Is This... a War?

Akasha Continent, north.

This was a land of ice and snow.

Although it was currently snowing in the Ginas Kingdom due to it being winter, compared to this place, the snowy weather in the middle of the continent was as gentle as a lamb.

The temperature here remained low all year round. It snowed almost throughout all four seasons, and the earth was perpetually blanketed in ice and snow, leaving everything in sight a pure white.

Blizzards were also common here. During winter, temperatures could drop to around minus fifty degrees Celsius at the very least. If someone got lost in a blizzard, the chance of freezing to death was practically one hundred percent.

Amid this frozen wasteland, a semicircular Gate of Darkness suddenly appeared.

Several figures stepped out of it one after another, crossing the middle of the continent in an instant and arriving in its northern region.

"So cold!"

The moment they arrived, a scream immediately rang out from the group.

It came from Evie, the only pure mage present.

Aside from Evie, the other five were all Swordsmen at Sword Saint level. They were physically robust. Though some of them did feel cold, it was not enough to make them cry out.

Evie was different. As the only pure mage there, her physique was no different from an ordinary person's. The clothes she wore were nowhere near thick enough to withstand temperatures of at least minus fifty degrees Celsius. Having suddenly arrived in such freezing weather, she was immediately chilled to the bone and nearly turned around to dive back through the Gate.

"Ice Resistance."

Seeing this, Riezel immediately cast a spell that resisted freezing damage, applying it to everyone.

Naturally, he did not cast it on himself. One of Pioneer of the Sun Wheel's effects was