Mission Attendant Part 4

Chapter 713: Mission ④ · The Fourth Attendant

Foreword: This is clearly a cave bird, but it insists on being an eagle.

[Part ① · Mental Collapse]

The biting cold wind swept through Huacheng Bay's streets and alleys as the weather shifted.

It happened almost instantly. The sudden chill froze the buckets at the sailors' feet, eliciting screams of shock.

"Ah! My legs! My legs!"

Frost crept up from the deck's gaps, targeting stagnant pools of water vapor. Droplets from wind and waves had collected in puddles along the ship's side.

The fishermen's thick calluses froze to these puddles. Though their legs were still flushed with blood, any slight movement would tear bloody flesh from their soles.

The bitter cold, snow, frost, and hail arrived almost simultaneously. When the large black bear on the floating dock's roof sensed trouble, it quickly released the weather telescope's tripod. The stabilizer's glass panel instantly shattered from the drastic temperature and pressure change.

As Brother Bear stood from his chair, he looked at the tripod with lingering fear and saw a layer of crystal dew forming on it. The sea breeze and moisture had instantly condensed into ice on the metal. Had he not dodged quickly, two of his fingers would have likely cracked from the cold.

The temperature plummeted from thirty-one degrees Celsius to minus thirteen in mere seconds, causing everyone in the temporary command post to experience a momentary cognitive lapse—

"--Qi Ji!"

Brother Bear realized something was terribly wrong. He climbed back into the command post from the wooden ladder and saw his comrades shivering, huddled in groups.

Initially, a few hot-blooded youths were still working, sending signals. But after a few breaths, the intense cold air rushed into their nasal passages and tracheas. The extremely dry, cold gas rapidly drained