At this moment, outside the residential area.

The vast expanse of white snow has long since buried the roads and traffic.

Only half of the streetlights were visible above the snow, like tombstones stuck in white graves.

sizzle.

Xu Qiang and his two companions huddled on the second floor of an internet cafe. The windows had long been cracked from the cold, and a cold wind carrying snowflakes blew in through the cracks, stinging their faces like knives.

Ali squatted in the corner, holding an unlit torch in his hand, his knuckles white from the cold.

He dared not speak, and even his breathing was very soft.

because.

Bang bang bang.

Huge footsteps passed downstairs, each one shaking the floor and causing dust to fall from the ceiling.

The sound was deep and heavy, like some enormous creature walking in the snow.

"Shh"

Xu Qiang held his breath and placed one hand on Ali's shoulder, signaling him not to move.

The three of them stood frozen in place, like three ice sculptures.

The footsteps lasted for about ten seconds before fading into the distance.

Only when the sound completely disappeared into the wind and snow did Ali collapse to the ground, panting heavily, as if all his strength had been drained.

"What, what kind of monster is that?"

Ali's voice trembled, his eyes were wide open, and fear still lingered in his pupils.

"I don't know."

Xu Qiang shook his head, a bead of cold sweat dripping from his chin.

The drop of sweat froze in mid-air and fell to the ground with a soft, crisp sound.

The temperature here has dropped to a terrifying minus seventy degrees Celsius.

Every breath felt like shattered glass being poured into my lungs.

"Big...Big brother, it's so...so cold..."

Xu San rubbed his body, frantically rubbing his arms with both hands, trying to dispel the chill that had seeped into his bones.

His lips had turned purple, and his face was completely bloodless, like a blank sheet of paper.

Looking at his two brothers, Xu Qiang felt a sharp pang in his heart.

"It was my fault, brother... I shouldn't have taken you guys away from the neighborhood so late."

I originally thought that with the magical "torch" given to me by Ye Yan, I could go further and find more supplies.

Who could have imagined that the outside world had already exceeded their understanding?

The snow wolves that appear in the neighborhood are nothing compared to the real predators on this icy plain.

Even more frightening is that the city seems to have been divided into many areas.

The temperature changes every part of the journey.

minus fifty degrees, minus sixty degrees, and even minus seventy degrees now.

If it weren't for Ye Yan's torch, the three of them would have been frozen solid long ago.

"It's not my fault, brother."

Ali shook his head, but his gaze involuntarily fell on the remaining torches.

"Ali, what do you want to do!"

Xu San noticed his gaze and rebuked him sternly.

"If we use it now, how will we survive later?"

"But……"

"Use it."

Xu Qiang interrupted their argument.

He looked at Xu San, who was pretending to be strong, and then at Ali, whose face was pale from the extreme cold. He gritted his teeth and took out the last unused torch from his pocket.

stab-

The torch was lit, and its orange light burst forth in the darkness, bringing warmth like a tide.

The three of them moved closer together without prior arrangement.

Xu Qiang is a Sequence Awakener, whose physical abilities are much stronger than those of ordinary people, and he can barely withstand it.

But Xu San and Ali are different.

Although they were physically strong, they were no match for the extreme cold.

They didn't bring many torches.

Aside from the few that Ye Yan gave me, I only brought one extra; the rest I left at home for my family to use.

"Boss, is it still possible for us to go find the official base?"

Xu San lowered his head, his voice filled with resentment.

That's right.

Their adventure was to find the rumored official survivor base.

I heard there's hot food, hot showers, walls, guns, and order there.

"I'm not going this time."

Xu Qiang sighed.

"A little more time won't make a difference. Next time, we'll buy more torches and explore further."

He touched the dozen or so flints that had appeared in his pocket.

This was their only gain from this adventure.

They had been collecting flints since they learned that Ye Yan needed them.

Some were picked up, and some were dug out from monster corpses.

During this process, they discovered that the wild beast in the snow seemed to be very interested in flint.

They might even eat it.

"Let's take a break and get ready to go back."

"Yes."

Extremely bored, Ali took out his phone and opened the neighborhood group chat.

The three of them huddled together to watch, saving electricity and also to learn about the situation in the neighborhood.

"Boss, who exactly is this Ye Yan?"

Ali squatted on the ground, listlessly counting on his fingers.

"He dares to book an entire building by himself, and even says he's going to hunt wild animals..."

"He really can do it."

Xu San trembled involuntarily when he recalled the terrifying flames.

"That fire...it wasn't an ordinary flame. Even the snow couldn't extinguish it."

"Don't think about it."

Xu Qiang interrupted the two of them, his voice low and serious.

"Remember my words, don't get into a conflict with that guy surnamed Ye in Building 4. Let him do whatever he wants, we'll just do our business."

"What if he gets into a fight with Zhao Tianchen?" Ali asked.

Xu Qiang remained silent for two seconds.

"Then you should definitely stay out of it."

He stuffed the torch into his pocket and added:

"When two mad dogs are fighting, getting too close will only result in getting splattered with blood."

"Help...help me..."

Suddenly, a faint cry for help came from outside.

The three of them turned their heads at the same time and looked out through the broken window.

In the snow, a figure was crawling laboriously toward them.

His clothes were tattered, his face was covered in chilblains, his lips were cracked and bleeding, and he looked like a walking corpse.

"Someone's there!"

Xu San exclaimed in surprise, and the three of them immediately rushed downstairs.

The snow was deep, up to thigh-deep.

They went through a lot of trouble to get to the man.

The man looked up, and his cloudy eyes widened in surprise when he saw the burning torches in the hands of the three men.

"What's wrong with you?"

Xu Qiang noticed his gaze and immediately handed the torch to Xu San, then stepped forward to help him up.

"Can you still walk?"

"I...I escaped from the official base..."

The man's voice was so hoarse it was almost inaudible; every word seemed to be uttered with all his might.

"What?!"

Xu San and Ali exclaimed in surprise at the same time, their eyes lighting up.

"Did the authorities really build a base? Where is it? Can we get in?"

But Xu Qiang noticed another word.

"Escape? What do you mean? Why did you try to escape?"

"It's...it's..."

The man opened his mouth, and an indescribable fear welled up in his eyes.

"An internal conflict has broken out at the official base... Now... Now..."

Before he could finish speaking, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Xu Qiang caught him and checked his breathing.

She was still breathing, but very weakly.

"Big brother, what do we do now?" Ali asked helplessly.

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