The Mysterious Frozen Town

Wang Mengmeng's voice trembled as she involuntarily tugged at the back of Chen Yu's clothes.

Chen Yu said calmly, "It seems they were attracted by geothermal ferns and built their nests here. The warmer the place, the more of these things there are likely to be."

Deng Yuxin exclaimed in surprise, "Doesn't that mean..."

Zhang Wanyue shushed her: "You're right, the prototype must be much hotter than these ferns. We might be keeping them company from now on..."

Wang Mengmeng shivered: "Hiss~ Okay."

"Class representative, Yuxin,"

Chen Yu lowered his voice: "See that protruding black rock to the left? Take them there. Three seconds later, everyone turn your flashlights to maximum brightness and focus the beams on that area..."

Zhang Wanyue instantly understood: "Use strong light to stimulate them, creating an opening for you?"

"right."

Chen Yu nodded, his gaze sweeping over Li Mengyao and Wang Mengmeng. "You two, don't mess up. Keep the lights steady, and even if they're shaking, don't shine them randomly. I don't allow the lights to be turned off, and nobody can turn them off."

Li Mengyao nodded vigorously and gripped the flashlight tightly.

Wang Mengmeng swallowed hard, her voice trembling slightly, "I...I understand, Brother Chen Yu."

"Let's go."

Zhang Wanyue immediately led the three women to the side.

The four quickly crouched down behind the rocks, all pointing their flashlights at their target.

Chen Yu took a deep breath of the icy air and crouched slightly...

far away--

"What are you doing squatting there?"

Why did you break up?

"Who knows? Aren't you afraid of getting eaten by bugs..."

The remaining five members of the directing team looked at each other, still confused about the situation.

Several more teams quickly arrived behind them.

It seems that everyone has gradually overcome their fear and touched it.

They had just come downstairs when they saw...

A black figure suddenly darted out from ahead!

The speed was incredibly fast!

Almost simultaneously!

Several beams of intense light suddenly burst forth from behind the rocks to the side, striking the rock face above!

"Holy crap! What's going on?!"

"The lights are on? It's so bright!"

"They have a division of labor! Some people attract attention, while others pick things!"

"He's obviously a speed-type Awakener!"

Everyone sighed in amazement, but soon they saw a dense swarm of insects bursting forth!

They crawled towards the light source; the scene was horrifying!

"My God! What kind of monster is that?!"

"Bugs! So many bugs!"

"Are they crazy?! Luring out the bugs?!"

Chen Yu, surrounded by swarms of insects, moved with ease, crushing the airborne insects with a wave of his hand and stomping on the ones that sprang up from beneath his feet with swift and decisive movements!

Then he grabbed the geothermal fern, turned around, and ran!

At the same time, at Chen Yu's signal, the light source was instantly turned off!

Only the onlookers remained, still shining flashlights...

"Holy crap! Turn off the lights! Those bugs are coming!"

A male student from the directing department was the first to react, shouting and abruptly turning off his flashlight.

This jolted the other teams, who were still in a daze, into a jolt.

"Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights!"

"Stop taking pictures! Do you want to attract bugs?!"

"Damn it, who's still driving this? Trying to kill everyone?!"

In the chaos, amidst angry curses, the flashlight beams went out one after another.

However, some were still a beat slow to react.

A three-person team that had just come down from the mountain had one of their flashlights stuck, unable to be turned off, and a beam of light was shining blankly on the ground.

This ray of light became a new source of stimulation.

The insects, having just lost their target, swarmed away.

"Ah! They're coming! Old Zhao, get your flashlight! Flashlight!"

"Can't turn it off! The button is stuck!"

"Throw it away! Throw it away now!!"

"Ah—! Don't come any closer!"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted in the darkness!

Then came a short sob, followed by the sharp crack of a flashlight shattering...

The beam of light finally went out...

But in the darkness, only the chilling sucking sounds and the rustling of insects could be heard.

Those who were still alive held their breath, not daring to move, and no one dared to turn on the light source to check the situation.

And in the distance ahead...

Chen Yu had already met up with Zhang Wanyue and the others, but the girls were not in good condition.

Zhang Wanyue leaned against the rock wall, her chest heaving.

Deng Yuxin almost collapsed, leaning against the rock wall.

Li Mengyao and Wang Mengmeng were supporting each other, clearly terrified.

Those swarm of insects almost caught up with them, but Chen Yu still wouldn't let them turn off the lights.

Fortunately, at the most crucial moment, Chen Yu obtained the geothermal fern...

Although he didn't even have a chance to activate the [Grand Tutor's Container] for safety, he simply fled!

"Is this a geothermal fern?"

Zhang Wanyue looked at the three clumps of geothermal ferns in Chen Yu's hand with some curiosity.

The plant's leaves were palmate, with flowing orange-red veins, and its roots were still covered with broken rocks.

Most importantly, this thing actually emits heat.

It dispelled the biting cold within a radius of two or three meters, and the temperature rose by at least twenty degrees.

This is only three clusters; what if there were more?

"Class representative, you keep one bunch. Yuxin, you take this bunch."

His allocation was simple and direct, without explanation.

Zhang Wanyue silently accepted it.

Deng Yuxin quickly took her share of the bouquet, hugged it tightly to her chest, and looked at Chen Yu with eyes full of dependence and happiness.

Li Mengyao and Wang Mengmeng watched eagerly, waiting for the last cluster to be allocated.

Maybe, possibly, in case...

But what came next was Chen Yu putting his arm around himself and saying, "Let's keep going."

The two women: "..."

Zhang Wanyue glanced at the two of them, paused slightly, and subtly moved half a step closer.

Deng Yuxin paused for a moment, looked at Chen Yu's back, then at Wang Mengmeng who was shivering from the cold, and quietly moved closer. The geothermal fern in her arms turned slightly to the side, releasing a wisp of heat.

This caused both of them to feel a sudden pang of sadness, their eyes to well up with tears, and they almost burst into tears.

Chen Yu paid no attention to the little movements behind him.

He shone his flashlight, searching for insects.

The terrain of the ice valley continues to descend, with a gentler slope.

We walked for another ten minutes or so.

After rounding a huge bend, the end of the electric beam suddenly revealed a rock face that was no longer familiar.

Instead, it opened up a completely new world beyond the mountains...

It felt like we had traversed the entire mountain.

"Um?"

Chen Yu stopped, and the beam of light slowly moved upward.

It was a well-organized cluster of buildings.

Two-story stone houses stood one after another, but they were covered with thick snow.

Looking around...

It could almost be called a "frozen town," solemn, silent, and lifeless.

The entire environment seemed extremely eerie.

Chen Yu knew this, of course.

This is the real... outpost for glacier research.

The group stood on the street, and on both sides they could see some things that looked like signs.

But the words on it were frozen and could no longer be read.

Standing in the center of the outpost is a square tower about six stories high.

Like a square monument, it pierces the unseen sky above.

"We have to go there."

Chen Yu had the answer almost immediately.

In a place full of two-story buildings, a tower suddenly appears.

It's unreasonable in itself.

The most likely location is where the prototype is stored.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

But without any warning!

A muffled, terrifying roar exploded in the distance!