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An eternal, chilling wind, carrying shards of ice, relentlessly ravages the Ziwei Wasteland year-round.

And between the Ziwei Wasteland and the Ancient Ice Plain.

The majestic and imposing permafrost fortress rose from the ground, standing alone between heaven and earth, becoming the last strong barrier between the human race and the snowfield tribes in front of the Purple Lieutenant Insect Clan.

Most of the fortress's walls are constructed from deep blue ice and black stone that has been frozen for millions of years. Layers of ice block stack up, sealing the frost and mist within these ancient black stone walls.

Around the permafrost barrier, a 30-foot-high city wall stretches for miles, rooted deep in the permafrost, steadily suppressing the biting cold of the far north.

The city walls were covered with sharp, knife-like ridges and sturdy, durable defensive firearms.

Above the fortresses and city walls, the Great Xia army and the warriors of the Wind and Snow Tribe stood in a solemn formation, their two distinct civilizations blending together on the cold watchtowers, appearing clearly separate.

In the Purple Wasteland in front of the permafrost fortress, the dry, cracked, and frozen land stretched endlessly towards the distant horizon, where a thick, black line of ink marked the horizon at the edge of the field of vision.

Although the brushstrokes belonging to the insect hive didn't seem particularly impressive.

However, if viewed through a telescope, one would see just how enormous the Zerg Empire, twenty kilometers away, truly is.

...

The outer matrix of the insect nest is extremely large.

Scattered among the raised, purplish-black insect mounds, their surfaces covered with a viscous, matte purplish-brown insect carapace texture, the interwoven holes of the nests releasing a faint grayish-purple mist.

A swarm of grayish-purple insects moved about above the insect nest, turning half the sky and earth into a dark and mysterious purplish-black.

The endless insect hive lies dormant in silence, seemingly calm, but in reality, it harbors endless and surging killing intent. The biting wind and snow howl between the permafrost fortress and the Purple Lieutenant insect hive.

On one side is the steel ice wall forged by the Great Xia Kingdom and the Wind and Snow Tribe, and the Jin Tang, a formidable force of war.

On one side lies the Zerg nest domain, stretching for thousands of miles and teeming with deadly intent, a place of deathly silence and turbulent undercurrents.

The two major camps stood facing each other across the vast expanse of the earth, casting an oppressive and chilling atmosphere over the entire far northern wilderness, as if a storm was brewing.

......

On the main watchtower, the cold wind whipped up ice crystals that crashed against the city wall, splashing up fine snow mist.

Huo Yanli, the deputy commander of the Great Xia Army, stood in the monitoring room.

A snow bear fur coat covered his burly figure, the hem of his black cloak stiffened by frost and snow, and a cold-proof force field device was worn on his bare wrists, a thin layer of cold-proof force field enveloping him.

Before long, the door to the monitoring room was pushed open, and a domain lord dressed in the attire of the Wind and Snow Tribe walked in.

Huo Yan glanced at the woman who walked in, his eyes showing no emotion.

The woman slowly walked to Huo Yan's side, raised her hand in salute, and said, "These days, there have been no abnormalities in the patrol defenses around the insect hive, but our sentries have noticed a significant decrease in the density of the insect swarm on the periphery, which seems to indicate a targeted mobilization."

"Even now, we still haven't figured out why these Zerg chose this place as their nest," Huo Yan said in a deep voice.

All the soldiers stationed at the permafrost fortress have carried an unsolved mystery since the day they began their duty on the border.

Why did the Purple Wing insectoids choose to settle in this wasteland?

This is the most barren and frigid place in the far north.

The permafrost is frozen for thousands of miles, Tia's energy is scarce, and the native creatures are mostly polar insects with little flesh and blood. Apart from the biting cold wind and the eternal ice, there is no other resource for the insect race to breed and reproduce.

However, the Ziwei insectoids still abandoned the more suitable ancient ice plains and snow plains for expansion, and remained dormant on this frozen wasteland, confronting the human army day after day for years.

In the hearts of these border guards, there lies a sense of relief that they dare not speak aloud.

The terrifying Purple Queen has never stepped out of their hive, and the Level 6 Warbringer that once suppressed all heroes has always remained in the heart of the hive, never revealing its full form.

No one can forget the several rounds of annihilation operations launched by the Great Xia army against the Ziwei insectoids more than ten years ago.

At that time, the Ziwei insectoid race was still weak and vulnerable, making it the perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

The Great Xia Kingdom dispatched several heavy-armored legions and specially sent two Hong-rank experts and two Martial God regiments to garrison the wasteland, where they joined forces with the army of the Snowstorm City-State at the Permafrost Fortress.

The Great Xia military mobilized all available top-tier combat power in the Northern Territory, even sending several Hong-rank Martial Gods who could step into the void and were renowned throughout the world to join forces. They also united with several domain lords from the Snowstorm City-State, forming the strongest Northern Territory coalition in human history.

We are determined to eradicate this deadly threat lurking in the far north.

That was humanity's closest chance to completely annihilate the Purple-Winged Insect Clan!

However, when the six strongest humans led tens of thousands of human warriors in a bloody battle, exhausting all of Tia's spiritual power.

Several Snowstorm Domain Lords even forcibly activated the Snowstorm City-State's secret techniques, ultimately breaching the Purple Lieutenant Insect Nest...

The Ziwei Zerg Queen and her Warbringer appeared with an overwhelming force, and the encirclement ultimately ended with heavy casualties and a retreat for the Terrans.

Not only were four out of ten members of the Martial God Corps wiped out, but even a domain lord from the Snowstorm City-State was seriously injured.

It was that battle that made everyone in the Frozen Fortress fully realize the strength of the Purple Queen.

There's even a rumor...

—As long as the Queen of the Purple Guard doesn't appear, the Zerg will always have a trump card up their sleeve.

"The battle back then still sends shivers down everyone's spine. Everyone thought it was a sure-win war of annihilation," the woman said languidly. "I wonder how terrifying Queen Ziwei's strength has become now."

Huo Yan gazed out the window at the vast snowstorm and the dark insect nests in the distance.

A heavy, somber expression settled over his cold, stern eyes.

"No matter how powerful she is now, as long as she is an enemy of my Great Xia, I will not let her cross the frozen fortress defense line even half a step."

"That makes sense... There's one more thing I need to report to you," the woman said slowly.

"What is it?"

"The sorcerer is almost at the permafrost fortress."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yan stood quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the monitoring room, a deep silence remaining in his eyes.

After a long while, Huo Yan looked at the female domain lord beside him, his eyes seemingly filled with anticipation.

"Then bring him here."