Chapter 186: Extreme Cold

Due to the difficulty of moving, it took them approximately an hour to handle these wild monsters, and they used less than half of the medicine in their backpacks.

After all the wild monsters have been killed, some people are unwilling to continue searching for more wild monsters.

"I'm dying. I just encountered the first batch of wild monsters, and I ended up using five bottles of potions. The rewards I received offset this consumption. Anyway, I have to go back."

He felt his throat hurting even while breathing. It was also itchy. Someone in their city-state had been infected with a negative state and exhibited this symptom prior to falling ill.

After he said that, the others also followed suit and wanted to return.

"If we continue to stay like this, we will become ill, and I have noticed a decrease in flexibility in my hands. I almost lost my sword while fighting that wild monster just now."

The wild monster is not like them, and is completely unaffected by the cold.

The middle-aged man also found it difficult to say, "Okay, let's go back."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they could go back. They felt that it was not as uncomfortable to rush now.

Returning like an arrow, the group came back much faster. Fortunately, they were careful not to stray too far from the city.

Soon, they saw the city walls and sped up.

They feel colder and colder, and they can sense it.

Some people thought it was strange and asked others, "Have you ever felt that it's getting colder? I could keep my hands warm just now by putting them in my pockets, but now they're completely useless."

He took out his hands and placed them in front of his mouth, hoping that the warmth from his breath would restore some feeling to his hands.

"I feel... I feel..." This man was speechless.

Finally entering the city, their pace became slower and slower, and they started breathing heavily.

The middle-aged man dragged himself, eager to go home. "Something doesn't feel right. We should head home quickly. It's not safe to stay outside."

Everyone fell silent and struggled to make their way home.

Before they had taken a few steps, they heard someone calling them from behind.

"Brother, help me!"

The middle-aged man turned around and saw several people carrying an unidentified humanoid object.

When people got closer, they realized that it was a person, but he appeared to be frozen.

"What's the matter with him?"

Those people took a breath and then said, "We were clearing the fields outside. When we felt that something was wrong and wanted to come back, a sudden cold wave hit us. This brother running too slowly and freezing, or did one of us use a rope? Trap him and drag him back."

When they approached the city gate, they hurriedly carried him back, fearing that he might freeze and break his body if he hit something.

It so happened that they all lived in the same dormitory, so the people in the building assisted in carrying him back.

"Is he still alive?"

He was frozen like this.

"He is still alive, his name is still on the list."

The person who asked breathed a sigh of relief, just glad to be alive.

"But if others are like this, how can they defrost it when they return?"

"Then we don't care. His family members have to take him to the pharmacy to get a prescription filled. If he can be saved, his life is at risk, but if he can't be saved, there's nothing we can do."

Now, out of the city once again, it is not mandatory, only those who are willing to go out will form a team.

In the end, the man was sent back, and his family cried bitterly.

Seeing his frozen and unresponsive relatives, he cried and asked, "Why is this happening? Didn't you take good care of yourself before going out?"

The man's teammates gave an overview of the situation: "He was running slowly and was frozen. Fortunately, we had something to bring him back; otherwise, he would have died outside."

The family was still crying, but they didn't have time to comfort one another. They were worried that the cold wave would come again, so they hurriedly left and went home.

Xuantian City.

As soon as we went outside today, everyone felt the cold. However, thanks to the protective cover that regulated the temperature, it was bearable.

The snow shovelers went out today to clear the ground and discovered that it was much more slippery than before.

"Is this frozen?" Someone wondered.

Since the protective shield was adjusted, the snow in their city has not frozen into blocks. Because it was cleaned up in time, no ice blocks were seen.

As soon as he said this, a child ran too fast and fell. Fortunately, he was wearing thick clothing, so the fall didn't hurt. The child quickly got up and continued running.

An aunt, who was running a stall, saw it and yelled, "Hey kid, be careful not to fall and get hurt!"

The child who fell earlier exclaimed, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."

Lu Jiu was walking with two teammates. On the way, She also noticed that the ground was somewhat slippery. "It doesn't make sense. This road is swept clean every day. Why is it still freezing?"

She is the city lord, and there are patrolling NPCs who report to her daily about the city's situation and their work. She knows better than anyone else the state the residents are in.

Shen Jufeng glanced outside the city and asked, "Has the temperature of your protective shield been adjusted to its maximum?"

Lu Jiu still had a look of confusion on her face, but she nodded and said, "Yes, because the temperature has been dropping, I have been lowering it every few days. At one time, it reached the limit not long ago."

Zhuang Yun felt that it was okay in the city, but he could sense that it was colder than before. He thought to himself, "The weather won't remain cold for much longer."

After hearing this, Shen Jufeng simply said, "Just leave the city. You know how cold it is today."

After stepping out of the city gate, Lu Jiu felt the blood vessels on her face freeze. She couldn't determine her current expression. "This... this is too exaggerated."

Compared to the previous temperature, the change is drastic, like a sudden transition from cool autumn to cold winter. The gap is too big.

Zhuang Yun shivered and put on his gloves, finally feeling some relief in his hands. His teeth chattered up and down: "It's too cold. Is it okay to go out to clear the wilderness?"

Although Shen Jufeng didn't shiver as much as Zhuang Yun, he silently put on his gloves and said, "Let's forget about it for today."

He said, while stepping on the frozen snow beneath his feet, "Even if we encounter wild monsters, this climate will also impact our operations."

This happened just a minute after he came out. His hands started to feel numb, even though he was wearing gloves. This condition was only slightly relieved.

Lu Jiu rubbed her face with her gloved hands. "Unless the tailor shop produces clothes with better thermal insulation properties, this won't work at all."

You must know that the clothes they are wearing now are already designed for temperatures of 45. Even this can't stop the cold. You can imagine how cold it is outside.

"Go back, I always feel like something is wrong." Shen Jufeng thought about the natural disaster. Who said that there are only snow disasters in winter? There may be even more dangerous disasters in the game world.

The three of them turned around and went back. Lu Jiu was constantly monitoring the conversation channel to see if there was any mention of the sudden drop in temperature today.

When other professional residents saw the return of the city's most powerful three-person team, they stopped leaving the city.

At the beginning of winter, these three individuals were the first to leave the city-state. It was still snowing heavily at that time. Now they came back just two minutes after leaving the city gate. The weather outside must be really bad now.

Someone asked suspiciously, "I feel that it is extremely cold today, but is it really that cold outside?"

The person in question looked outside the city and said, "Then go out and try, right at the door. If it doesn't work, we will come back."

Then, several people joined together, and the leg that had just stepped out of the protective shield immediately felt the biting cold. After stepping out, they stood there and felt as though they were about to freeze in a short while.

"I'm going... go back quickly -"