing had to go down to appease the indigenous people.
Only Jian Yiqiu, who had a warm place to stay, insisted on staying there.
Jian Yiqiu casually put down the cup.
There's nothing we can do; in this weather, even hot water cools down very quickly.
“Aren’t you up there too?” he replied.
Xiao Jin turned to look at the monitor: "These things probably won't be needed for long!"
"Um."
"...Leave now. The battle that follows is not for you to participate in."
Jian Yiqiu remained silent.
After a while, Xiao Jin left, but left a protective suit on the chair.
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Around 3 a.m., a player detected the anomaly and promptly notified everyone.
The players had a premonition, and those who were asleep immediately woke up to watch the transmitted footage together.
Five minutes later, Gao Ya and a group of top players gathered in the monitoring room, where Jian Yiqiu was also sitting.
Just as Xiao Jin said, the monitoring screen was completely black, having been completely damaged by the low temperature in the middle of the night.
The group sat on either side of the long table.
At this moment, Jian Yiqiu was in good spirits. Although he was still dressed in bulky clothes, his complexion was no longer pale and had a rosy glow.
Xiao Jin withdrew her gaze; it seemed the protective suit she had given him was indeed effective.
The suit that Jian Yiqiu was wearing was a high-grade protective suit that Xiao Jin had previously discarded, which is now a common protective gear among players.
Not only in terms of defense, it can also withstand some of the high temperatures and extreme cold.
“Alright, everyone has seen the situation. Now, let’s all speak up and tell us what our plans are.” Gao Ya broke the silence in the room by speaking first.
Recalling what they had just witnessed, everyone fell into deep thought.
"At a glance, the giant snow beast leading the pack should be the cocoon that Boss Xiao saw earlier. It is surrounded by a large number of snow beasts, so I am more inclined to avoid battle."
"No, are you sure they won't find us?"
"But there are too many snow beasts, at least several thousand in that scene, how are we going to kill them?"
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