Survival in the apocalypse: I rely on reading to become stronger and save the world

Chapter 56 Ice and Thunder Array

After the two of them rested for almost 20 minutes, Li Simu came back.

He cured nearly 80% of Hou Yong's injuries. In fact, if he had more rest time, Li Simu could have completely cured him!
  But considering that it takes time to replenish mental power, Ye Zijie decisively asked Li Simu to stop the treatment, compensated him with two tubes of mental power supplements, and let him come back.

Chang Ning listened to the boy's narration, handed him a glass of hot water, and commented lightly, "This Ye Zijie is pretty good!"

Originally, Chang Ning was planning to call Li Simu back as soon as possible. Ye Zijie's move was undoubtedly a very measured approach. We are temporary teammates and can help each other when necessary, but the premise is not to harm our own interests.

Mo Tianxing raised his eyebrows and glanced at her. He didn't see what was good about Ye Zijie anyway, but when he saw that Chang Ning was busy reminding the little kid of various precautions, he still didn't say anything. .

The 30 minutes of extra rest time passed by in a flash, and the two teams were back on the road to find shelter.

This time there was a clearer direction, and besides the low temperature and the thick snow under our feet, there were no other problems in the surrounding environment. Everyone walked smoothly.

About an hour later, everyone finally reached the location of about 3 kilometers mentioned in the system prompt.

It was an extremely vast snowfield, and it seemed to be no different from the place they had walked all the way.

If there is any difference, it can only be said that this area is wider and has no obstacles. Even the snow-capped mountains on both sides are almost invisible!
  Looking across the vast expanse of snowfield, is there any sign of shelter?
  Chang Ning frowned slightly and unconsciously glanced at Mo Tianxing who was standing beside him.

The tall and tall man stood there upright, with an outstanding and calm posture, and his handsome face was always calm and calm, like the cold wind, as cold and cold as the wind.

Isn't he surprised at all?

Before Chang Ning's thoughts could wander far, the chatty Hou Yong not far away asked everyone's questions first, "Captain, it looks like there is nothing here. Isn't the system tricking us?"

Ye Zijie was silent for two seconds and looked forward, "No, the system doesn't have to do this. Maybe we haven't really found the location yet!"

The system prompt only said that it was about 3 kilometers away, without specifying the specific coordinates.

Maybe the shelter is hidden nearby, but they haven't found a way to make it appear yet!

"Really?" After hearing this, Hou Yong took a few steps forward, and even stepped on the snowy plain as if to vent his emotions, and babbled even more, "This system is really awesome. It’s going to trick people, so why do they have to stomp their feet to get out of that bullshit shelter?” I don’t know if the system heard Hou Yong’s complaint, or if this guy’s random two-stepping of his feet really triggered the trigger. What a hidden mechanism.

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the eight people present suddenly blurred, and the next moment everyone's positions changed. Not only were they divided into four groups in two groups, but they were also imprisoned in a specific area. , and at the same time, a brand new system prompt appeared in front of everyone.

[System] Congratulations to all players for finding the entrance to the shelter and successfully activating the ice and thunder array. You can enter the shelter through the ice and thunder array.

Requirements: 1. The coverage area of ​​the ice and mine array is a square area of ​​50 meters * 50 meters, with 4 partitions, a total of 2500 snow blocks, and 400 ice mines buried. At least one member in each partition successfully reaches the center of the ice and mine array. That is to pass;
  2. Challengers work in pairs. Each group can only choose a snow block adjacent to its own block in each round to attack or directly advance: if you choose to attack, you cannot advance this round, but you can launch skill attacks on the selected snow block ( Ice attacks are invalid), and if an ice mine is hit, the survival time of all players in the ice mine array will be deducted for 2 hours, and the ice mine will be cleared at the same time; if you choose to move forward directly, if you step on an ice mine, the player's survival time will not be deducted. However, when all players in the Ice and Thunder Formation return to the starting point, the coordinates of the Ice and Thunder Formation will be redistributed;
  3. Challengers make choices in clockwise order, and the selection time is 30 seconds. Failure to make a selection within the timeout will be regarded as hitting an ice mine and will be punished accordingly;
  4. The Ice and Thunder Formation is open for 24 hours. Players whose survival time is less than 4 hours will not be able to move forward and enter the novice protection state. All players whose survival time is less than 4 hours or who have not reached the center of the Ice and Thunder Formation within the specified time will be deemed to have failed;

The ice and thunder formation will officially start in 1 minute. Please start your performance now and enjoy the joy of the ice and thunder formation!

Everyone, "..."

Hou Yong, the instigator, looked at everything that suddenly changed in front of him. His old face was as suffocated as a Japanese melon, and his expression was very sad, "Captain, I didn't mean it!"

Ye Zijie, "..."

Ye Zijie quickly glanced at the groups at the scene. The four corners of the Ice Thunder Formation corresponded to the four directions of southeast, northwest and north. He and Li Simu were in the east area, Hou Yong and Wang Yuhan were in the south area, Li Gang and Jiang Tianyu were in the north area, and the west area was farthest from him. It was Chang Ning and Mo Tianxing.

It has to be said that this ice and thunder formation caught everyone present off guard, especially the rules of the ice and thunder formation...

Objectively speaking, this is not a particularly difficult mission!
  The so-called two choices, if all external factors are put aside, and the success rate of breaking through the level is simply considered, compared with stepping on the thunder and having to go back to the starting point and start from scratch, which has the possibility of an infinite loop, there is no doubt that choosing to attack , the probability of successfully reaching the center of the ice and thunder array is greater!
  But the problem is that everyone here is still in the novice stage...

This also means that their survival time is not particularly long, at least they cannot meet the conditions for leaving Novice Village.

Among everyone present, Ye Zijie, who has the longest survival time, only has 21 days. Mo Tianxing and Chang Ning are in the middle and upper range of the team, almost 16 days, and Li Simu, who has the least survival time, has less than 10 days.

But now, hitting an ice mine will deduct 2 hours from everyone in the formation. This punishment mode, where one person makes a mistake and is punished collectively, is really heartbreaking for novice players!
  Not to mention, there are 400 ice mines in the entire area!
  It is simply impossible for them to destroy this ice and thunder array through a strong attack!
  If you attack casually, how lucky will it be to ensure that at least one person in each zone can reach the center of the ice and thunder array?
  If there is difficulty in hard attack, then the only way to start is from the particularity of the player's profession and skills.

(End of this chapter)