"Did you do this?" Luo Yingtong asked, staring intently at Xu Jintang, her mind still replaying the shocking scene of the world suddenly turning into an icy wonderland.
Seeing so many people suddenly arrive, Xu Jintang quickly stood up straight, still with Lollipop in her mouth, and nodded, "Yes, Sister Tong."
The crowd behind him stared in astonishment at Xu Jintang's nonchalant demeanor, swallowing hard.
"Aren't you... a support ability user?" Luo Yingtong asked hesitantly.
Xu Jintang was about to explain.
Just then, Miao Ruijia, who had heard the commotion, arrived with another group of people. "What's going on?"
Luo Yingtong turned around and immediately reported what had just happened.
Miao Ruijia's initial wariness gradually faded, followed by a look of shock. She slowly turned to look at Xu Jintang, "Your superpower... what's going on?"
Xu Jintang took a deep breath and reiterated the reasons for the evolution of his superpower in its entirety.
A few minutes later, everyone present was stunned.
They had heard of superpower evolution before, but to evolve from a support superpower to the point of being able to freeze everything instantly was truly an exaggerated leap.
"Does your Teacher Zhuang, know about this too?" Miao Ruijia asked.
Xu Jintang nodded, "I mentioned it to her before I joined Leikedasi."
Miao Ruijia, seemingly lost in thought, suddenly sighed regretfully, "What a pity, I thought our logistics team could gain another formidable member in the future."
Xu Jintang understood her meaning and quickly smiled, " Captain Miao, don't worry, no matter which team I join in the future, I will always serve the army."
"That's true." Miao Ruijia smiled and patted Xu Jintang's shoulder. "You've worked hard tonight."
After saying that, she turned to look at the crowd behind her, "Now that things are settled here, everyone can go back and rest."
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx flapped its wings and flew to Xu Jintang's shoulder, pretending nothing had happened.
Xu Jintang walked towards the dormitory with Luo Yingtong.
"Your Teacher Zhuang probably won't arrive until the day after tomorrow. Stay in the army these next two days. Although the monsters have suddenly retreated, there's no guarantee they won't suddenly attack tomorrow, so don't wander off," Luo Yingtong instructed.
Xu Jintang immediately assured him, "Okay!"
Luo Yingtong glanced over silently, "Go back and rest."
The moonlight on the horizon was even more enchanting, its silvery glow illuminating the earth and reflecting countless figures.
The sun rose early the next morning.
The rioting monsters retreated en masse, and the border conflict in Area S was completely quelled.
" Captain Miao instructed us to quickly clear the monster cores and corpses from the battlefield. Who among you is free to come with me?" Luo Yingtong turned to look at the others in the room.
Xu Jintang, from the opposite bed, was the first to pop her head out, " Sister Tong, should I go?"
"You..." Luo Yingtong had originally intended to let her stay in the army, but remembering her sudden surge of strength last night, she changed her words: "Come if you want."
The other people in the dormitory also stood up, saying, "Let's do it together."
"The inner cores of demonic beasts are a must-collect, and some scales or horn-like parts of demonic beasts can be crafted into magical artifacts. Everyone should pay close attention when collecting them."
After leaving the city gate, Luo Yingtong gave them some instructions.
The corpses and inner cores of monsters left on the battlefield are also valuable resources, so after each major battle, the army would send people to clean up the battlefield from beginning to end.
Xu Jintang followed behind the main group, holding the dagger he had just been assigned, carefully digging out the inner cores from each of the monster corpses.
The stench of blood permeated the surroundings.
Xu Jintang was fine at first, until she saw a mangled human corpse with her own eyes.
Her hand paused.
"Don't look, go to the back and deal with the other monster corpses." Luo Yingtong happened to notice this scene and walked over to say calmly.
She stepped in front of Xu Jintang, calmly bent down, and called for others to help, "There's a teammate's body here, let's all move it back together."
The atmosphere became heavy.
Xu Jintang clenched his hands slightly, and sweat appeared on his palms.
It wasn't until Luo Yingtong and the others returned after handling the body that they realized, "If I want to join the army in the future, these things are unavoidable."
Luo Yingtong patted Xu Jintang on the shoulder, "Once you've calmed down, continue collecting the inner cores. Let's try to clear this area by this afternoon."
Others were already used to this and did not show much emotional reaction.
Xu Jintang lowered his head, squatted down, took a deep breath, and his arms, which had been trembling violently, slowly calmed down.
She said nothing and turned back to continue collecting the inner core.
At that moment, a familiar long whip suddenly lashed out and struck Xu Jintang forcefully in front of him.
Xu Jintang frowned and looked up at the opposite side.
With a cold expression, Zhou Yu, his face bearing injuries, stood opposite them with several frontline team members, constantly twirling the long whip in his hand.
"This area belongs to us; you can go back now."
