The weather was clear that day, but the temperature was quite low.
The howling wind brought waves of chill, prompting the citizens of Tianfeng City to start putting on warmer clothes. Some had even begun preparing for winter.
The Professionals continued taking on missions as they had for the past ten years. Aside from the relatively frail Warlocks, the Hunters basically paid no heed to the falling temperature.
With a Hunter's physique, let alone this period when it had only just begun to turn cold—even after winter arrived and temperatures dropped below zero, they could still roll around in the snow wearing nothing but a thin short-sleeved shirt, even working up a sweat in the process.
Naturally, this chill couldn't extinguish the fiery excitement that had seized the hearts of the high-level teams on this particular day.
Those with keen senses would have noticed that on this day, countless large teams appeared at the North Gate leading to the northern part of Tianfeng City, making the flow of people far greater than usual.
Some gathered elsewhere before marching over in grand fashion, while others gathered directly outside the North Gate, forming a huge force before heading out in a mighty procession.
As a result, outside Tianfeng City's North Gate, off-road vehicles drove north in groups or one after another, raising billowing clouds of dust and displaying tremendous momentum.
A closer look would reveal that armed helicopters were also flying overhead from time to time. There were even large transport aircraft carrying fully armed Professionals toward the north.
The sight and scale of it all frightened away every Phantom Demon in the dangerous wilderness north of Tianfeng City. Not one dared emerge to hunt at a time like this and court death.
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