Su Yao rested for only one night, and the next morning, she prepared to set off alone again. She wasn't unaware of the worried looks in her family's eyes, but she knew that supplies would never be enough, and if she wanted to survive, she couldn't stop searching.
The sky remained a somber, oppressive gray, and the biting wind lashed at her face like a knife. Su Yao tightened her cold-weather gear and headed towards the eastern outskirts of the city, following the system's instructions. The system indicated that there was an abandoned military base there, which might contain a large quantity of high-energy food and more advanced weapons.
Along the way, Su Yao carefully avoided the snow-covered traps and potentially dangerous ruins. The closer she got to the eastern suburbs, the harsher the environment became; the snow was almost waist-deep, and every step required a great deal of effort. But her eyes remained resolute, a testament to her unwavering determination to survive.
When she finally saw the outline of the military base, she discovered it wasn't as quiet as she had imagined. Huge figures roamed around the base, bear-like in size, covered in hard ice armor; each step they took caused the ground to tremble. Su Yao knew these were mutated ice-armored beasts from the apocalypse; not only were their hides thick, but their attack power was also astonishing.
Su Yao quietly circled around to one side of the base, searching for an opportunity to enter. At a gap in the destroyed wall, she found the defenses relatively weak. She used her power to create a thin shield of fire around herself and then quickly rushed towards the gap. However, as soon as she approached, she triggered a hidden alarm system within the base. Instantly, a piercing alarm shattered the air, and the ice-armored beasts, as if provoked, charged towards Su Yao.
Su Yao gritted her teeth and sped into the base. The base was a mess, most of the buildings collapsed, but she had no time to lament. The system indicated that the supplies were in the base's underground warehouse. She ran quickly along a passage full of rubble, the roars of the ice-armored beasts following closely behind.
Finally, she found the entrance to the underground warehouse, but the door was tightly closed, and there was a complicated combination lock next to it. Su Yao anxiously looked around and found some tattered documents in a corner, with some numbers and symbols faintly visible on them. She quickly picked up the documents and, relying on her keen observation and reasoning skills, began to try to crack the code.
Just then, the ice-armored beasts reached the doorway. They pounded the walls frantically with their massive claws, causing the entire passage to shake violently, with dust and gravel raining down. Cold sweat beaded on Su Yao's forehead, but her hands remained steady. At the last moment, the combination lock beeped, and the door slowly opened.
Su Yao rushed in and immediately closed the door. Before she could even catch her breath, she was stunned by the sight inside the warehouse. It was filled with all sorts of supplies: boxes of high-energy compressed food, and some advanced weapons she had never seen before. These weapons gleamed with a cold metallic luster, as if telling the story of their former power.
However, Su Yao wasn't blinded by joy; she knew the ice-armored beasts wouldn't leave easily. She quickly began storing the supplies into her spatial storage, while simultaneously selecting some lightweight yet powerful weapons to equip herself. Just as she was finishing packing, she discovered a small, heavily sealed room in a corner of the warehouse.
Driven by curiosity and a desire for supplies, Su Yao went over to try and open it. After some effort, she opened the door, revealing only a crystal ball emitting a faint glow. The moment her hand touched the crystal ball, a powerful energy surged into her body, her fire-based abilities seemed to be sublimated, becoming even stronger, and she also seemed to have gained a new ability—brief control over freezing.
Su Yao was overjoyed, but at that moment, the ice-armored beasts outside had already begun to breach the gate. She gripped her weapon tightly, a resolute glint in her eyes. The instant the gate was smashed open, she first used her freezing ability to temporarily freeze the first few ice-armored beasts, then launched an attack with her fire-based powers. Flames burned on the ice armor of the ice-armored beasts, emitting a sizzling sound, and the beasts roared in pain.
Su Yao moved with lightning speed, weaving among the ice-armored beasts, using her newly acquired abilities and weapons to engage in a fierce battle. The fight lasted a long time, and Su Yao sustained some injuries, but in the end, she successfully eliminated all the ice-armored beasts.
Exhausted, she walked out of the military base, gazing at the faint glimmer of light on the horizon, knowing she had once again triumphed over the challenges of the apocalypse. Filled with a sense of accomplishment, she set off back to the safe house, already anticipating her next adventure. Only by constantly growing stronger could she protect her family and that sliver of hope for survival in this frigid post-apocalyptic world.
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