Overnight, the temperature plunged thirty degrees. The sky, which had still been clear yesterday, was completely shrouded by gray clouds today.
The howling cold wind was like thousands upon thousands of blades, stabbing every person who dared show their head again and again, all the way into the gaps between their bones.
Then came a terrible blizzard. It snowed continuously for three days and three nights, leaving more than two meters of snow piled across the ground.
Of course, the snow inside the village was cleared away promptly. Even the snow on the rooftops was removed every few hours.
Fortunately, all the buildings were Residential Houses of level 5, with extraordinary sturdiness and excellent insulation. The firewood stockpiled during summer and autumn was also more than sufficient. Every small family living in each Residential House was warm and cozy.
But even that was not enough. Because the Ice Ghosts and Phantoms might appear, all the soldiers and heroes in the village had been on high alert ever since winter began.
Zhang Yang was no exception. Out of every twenty-four hours, he had to lead a patrol for ten, and the moment anything stirred, he would appear at once.
Fortunately, no signs of an Ice Ghost invasion had been found so far.
Yet the dark clouds overhead were growing thicker and heavier. Even after the blizzard stopped, there was still no sign of the sky clearing.
If his guess was correct, this was not an ordinary cloud bank at all, but a mass formed from gathered yin energy.
Once too much yin energy gathered, it would rain ice. That ice rain was the Phantom Crystal.
Enough Phantom Crystal would attract vast numbers of Ice Ghosts. Among them might be Ghost Assassins and Ghost Ladies, forming a vicious cycle that would continue