His teammates behind him also drew their weapons, remaining vigilant towards Luo Yingtong and her group.
"Have you no shame! When we were short of manpower during the fighting, you knew to ask our logistics team for support, but now that we're clearing battlefield supplies, you're trying to steal them from us?" Luo Yingtong instantly produced a long sword in her hand, staring coldly at Zhou Yu.
Xu Jintang straightened up and silently walked behind Luo Yingtong.
The frontline team and the logistics team belong to two different units, and each team is assigned a different area to clear. But now Zhou Yu and his group have suddenly come to seize territory, which is obviously a deliberate attempt to cause trouble.
Zhou Yu coldly glanced at Luo Yingtong, "You did put in the effort, but compared to our frontline team, your entire team killed fewer monsters than a few of us. How dare you ask for so many supplies?"
"Right now, Captain Song and your Captain Miao are busy reporting the battle situation to their superiors; they don't have time to uphold justice for you. While I'm still willing to talk to you properly, get out of here!"
Luo Yingtong clenched her fists in anger, her chest heaving with rage.
"Alright, this area is yours then. You can clean it up at your leisure," Xu Jintang suddenly spoke from behind, his attitude very composed.
Zhou Yu then noticed Xu Jintang, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, "You didn't leave."
"Yes." As she spoke, Xu Jintang slightly raised her hands, activating the supernatural power within her body.
An invisible chill spread from her palm. Instantly, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, the temperature plummeted, and a white mist filled the air.
Immediately afterwards, this chilling aura seemed to come alive, rapidly spreading in all directions.
Zhou Yu sensed a sudden chill and quickly led his team back, looking warily at Xu Jintang, "What are you trying to do?"
Xu Jintang smiled and gently raised his palm. The ground beneath his feet instantly froze into a thin layer of ice. Then, the ice layer grew thicker and thicker, gradually covering an area of ten meters in radius with frost.
The ice continued to spread until it froze all the monster corpses in the entire area.
In the end, only Xu Jintang remained standing in the frozen world.
Xu Jintang clapped his hands in satisfaction, then turned to Luo Yingtong, " Sister Tong, I think we should let them handle this area. What do you say?"
Under Xu Jintang's freezing power, the corpses of all the monsters in the surrounding area were frozen solid.
To extract the inner core of a demon beast, one must first painstakingly break through the ice layer; this task would take several days and nights to complete.
Luo Yingtong smiled and nodded in agreement, "That's true. Then let's be generous and let them have it."
Zhou Yu's face darkened instantly. He looked up and stared intently at Xu Jintang, gritting his teeth as he said, "Aren't you a support ability user?"
Xu Jintang spread his hands and answered truthfully, "Before yesterday, I was indeed just a support ability user."
Luo Yingtong and the logistics team members behind her were amused.
"Let's go, don't waste time with them." Luo Yingtong turned and called to Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang smiled and agreed, then left the frozen scene with the team.
Zhou Yu's gaze swept over everything that was now frozen in front of him. He clenched his fists tightly and angrily kicked the ice in front of him.
"Brother Yu, what... what do we do? They're all frozen." The team member asked hesitantly.
"What are you still doing! Go find a fire-attribute ability user, or wait until the ice melts!" He kicked the ice sculpture corpse in front of him twice more in anger.
Xu Jintang, along with Luo Yingtong and the others, were preparing to enter the city gate.
Suddenly, a loud crash came from behind, as if something had collapsed.
Xu Jintang turned his head in confusion and looked behind him.
Not far from the Border Defense Star City lies a dense forest, but for some unknown reason, almost no monsters inhabit this forest; it's like a dead forest.
This is why the Sector S Border Defense Star City has always been on the edge of the battle.
" Sister Tong, what's that noise?" Xu Jintang asked curiously.
Luo Yingtong shook her head as well, "I don't know, let's go back and report first."
Xu Jintang and his group quickly returned to the army to report.
At this moment, Miao Ruijia and Captain Song, along with several other team leaders, were discussing this matter.
"Satellite monitoring shows that there appears to be an underground passage at coordinates (197, 834) within the forest. The collapse sound just now was most likely caused by the monsters accidentally triggering the mechanism of this underground passage when they retreated from their rampage," the captain in charge of monitoring the terrain reported.
Miao Ruijia analyzed, " The Extreme Cold Forest is separated from our border city by this forest. Usually, the two sides are at peace, and very few people go into this forest. It's estimated that the monster rampage in the Extreme Cold Forest caused this collapse."
Captain Song pondered for a moment, then said, " Miao Ruijia and He Yingjie, you two lead a team to investigate this underground passage."
He Yingjie frowned. "Captain, you can leave this to our frontline team."
"High-level demonic beasts may be lurking in the underground passage. In case of any unexpected events, the medical and support services provided by the logistics team will be crucial. Your two teams must cooperate well during this exploration mission."