On the Great Ice Field in the Warm Winter Sea.
A blizzard swept across the area, even spawning an extremely rare white tornado, a weather phenomenon seldom seen anywhere in the Warm Winter Sea.
At the center of the storm, an enormous mechanical Long-Legged Sardine raced across the ice at an astonishing speed, nearly three hundred miles per hour. The white tornado above it kept pace.
This was actually the Nightmare Star transformed through Mimicry. Its four long legs were all transformed vines, while the fish's body barely felt any wind. A peculiar hollow space seemed to have formed at the tornado's center.
Several figures stood on the fish's head-Yang Yi and his companions. The Old Captain had turned into a tall, muscular golden Fishman, and even Nautilus had changed, becoming a giant torpedo mounted beneath the fish's belly. This was the effect of the Mimicry skill.
"Bad luck this time. We ended up pretty far off course. The Great Ice Field seems to have moved, so the coordinates were wrong."
Yang Yi grumbled as he looked at the World Sea Chart. Earlier, they had sought out the nearest settlement to establish their location, which had delayed them by several hours. Now, to make up time, they had even used the Horn of the Wind.
They expected to reach the Great Ice Field's largest settlement in three hours, though it had long since been deserted. All the survivors had embraced The Charred Tree. If they were still alive, they had probably already reached the Boiling Sea.
The Pure White Gate lay deep beneath the large settlement. They would just have to dig another hole when they arrived.
"The temperature rise is more noticeable here."
Su Na checked the system's temperature readings as she spoke. It was over minus forty degrees.