In the Wind and Snow! Oreo Awakens

"Holy crap, this snow is so heavy! It's only been a few minutes, and the snow on the ground is already two centimeters deep!"

"Don't even mention three days, I'd be buried alive in this snow in just one day!"

"I need help online. My house was blown away by the strong wind, and now I can only huddle in a hole in the ground. What should I do?"

"If possible, choose to take shelter underground. Try not to go outside or open doors and windows. Remember to ventilate when heating indoors!"

"According to Professor Wang's prediction, the storm will reach its peak in 30 minutes, and based on the current celestial phenomena, the weakening period is estimated to last at least six hours!"

"If you can survive for six hours, you can live; if you can't, you'll die!"

"Damn it, so when disaster strikes, fantastical races descend! I just watched a whole bunch of Bearman Race come out right next to me!"

"Help me! Help me!"

Through the anxious words conveyed in these World Channel, Su Mo's gaze seemed to break through the barrier of distance and reach the sky above the wasteland.

The raging wind continued to accelerate, showing no regard for the group of humans struggling to survive under its influence.

It was at this moment that Su Mo finally understood why acid rain was called a "beginner's disaster".

Even with the strongest will to survive, under the circumstances of this terrifying blizzard, at least half of humanity will perish this winter.

"Hopefully the storm will stop during the day, otherwise humanity is really going to be wiped out!"

Su Mo could only anxiously read through Ma Gu's notes, which described the Snow Disaster over and over again.

Although the Snow Disaster of Ma Gu's era were severe, they only involved snowfall and a sharp drop in temperature; they lacked the despair-inducing gale-force winds of that time.

"The nature of this disaster is completely different. What exactly is the purpose of this game?!"

The howling north wind was making a sound like ghosts wailing and wolves howling, and it could be heard clearly even from the third floor through the ventilation ducts.

Panicked, Su Mo was wide awake and returned to his workbench to continue preparing Picric Acid and guncotton.

Time passed by, and the temperature in the shelter dropped lower and lower.

As the temperature approached freezing, Su Mo checked the time and saw it was already four in the morning. He put down his work, turned on the Electric Blanket, and went to bed.

Outside, a fierce snowstorm raged, but inside the shelter, the small bed was unusually warm.

Lying in bed, after a long day, Su Mo's body began to relax and he entered a deep sleep.

Even the most ferocious and monstrous storms cannot destroy a sturdy Underground Shelter.

The Iron Block and copper blocks on the ground, due to their weight and density, pressed heavily on the ground, also hindering the raging storm.

But other places weren't so lucky.

Although the wooden houses created in the game have deep foundations, this does not mean that the storm has no way to destroy them.

The wind seeps in through the gaps between the logs, quickly taking away the warmth from inside the wooden house.

Even shelters housing hundreds or thousands of people appear insignificant under such a disaster, with countless self-built houses rising from the ground and being blown away by the storm.

Some people were even blown away by the wind because they couldn't dodge in time.

In such Snow Disaster, without shelter, the blizzard and snow will take away body temperature in less than ten minutes, and take a person's life in thirty minutes! Of course, life is not easy for the alien race either.

When they descend upon this land, even the most powerful alien races can only eke out a living within their own territories, trembling in fear as they watch the blizzard rage.

As for the lion-men, a race that has already lost its core refuge, they are in an even worse situation!

Most of the lion-men were swept away by the blizzard and danced in the storm, while the lighter ones were blown away and lost contact with the main force.

Despite the Lion Man Priestess who controlled the "wind" waving her staff repeatedly, her "magic" was fleeting in the face of natural disasters.

Death is never far away; at this moment, it surrounds everyone.

"Coo coo coo"

"Coo coo coo coo!"

When the cooing sound of the sparks Big and Little Spark, rang in his ears like a great bell, Su Mo opened his slightly tired eyes.

Two consecutive days of rest, both of which involved staying up late, not only failed to restore his energy, but instead left Su Mo feeling exhausted every time he woke up, as if he had been fighting for Tian San nights.

"What's wrong."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mo woke up, and also felt the long-lost cold and a feeling of lack of oxygen!

Inside and outside the blanket felt like two different worlds; even a breath exhaled would instantly turn into frost in the air.

Even when lying at the foot of the bed, Big and Little Spark couldn't stop making cooing noises.

When Su Mo reached out his arm and picked up the Psionic Water by the bedside, he was astonished to find that the Psionic Water inside had frozen into a solid block of ice.

"Holy crap, the temperature in the shelter must be around minus seven or eight degrees Celsius right now. That's way too cold!"

Sitting up, Su Mo dressed and stepped off the ground, still trembling uncontrollably.

A sweatshirt and a pair of thin sweatpants are not enough to stop the cold from penetrating the body unchecked.

