As he ventured deeper, the chill around him grew increasingly intense. The air seemed almost frozen solid, and even breathing became somewhat difficult.
When Lin Li exhaled again, the breath leaving his mouth instantly turned into a dense cloud of white mist that slowly dissipated before his eyes.
He knew without checking a thermometer that the temperature around him had already fallen below zero—and was still continuing to drop.
Just then, several pure-white snowflakes drifted lightly down from the sky.
Lin Li looked up and saw a fine snowfall drifting down several hundred meters away.
The snowflakes were like torn cotton fluff, slowly covering the earth.
The dilapidated buildings in the distance already had their rooftops covered in white snow. Their original gloomy gray tones had been dyed pure white, making them especially conspicuous in the dim surroundings.
Strangely, the white mist that had originally lingered around the area where Lin Li stood had completely vanished at some point. The air had become exceptionally clear, and his field of vision had widened tremendously.
The snowfall several hundred meters away was clearly visible. He could even see the paths of the falling snowflakes with perfect clarity.
He instinctively looked back. Behind him was still a hazy scene shrouded in white mist, while ahead lay a clear world of ice and snow.
The two formed a perfectly straight boundary where they met, sharply distinct, as though two entirely different worlds had been pieced together.
"So this is the Extreme Cold Zone?" Lin Li muttered softly, a hint of wariness and curiosity in his eyes.
He focused and swept his gaze across the icy region ahead, yet failed to find even the shadow of a single mutated beast.
Lin Li raised his brows slightly and thought to himself, *Could they all be hiding