Cold icy rain lashed wildly against their faces. After the violent wind and rain came not a rainbow, but a blizzard close behind.
Most of the Northern Hemisphere was covered in ice and snow. In the thickest places, it was one or two meters deep, burying many buildings.
A blizzard sealed off Canada, leaving it a vast expanse of white. The snow was two or three meters deep, and people could only struggle to poke out a few air holes to avoid suffocating.
Rare blizzards struck countries such as Britain and France. Frost covered the streets, and people struggled forward through them.
Japan was already blanketed in ice and snow. In some areas, the lowest temperature had reached minus 48.7 degrees Celsius.
Even in the Southern Hemisphere, heavy snow fell across most regions, and temperatures plummeted from twenty or thirty degrees above zero to twenty or thirty below.
In equatorial regions like Africa, people saw heavy snow for the first time. Wrapped in thick blankets, they shivered at home.
Most of Z Country's population had relocated south, where the government had settled them. They put on thick cold-weather clothing, lit stoves, and gathered with their families without going anywhere. Having stocked up in advance, they could hold out for several months.
Jiang Hao looked up at the sky. He felt the crisis growing heavier and heavier. One part of the dark clouds seemed slightly pale, and he knew that was where the storm's center lay. The cold wave was descending from there.
Suddenly,
A mist-like chill burst from the eye of the storm in the sky, scattering in all directions. The moment it touched the ground, buildings froze at a visible speed. Everything in its path was encased in ice.
The Great Cold Wave had arrived!
The cold wave froze