It wasn't until he put on the Combat Suit hanging in the gym's equipment room and turned on the electric switch that Su Mo finally recovered.

"Hey, Oreo, what's wrong with you!"

Only after getting dressed and going up to the second floor to check and discovering that the lack of oxygen was due to a blocked ventilation duct did Su Mo see Oreo lying in the corner.

The usually lively Oreo was now very listless, its whole body emitting a fluorescent glow.

Trying to walk over and pick up Oreo, even through the Combat Suit, Su Mo felt a bone-chilling cold.

Meanwhile, there is a snowflake-shaped symbol on Oreo's forehead that flashes like it's breathing.

"Oreo, Oreo!"

After shaking him a few times and finding that Oreo was still unconscious, Su Mo quickly opened Oreo's status panel.

Pet Name: Oreo

[Status]: Growth stage (personality already fixed) [Beast Description]: A gentle wasteland creature, a variant of the husky that has inherited multiple bloodlines, its strength will increase as it grows.

[Ability 1]: High-speed movement. Its muscle structure ensures a certain explosive power. After the ability is activated, the speed doubles within 30 seconds. Cooldown time is 5 minutes.

[Ability 2]: Sixth Sense. Its biological structure makes its perception extremely powerful. After activation, it can briefly predict the dangers to come. Cooldown time: 1 day.

[Ability 3]: Ice? Snow? (???)

Current Status: Awakening

"Huh? Oreo has entered an awakened state, and its third ability is even displayed in text!"

Su Mo didn't open the Oreo panel often, and when he did, it immediately gave him a pleasant surprise.

Even the fragments of the lion-man statue and the rat-man's reverse feather failed to awaken Oreo, but unexpectedly, a blizzard came and things turned out differently.

"Oreo must have sensed that it needed cold weather to awaken after coming here from its little nest."

"So, Oreo's chills right now must be due to his evolutionary awakening!"

After learning the reason, Su Mo's anxiety eased slightly. He carried Oreo to the entrance of the basement, put Su Mo down, and then opened the Alloy Gate! Whoosh! Swish! As soon as the door opened, the snow blocking the door rushed in, accompanied by a gust of cold wind blowing into the basement.

Sensing the chill, the snowflake logo on Oreo's head flashed more rapidly and became even brighter.

Without stopping, Su Mo carried the Oreo out of the basement and into the snow-covered outside world after the gate was fully raised.

Compared to the raging hurricane at night, the wind speed has now decreased, but it is still around level seven.

The snowfall in the depression had already exceeded 1 meter, and the snowflakes showed no signs of stopping, continuing to pile up wildly.

Washed by the wind, this snow is not floating on the ice, but has been compacted into a solid mass. Stepping on it, ignoring the slipperiness, gives you the feeling of walking on solid ground.

Su Mo immediately went to the place near the refuge where Iron Block and copper blocks were stored.

At this point, the heavy snow had completely covered both materials, making it impossible to tell that thousands of units of foundation material were buried there.

At the edge of the earth, Su Mo also saw two Wild Wolf.

Unfortunately, the moment the Wild Wolf saw the humans, it immediately tucked its tail between its legs and scurried away, gradually disappearing from sight.

"Sure enough, the temperature, the snowfall, and the strong winds are all stimulating the blood in Oreo's body!"

The snowflake icon, which was originally flashing, stopped flashing and became constantly lit once it came into contact with the outside world, just like a cell phone getting a signal after exiting an elevator.

Meanwhile, the terrifyingly low temperature on the Oreo gradually faded, returning to a normal temperature.

In this weather, before the storm returned, Su Mo decided to use his own feet to survey the area around the shelter.

Compared to the previous desolate lowlands, this disaster not only brought snow and wind, but also a great many claw marks on the ground.

"It turns out that other creatures are released simultaneously during disasters; this might be a glimmer of hope for humanity in the wasteland."

Seeing the panicked Snow Rabbit in the distance, Su Mo pretended to chase after it for a couple of steps before stopping.

Opening the Monster Compendium that I hadn't used in a long time, the moment I scanned it, the notification sounds started ringing out like a cheat code had been activated.

Within a one-kilometer radius of the shelter, there are as many as seven different types of Mutated Creature.

There are six Snow Rabbit! "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you off the hook. But you'd better watch out next time!"

The shelter is not short of food at present, and Su Mo has given up his hunting ideas, which can be regarded as making some preparations for building the lowland ecosystem.

Any creature that survives a disaster may become a member of the next shelter, or be raised and fed in the long term.

"Hmm? Something's strange. This time, I didn't get a notification that I'm on the disaster leaderboard? Could there be someone even more powerful?"

As he climbed the hillside and looked at the Iron Stone Mountain towering in the blizzard in the distance, Su Mo suddenly remembered this important question!