Su Yao rested briefly in the safe house, calming her erratic breathing. She knew this was only a temporary haven; supplies were still scarce, and she had to set off again to find more resources to survive.
Su Yao opened the safe house's supplies inventory system, which showed pitifully low reserves. She took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped back into that icy, snowy world. As soon as she stepped outside, the frigid air felt like countless steel needles piercing her. She tightened her winter clothes and activated the mysterious power within her to resist the cold.
According to the system's prompts, there might be an abandoned supply warehouse a few kilometers away from the safe house. Su Yao headed in that direction, and along the way, she saw that the once familiar world was completely covered by ice and snow, skyscrapers had become ice sculptures, and roads were buried under thick layers of ice.
As she walked, Su Yao heard a faint cracking sound. She stopped and cautiously looked around. Suddenly, countless cracks appeared on the ice beneath her feet. Su Yao quickly used her spatial ability to teleport to the side. There, she saw a huge ice hole where she had been standing, from which a swarm of ice spiders poured out.
These ice spiders were enormous, covered in sharp ice spikes, and their eyes gleamed with an eerie blue light. Su Yao immediately activated her fire ability, spraying flames at the swarm of ice spiders. The flames sizzled upon contact with the ice spiders, and some were ignited, struggling and dying.
But more ice spiders crawled out of the ice cave and quickly surrounded Su Yao. While dodging the ice spiders' attacks, Su Yao took out some homemade freezing bombs from her spatial storage. She threw the bombs behind the ice spider swarm, and the burst of cold air from the explosions froze some of the spiders.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yao used her wind blade ability to slice the frozen ice spiders to pieces. However, the ice spiders' attacks did not stop; they began to spew out ice threads from all directions. Su Yao used her spatial ability to move through the gaps in the ice threads, while searching for the leader of the ice spider swarm.
She discovered a larger ice spider above the ice cave, with a distinct glowing mark on its abdomen. Su Yao guessed this was the leader. She concentrated her power, fusing her mysterious strength with her fire abilities into a powerful energy beam, which she shot towards the ice spider leader.
The energy beam struck the ice spider leader, who let out a sharp scream and fell from the sky. The other ice spiders panicked at the sight. Su Yao seized the opportunity and continued her attack, finally driving back the swarm of ice spiders.
Having dealt with the threat of the ice spiders, Su Yao continued towards the supply warehouse. When she arrived, she found the warehouse completely encased in thick ice, and the doors were frozen shut.
Su Yao tried to melt the ice with her fire powers, but the ice was too thick and the effect was minimal. She searched her surroundings and found some abandoned tools. Using these tools, she began the arduous task of breaking through the ice.
After some effort, Su Yao finally managed to open a small gap in the warehouse. She carefully crawled inside; the warehouse was pitch black. Su Yao activated the lighting system and began searching for supplies.
There were some frozen food and daily necessities, but most of them were damaged. Su Yao found several sealed boxes in a corner of the warehouse. She used her weapon to open the boxes, and inside were some cold-weather gear and energy supplements.
Just as Su Yao was happily collecting supplies, an alarm suddenly sounded inside the warehouse. The system alerted her that an unknown danger was approaching. Su Yao tensed up, bracing herself for battle, her eyes fixed on the warehouse entrance.
A moment later, a group of people dressed in black protective suits walked in. Their eyes were full of hostility, and one of them said, "The supplies here are ours, don't even think about taking them." Su Yao frowned and said, "In the apocalypse, supplies should be shared, not fought over." But these people wouldn't listen, and they rushed towards Su Yao.
Left with no other option, Su Yao had to fight them. She first used her spatial abilities to circle behind them, then unleashed a wind blade attack. The group was caught off guard by Su Yao's abilities and panicked for a moment. However, they quickly regained their composure and began to counterattack.
Their weapons unleashed waves of energy, which Su Yao skillfully weaved through. She noticed a pattern in their attacks, and seizing the opportunity, she used her fire abilities to deflect them back.
In the fierce battle, Su Yao gradually gained the upper hand. However, she didn't want to harm these people; she just wanted to obtain supplies to survive. So, she used her spatial abilities to trap them, then quickly collected the remaining supplies and left the warehouse.
Su Yao carried the supplies back towards the safe house, remaining vigilant for any new dangers along the way. She knew that in this apocalyptic, frigid world, every search for supplies was a life-or-death ordeal.
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