A Life-or-Death Chance Everyone Was Fighting For

"What are you all making such a fuss about?!"

Amid the freezing wind, the crowd's agitation grew ever fiercer. Just as someone was about to lose patience and start trouble, an angry roar rang out from the open ground.

A tall Zhucheng Clan man flew in from afar with a cold expression.

He wore a unique coat utterly unlike those on the Zhucheng clansmen below. Its material was completely different from ordinary cloth, hemp, or animal hide. Not only did it remain perfectly steady in the freezing wind, but faint wisps of heat could even be seen rising from it.

The fully armed outfit was supplied by the Starfire Research Institute. The Snow Mountain Range's environment was exceptionally extreme; even among the beastfolk tribes that lived there, countless clansmen died each year from the brutal weather.

The Zhucheng Clan was no exception.

Though their individual strength was considerable, the wings they relied upon for survival would likewise become brittle and stiff after prolonged exposure to the freezing winds. They would not break in the short term, but their ability use would be severely restricted.

Thus, whenever the extreme cold season arrived, even the strongest figures of the Zhucheng Clan avoided going outside.

Even when they had to leave, they would keep their wings tucked away as much as possible and travel solely on foot.

Yet this Zhucheng clansman had flown all the way from the city to the farmland beyond it without the slightest concern, and there was no sign whatsoever that the weather had affected him.

That sight undoubtedly drew the envy of many Zhucheng clansmen.

"The equipment developed by Starfire's humans really is incredible. I heard their newest gear can completely block out the freezing wind, letting someone fly through it for several hours without damaging their wings."