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At this time, the other members of the logistics team gradually withdrew from the battlefield and returned to their unit.

"Captain Miao, Captain Song wants to see you at a meeting," someone came over to remind you.

A large number of demonic beasts suddenly retreated, and the battle situation outside the city is no longer as tense as before. Most people have withdrawn from the battlefield.

Miao Ruijia looked away. "Understood."

She glanced at Luo Yingtong, "You keep an eye on this area for now, I'll be right back."

"Yes." Luo Yingtong nodded in agreement.

After watching Miao Ruijia leave, Xu Jintang quietly turned around and tried to slip away.

"Stop." Luo Yingtong's voice rang out from behind.

Xu Jintang chuckled twice, turned around, and said, "Sister Tong."

"Now that you're back safely, let your teachers and friends know you're safe. They've been looking for you," Luo Yingtong said, staring at her.

"Yes!" Xu Jintang quickly stood up straight and answered.

Luo Yingtong looked her over. "Also, don't be so impulsive in the future. The battlefield is more cruel than you imagine."

I thought Luo Yingtong would scold and lecture her for this, but all she did was express her concern.

Xu Jintang paused for two seconds, then, regaining his composure, bowed and nodded, "Yes!"

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx transformed back into a small parrot, flew to Xu Jintang's shoulder, and suddenly spoke, "Idiot, idiot, Xu Jintang is an idiot."

Like a broken record, it mechanically repeated this sentence.

Xu Jintang slapped him speechlessly, "Shut up."

After returning to his dormitory, Xu Jintang called Zhuang Silin back.

She had been busy traveling these past few days and hadn't paid attention to the messages on her communicator. When she checked just now, she discovered that not only Zhuang Silin, but also Yan Yuting and the other three had made quite a few calls.

"Xu Jintang! Where have you been!" Zhuang Silin's stern voice came through as soon as the call connected.

Xu Jintang quickly composed himself, solemnly repeating his previous words, and concluded with a sincere apology. "After this incident, I deeply realize my mistake, and I promise that nothing like this will ever happen again."

Zhuang Silin's face darkened. "You stay there and wait. I'll come pick you up myself the day after tomorrow."

Both his expression and tone suggested he wanted to tear her to pieces.

Xu Jintang nervously swallowed. "Teacher, the monsters here have all retreated today, so things should be fine soon. I'll go back by myself the day after tomorrow."

"This is an order, not a discussion." With that, Zhuang Silin hung up the phone.

Xu Jintang sighed softly and rubbed his forehead.

After regaining her composure, she sent a message to Yan Yuting and the other three in the group chat to let them know she was safe.

The four of them started chattering in the group chat, with Song Tianqi reacting the strongest. "[Squad leader, you're so unfair! You persuaded all four of us to go back to military academy, but you're the only one left in the army! Next time there's a thrilling plan like this, you have to call me!]"

Yan Yuting's tone was a little anxious: [We were terrified! We tried calling you but you didn't answer. We thought something had happened to you. Next time you have a plan like this, at least don't hide it from us.]

Seeing how worried everyone was, Xu Jintang began to feel a little guilty.

After thinking for a long time, I replied in the group: [Okay, okay, I'll definitely let you know next time there's an event like this.]

After letting everyone know she was safe, Xu Jintang finally had time to reflect on what she had learned this time.

The biggest beneficiary was the ancient snow lotus that she had already absorbed.

This improvement in strength allowed her to fully master the ice-attribute ability bestowed upon her by Brother Long.

Xu Jintang slowly raised his hand, and a cold current instantly emanated from his palm.

An invisible chill continued to spread in all directions, and the air temperature plummeted.

A small white mouse, which seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, crawled under the bed.

Unaware of its surroundings, it quickly crawled across the ground.

But the moment he entered Xu Jintang's domain, his body trembled, and then his body was frozen.

The hard ice layer appeared even colder under the light.

The lifelike ice sculpture of a white mouse appeared out of thin air right before our eyes.

Xu Jintang paused for a moment, got out of bed, came to the white mouse, squatted down, and examined the ice sculpture.

Under the influence of the ice attribute, her original slowing effect has turned into freezing.

Any enemy of the same or lower rank who enters her domain will be instantly frozen in ice.

In addition, she has evolved two more skill effects.

These are the effects of advancing to the Second Tier and Third Tier, respectively:

--Chains of Ice: When used, it can launch chains of ice within the area, binding enemies and rendering them unable to move.

--Ice Blade Storm: When used, it summons a storm of ice blades. As the ice blades spin, they can quickly slash enemies with a wide attack range, making it difficult for enemies to dodge.

Snapping out of his reverie, Xu Jintang raised his hand and thawed the white mouse.

The white mouse trembled slightly, then immediately turned and disappeared.

Xu Jintang clapped his hands and stood up again.

