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Okay, that seems a bit exaggerated...
It was a nice thought, but when entering the blizzard, March realized how serious it was - it was not as easy as it seemed from the window.
The visibility was less than ten meters - the weather forecasts given by Pella and Jizi were quite accurate. The snowfield on the northwest side was completely covered with new snow. It was unknown where the water needed for these blizzards came from when the surface of the planet had been lacking sunlight for a long time.
"We're going to look for clues in this weather? Seriously??"
"Xiao Sanyue, where is your momentum just now? Didn't you say you wanted to train yourself?" Eula led the way in front - her fish-in-water appearance deeply stimulated the pink-haired girl, making her work harder and move two steps forward, but she almost fell headfirst into the snow pit.
Seeing that Sanyue couldn't walk properly, the vengeful knight cast a subtle look at Lingke, who was only five body lengths behind her. She thought to herself that this little girl was really amazing. Even an "iron man" like Nata couldn't stand the severe cold, but she could rely on the little power of fate to insist on acting as a guide and walk here.
"I was just thinking about what clues we need to find in the snow! Sora said before that there's no rush!"
The cold wind almost stuck to the corners of her lips, and Sanyue had to shout loudly to fight against the snowflakes that stuck to her mouth. Lingke's "determined" expression in front of her made her stop complaining, and she gritted her teeth and moved forward a few steps.
"That's why I said March, you don't understand at all!"
Kong was sending messages on the public frequency while shouting in reality to increase the penetrating power of his words.
"When Hua Lin was monitoring the camp next door, he discovered that the Iron Guards had used a special drug that increased their own heat conversion efficiency. It should have been made by Valle! But the source of this drug has become a mystery. Every time we find a clue to find Valle's laboratory and experimental traces, it is cut off by humans!"
"What does that have to do with us wading through the snow?"
"The latest clue I got was from the city - from my parents where my brother went!"
Natasha, who had been silent before, trembled and shouted: "The clues we got this time are more direct and the direction is clearer. We want to verify one thing, whether there is anyone who does not want the opposition to get my brother's medicine! It is not ruled out... There is a worse possibility-"
Thinking that she couldn't go to meet her adoptive parents yet and had to endure until the moment she overthrew the Great Guardian, Natasha paused, her body swaying in the wind and snow, and her voice trembling slightly.
"That means there is a higher being that has hidden everything about Vah——"
"what??"
"Yes, I suspect the supernatural force that intervened was a star god or an envoy. Little Sanyue, have you heard of 'myth'?" Kong slowed down his pace slightly, fearing that Sanyue would lose her balance, and made preparations in advance.
"Oh! The star god who likes to keep everything in the realm of mystery and incomprehension?"
Sure enough, seeing Sanyue stagger, Kong hurriedly grabbed her arm and brought her to his side, using his mental power to form a strong protection like an umbrella to block more wind and snow for her.
"It doesn't have to be a myth. The other party may also be trying to trick us. The simulated universe has been analyzed - but there are many things to verify. This abnormal blizzard must be related to the star core!"
"Whether the Star Core or the Star God is preventing us from finding Valer, it means he is more important than we thought! We should face the difficulties and move forward!"
"What if those things weren't the cause?!"
"It's just like a team building on the train! You said so! We need to train ourselves!"
"ah……??"
The joke-like speech caused March's brain to crash for a long time:
If a powerful person really intervenes, wouldn't it be impossible for us to get the potion formula... Isn't it a bit too hypothetical to use a star god as an example...
Snapped! !
A ball of compacted snow rolled down from the hill and hit the empty psychic shield, causing the blue fan to flicker, and at the same time frightened March so much that he gritted his teeth.
"Paimon! Hide in the backpack—"
"Hey! Why is the wind getting stronger?"
Paimon, who could no longer hold onto her empty scarf, had no choice but to return to her safe "little box" and listen to the muffled explanation from outside:
"The Star Core and the Star God are not in the same group! They may restrain each other. I have a feeling that the Star Core has the ability to block the Star God's sight. Now we have to bet whether this snow can bury the clues while helping us preserve some clues!"
This is not a decisive move that affects victory or defeat, it is just the icing on the cake. If it cannot be found, Kong will not be too disappointed, but Natasha will lose an opportunity to know where her brother is...even though he is very likely to have died.
It can be said that Kong was paying a huge price for a good horse. Among the people present, only Dan Heng understood Kong's deep meaning. His reasons were sufficient, but also far-fetched. He was mainly attracted by Natasha's medical creativity and wanted to give her the impression that the train valued her.
