After Su Yao installed the air purifier in the safe house, the system notification sounded again. This time, the target was a research building buried under ice and snow. It was said that there was an unfinished research document there on how to use special energy to reverse the extreme cold environment. If they could obtain it, it might fundamentally change the survival predicament of this apocalypse.
Without a moment's delay, Su Yao immediately set off for the research building. Along the way, she used her supernatural abilities to withstand the increasingly fierce cold winds and blizzards. As she approached the research building, she discovered that it was almost entirely encased in an iceberg, with only a few blurry outlines visible, resembling a giant beast sleeping in the snow.
Su Yao approached the iceberg, trying to find an entrance to the building. Just then, countless tiny cracks suddenly appeared on the iceberg's surface, followed by a hail of ice arrows raining down on her. Su Yao quickly cast a fire shield, melting the incoming ice arrows. However, before she could even catch her breath, the iceberg began to tremble violently, and many enormous ice worms crawled out. These ice worms had hard bodies, each segment covered with sharp ice spikes; they twisted their massive bodies and slithered rapidly towards Su Yao.
Su Yao retrieved a longsword imbued with wind-elemental power from her spatial storage and unleashed powerful wind blades at the swarm of ice worms. The wind blades sliced some ice worms in two, but their bodies didn't stop writhing; instead, they continued to attack Su Yao. Su Yao frowned, concentrated her mind, and imbued the longsword with fire-elemental power, slashing at the ice worms once more. This time, the ice worms struck by the flaming longsword instantly turned into puddles of icy water.
After a fierce struggle, Su Yao finally found the entrance to the research building inside the iceberg. The entrance was blocked by a massive ice door with complex energy patterns on it. Su Yao carefully observed these patterns and discovered that they seemed to be related to the energy of space and temperature. She tried to use her special ability to interfere with these patterns, but as soon as she made contact, she felt a powerful backlash that almost sent her flying.
Su Yao didn't give up. She searched her mind for knowledge from ancient texts and her past experiences. Suddenly, she thought of a way. She took out some special crystals she had collected during her previous adventures from her spatial storage. These crystals had the function of stabilizing energy. She placed the crystals in a specific order on the energy patterns of the ice gate, and then carefully used her special ability to guide the energy of the crystals. Slowly, the energy patterns on the ice gate began to change, and the ice gate slowly opened.
Upon entering the research building, Su Yao found it completely dark, illuminated only by the light from her fire-based superpower. The building reeked of pungent chemicals, and the walls were covered in thick frost. Following the system's guidance, Su Yao headed towards the floor where research data was stored.
On her journey, she encountered the frozen corpses of some researchers. Judging from their postures and the surrounding environment, they seemed to be conducting a tense experiment before the apocalypse. A sense of sorrow welled up in Su Yao's heart, but she knew there was no time for sentimentality; she had to find the research data as soon as possible.
When she reached the target floor, she found it riddled with traps and mechanisms. The ground was covered in transparent ice crystals; stepping on them would trigger attacks from surrounding ice spikes. Su Yao used her powers to carefully fly across these ice crystal areas. However, ahead appeared barriers made of energy, crackling with dangerous currents.
Su Yao concentrated, attempting to combine her spatial and fire abilities to break through these energy barriers. After numerous attempts, she finally found the weak points in the barriers and successfully overcame one obstacle after another.
Finally, Su Yao arrived at the laboratory where the research data was stored. A special safe stood in the center of the laboratory, containing the data. But just as she approached the safe, the temperature in the laboratory plummeted, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze. A gigantic phantom composed of ice and snow appeared before her; this was the guardian of the research building, radiating powerful energy fluctuations.
Su Yao gripped her longsword, preparing for battle. The Ice and Snow Phantom launched the first attack, stretching out its enormous arm and swinging towards Su Yao. Su Yao nimbly dodged, simultaneously counterattacking with her longsword. However, she found her attacks to have little effect on the Ice and Snow Phantom, as it could continuously reassemble itself.
During the battle, Su Yao carefully observed the Ice Phantom's movements. She noticed that after each major attack, a brief energy fluctuation would appear at its core. Su Yao decided to take the risk and waited for the Ice Phantom to launch another powerful attack. As its arm swung down, Su Yao seized the opportunity, rushed towards its core, imbued her longsword with her strongest ability, and fiercely stabbed it into the core.
The icy phantom roared, its body trembling violently. Taking advantage of this, Su Yao increased her power output, and finally, the icy phantom vanished in a flash of light. Su Yao walked to the safe, used her power to open it, and retrieved the precious research data.
At that moment, the research building began to shake violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse. Su Yao placed the data into her spatial storage and quickly ran towards the exit. She escaped successfully just before the building completely collapsed.
Su Yao embarked on her journey home, exhausted, but her eyes were filled with hope. This research data might hold the key to changing the world; she needed to return to the safe house as soon as possible and work with her family to figure out how to use it to fight the apocalypse.
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