Just then, the other dormitory residents returned from outside, talking amongst themselves.

"I don't know what happened, but all those monsters suddenly retreated back to the Extreme Cold Forest. Could they be plotting something?"

Luo Yingtong calmly said, "Don't overthink it. Just wait for the captain and Captain Miao to inform us."

Xu Jintang turned to the group and greeted them, "Sister Tong, you're back."

Luo Yingtong glanced over and tossed a bag over.

Xu Jintang caught it; it was a small cloth bag. Opening it, he found it filled with Lollipop in various colored wrappers. "What are these Lollipop?"

Luo Yingtong sat down on the opposite bed and replied, "It's the special ability of the other members of the logistics team. Eating the red-wrapped Lollipop increases attack attributes for one minute. The green-wrapped Lollipop increases mental energy recovery speed."

"Okay." Xu Jintang nodded and tossed the cloth bag into the bracelet's storage space.

"Ninety percent of the demon beast army has retreated, leaving only some low-level demon beasts with little intelligence. Everyone can get a good night's sleep tonight," Luo Yingtong summarized simply.

Lower-level demonic beasts are less intelligent and sometimes cannot understand the commands of the lord demonic beasts, so they are often left behind when the army retreats.

Xu Jintang relaxed his body, leaned against the bed, crossed his legs, and began to meditate.

The others looked exhausted and, unusually, didn't cultivate; they simply collapsed and fell asleep.

As night fell, the entire army was unusually quiet.

Apart from the guards who took turns keeping watch, everyone else was relaxing and resting.

A faint, icy blue light surrounded Xu Jintang as his spiritual energy circulated rapidly within him.

After being cleansed by the snow lotus and the icy pool water, her meridians were much stronger than before, and the speed of her mental energy circulation was twice as fast as before, making her cultivation more enjoyable than ever before.

"These idiots! We told them to retreat, but they wouldn't. Instead, they came here to launch a sneak attack." The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, which was resting, suddenly spoke in human language and complained.

Fortunately, everyone else in the dormitory was fast asleep and didn't hear it.

Xu Jintang frowned, stopped cultivating, slowly opened his eyes, and glanced at the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx. "What sneak attack?"

"Just a bunch of low-level demonic beasts that haven't yet developed intelligence."

A few minutes later, Xu Jintang walked out of the dormitory carrying the parrot that was actually Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx.

Where are those low-level demonic beasts?

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx flapped its wings and flew westward, calling out, "This way, this way!"

Xu Jintang turned his head and quickly walked westward.

At this moment, the night patrol guards finally sensed something was wrong and immediately blew the alarm whistle, shouting, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

A few seconds later, a sharp alarm sounded throughout the military camp.

The logistics team members who were sleeping also woke up one after another.

When Luo Yingtong woke up, the first thing she did was glance across the room. Seeing that Xu Jintang's bed was empty, she immediately frowned. "Where did he run off to again?"

"Sister Tong, it seems some low-level monsters have infiltrated our logistics area. They're not a big threat, but there seem to be quite a few of them." The teammate, having quickly gathered the information, immediately reported.

Luo Yingtong didn't even bother looking for Xu Jintang; she immediately frowned and got out of bed. "Go check on her."

Under the moonlight, a dozen or so first and second-tier demonic beasts leaped fiercely over the defensive wall of the logistics area, displaying an aura of ready to fight to the death.

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx was furious. "A bunch of idiots! I told you to retreat, but you insisted on staying and letting the humans fight you!"

He got angrier and angrier as he cursed, but the low-level demonic beasts couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

Xu Jintang took out a red Lollipop that could enhance attack from the bracelet space, tore open the wrapper, and put the candy in his mouth.

The sweet taste immediately filled my mouth, and my mental strength indeed increased significantly.

"Make way." Xu Jintang waved to the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx.

Seeing that it couldn't persuade him, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx could only coldly retreat to the side.

The low-level demonic beasts roared angrily at Xu Jintang, and the commotion spread to the surrounding area.

"Let me show you my Domain of Ice."

With Lollipop in his mouth and a slight smile on his lips, Xu Jintang snapped his fingers.

In an instant, a powerful cold current descended from the sky, and within a radius of ten meters centered on her, ice and snow spread endlessly and rapidly.

The monsters that were about to charge forward all showed expressions of terror in their eyes.

Starting from their feet, the frost gradually covered their entire bodies.

--Beneath this domain, Absolute Freeze.

In the still of the night, a row of lifelike ice sculptures of monsters appeared on the protective wall of the logistics area, reflecting a cold, icy light under the moonlight.

At this moment, Luo Yingtong and the others who had just arrived at the scene all stopped in their tracks.

"This, this is..." Everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Luo Yingtong stared in disbelief at the figure standing in front of her.

Xu Jintang, who was just turning around with Lollipop in his mouth, clapped his hands and said, "Done."