The blizzard was still raging, and it was growing even fiercer. The cold northern wind, strong enough to be called a gale, swept up goose-feather-like snowflakes and shards of ice, howling as it scoured the snowy plains. The world outside was frighteningly dark, and aside from the snow and wind right before their eyes, visibility was nearly zero.
Frost Snow City stood between heaven and earth like an isolated island that was about to be swallowed by cold and darkness. The lights scattered throughout the city looked dim and precarious in the gale. Those lights, symbols of Human civilization, radiated a tiny, insignificant amount of warmth, guarding the city in this dark world that seemed destined to freeze.
Even the thick city walls could not stop the blizzard's all-pervasive assault. Wind and snow blew through every gap in the walls, causing every street in the fortress city to gradually freeze. The soldiers standing firm at their posts anxiously watched the world outside through the observation windows. No matter how much strong liquor they downed, that ominous presence, so intense that it seemed almost tangible, refused to fade from their hearts.
Yet from the inn atop Frost Snow City's mountain, Lia's gaze pierced through the darkness and snow outside. She seemed able to look directly at the evil aura constantly rising in the distance. Wherever her gaze fell, a clearly visible blank area appeared in the blizzard. Whether wind or snow, everything respectfully avoided her line of sight.
"What's in that direction?" Hao Ren was also watching the same direction as Lia as he tapped the Data Terminal on his shoulder.
"Comparing it with the map... The Dragon Imperial Capital is in that direction. Also: the high-altitude Detection Probe sensed abnormal energy fluctuations inside the capital at the same time. The