After leaving the icy maze, Su Yao hurried towards the safe house. But she hadn't gone far when the ground beneath her feet suddenly began to shake violently, and huge cracks spread across the icy plain like gruesome wounds. Su Yao quickly used her special ability to steady herself and cautiously looked around.
An ancient ice ruin slowly rose from the crack, emitting a ghostly blue light within which ancient runes seemed to flicker. The system notified Su Yao that the ruin might contain a large amount of precious resources and crucial information for combating the extreme cold apocalypse, but it was also fraught with unknown dangers.
After a moment's thought, Su Yao headed towards the ruins. The moment she stepped inside, a powerful suction pulled her deeper inside. She felt a blur before her eyes and found herself in a vast ice hall. The walls of the hall were covered with lifelike reliefs of various ice-field creatures, seemingly telling stories from ancient times.
Just then, the creatures in the relief suddenly moved, leaping down from the wall and attacking Su Yao. Su Yao quickly retrieved a longsword with a freezing enhancement effect from her spatial storage and met the attack head-on. These ice sculptures were exceptionally hard, and each attack sent shivers down Su Yao's spine.
While fighting, Su Yao observed the creatures' movement patterns. She noticed that they would pause briefly during their attacks, seemingly gathering strength. Seizing the opportunity, she launched a counterattack during these brief moments of hesitation. She channeled her fire power into her sword, each swing leaving charred marks on the ice sculptures.
After a fierce battle, Su Yao finally defeated the ice sculptures. She continued deeper into the ruins and arrived at a room filled with treasure chests. Su Yao was overjoyed and was about to open a chest when the system issued an alarm, warning that there were traps around the chest.
Su Yao carefully observed the room and noticed subtle energy fluctuations on the floor. Using her spatial abilities, she teleported some stones to the area with the energy fluctuations, triggering a hidden ice spike trap. After avoiding the trap, Su Yao opened the treasure chest, which was filled with various supplies: high-energy food, warm clothing, and some mysterious crystals radiating powerful energy that seemed capable of enhancing her abilities.
Just as Su Yao was collecting supplies, the ruins trembled violently again, and a massive stone gate slowly opened. A powerful, extremely cold aura surged from within the gate, making Su Yao feel as if her blood was about to freeze. She forced herself to maintain her special ability shield and walked towards the gate.
Inside the stone gate was a massive ice altar, at the center of which sat a dazzling ice sphere. Something seemed to be sealed within the sphere, surrounded by powerful energy chains. As Su Yao approached the sphere, the system prompted her that this ice sphere might be one of the sources of the extreme cold apocalypse; breaking it might alleviate the crisis.
But just as Su Yao was about to try and break the ice ball, the energy chains surrounding it suddenly came to life, coiling around her like serpents. Su Yao swung her longsword, severing several chains, but more surged forward. She was tightly bound by the chains, her body gradually being eroded by the extreme cold.
In this critical moment, Su Yao remembered the crystal ball she had obtained in the supermarket basement. She took the crystal ball out of her spatial storage, and sensing the energy of the ice ball, it emitted a warm light. The light countered the extreme cold, and the chains' attack slowed down slightly.
Taking advantage of the moment, Su Yao broke free of some of the chains. She fused the energy of the crystal ball with her own supernatural abilities, launching a powerful attack. The attack struck the energy field surrounding the ice ball, triggering a massive explosion. The shockwave from the explosion sent Su Yao flying, crashing heavily to the ground and sustaining serious injuries.
As the smoke cleared, Su Yao noticed cracks appearing on the ice sphere. Ignoring her injuries, she charged at it again. She concentrated all her strength into her sword and thrust it fiercely into the cracks. With a deafening roar, the ice sphere shattered completely, releasing a powerful energy wave from within.
Su Yao was struck by the energy wave, and her consciousness gradually blurred. However, she could feel the extreme cold around her gradually weakening. After an unknown amount of time, Su Yao regained consciousness and found that the ruins were beginning to collapse. She quickly fled the ruins with the supplies she had collected.
Back on the icy plains, Su Yao noticed a significant change in the weather. While still cold, it was no longer the despairing extreme cold. She knew her actions had been crucial in the fight against the apocalypse. Filled with hope, Su Yao headed towards the safe house, ready to share the good news with her family.
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