Nothing can enhance mutual trust better than an adventure. Of course, if it is not handled properly, it is very likely to lay the hidden danger of parting ways.
"Air - the snow and fog ahead are getting heavier, and the wind speed has reached level 10."
Dan Heng looked at the terminal and was a little surprised by the readings, but his tone remained calm:
"There is actually a 'hurricane' on Yalilo... The wind speed is as high as 12 in front of the eye of the storm."
"Damn, if only Wendy were here! He could just play some music and sing a little to get over this little trouble -"
After making a meaningless complaint and earning some amused roll of the eyes from Ying and Yula, Kong practically dragged Sanyue into the eye of the wind, and picked up Nata who was beside her as well.
"We're almost at the eye of the storm! Hold on a little longer!"
"bump!!"
The closer they got to the spot marked by Nata, the stronger the wind became - this time Lingke couldn't bear it anymore. She hammered the ground with her pickaxe, hoping to stabilize her body, but her lower body was still lifted high up and her feet were off the ground.
Kong immediately carried the two girls forward, pressing his chest muscles against Ling Ke's soles to give her a place to gain leverage and prevent her from being thrown away.
At this time, visibility was less than five meters. If it weren't for everyone constantly reporting their positions on the public channel, Kong would even be worried about the situation of Dan Heng and Youla.
...Only Ying didn't have to worry. If she wasn't afraid of destroying Valie's stronghold with one sword, she would have taken action long ago.
"It hurts so much, it feels like my face was stabbed by a knife—ow!"
March didn't dare to say that she regretted participating so actively in the "activity". The shield condensed by the six-phase ice and the empty psychic energy could only divert the strong wind but could not withstand the biting cold. Even an expert in playing with ice would be injured by it. Today she had witnessed the horror of nature.
Thinking that the "educational purpose" was almost achieved, Lingke and Nata both fell into hypothermia to varying degrees, Kong's muscles suddenly expanded, and he put on a set of ceramic steel armor while March was in a daze.
Originally, it was a bit difficult for Kong to pull her and Nata, and he was protecting Ling Ke in front, which made his height advantage almost invisible. But the moment the armor attached to his body, he grew much taller. The joints of the ceramic steel gloves made friction sounds, and he ran all the way across the ice field with them with ease, as if he was carrying two fish and a bag of duck goods hanging on his chest.
As Nata stared in a trance, the Weeper's epaulettes swung back and forth, and his running movements were powerful and firm, making it hard to imagine that this was the stability that a humanoid mecha could achieve.
"Eula, Danheng, how are you?"
"We have entered the eye of the storm, it's very calm here—"
"Okay, I'll go in right away!"
The bright yellow humanoid monster compacted the deep snow with every step, but did not cause any bumps to the girls who were being carried and hung on its chest.
When Mang Bai suddenly understood the situation, Ling Ke, who had lost the wind resistance above her head, fell forward, but was easily caught by Kong, who slowly placed her on the ground with one hand like a princess.
Kong's armor was removed, and his figure became less intimidating again, far from the giant-like appearance just now, which made Lingke, who was sliding down his arms, feel dazed - she seemed to like Kong's majestic appearance just now, including the four golden spikes on his head that appeared from nowhere.
"...Eh...I thought it was going to be blown away..." Lingke adjusted her hat, then calmly patted her blue tights that were covered with ice crystals.
"Could you please not use such a calm expression when making statements about surviving a disaster, Lingke-sister... I'm almost scared to death!"
March was busy complaining, as if this was the only way to prevent others from noticing the fact that she was so bad.
"This wind came in violently, but receded too calmly—"
"No, Natasha, behind you."
Sora motioned for the doctor to turn around and take a closer look—
"..."
The strong wind did not retreat, but the eye of the hurricane was too calm, as if the air outside, which was rotating at a speed of more than 82 meters per second, was just a "seal and barrier" for this piece of pure snowy land.
"Part of our guess has been confirmed. Your brother's research is more important than we originally thought."
Kong took two steps forward, and just when everyone thought he was going to make an important speech, he picked up a handful of snow and threw it into the opening of his backpack behind him.
"Cold, cold, cold!! Sora!! You'll lose me if you do this!"
Paimon let out a series of screams and jumped out of the backpack.
"Don't think I don't know you've been watching and eating while we're running - share your stock among everyone, we're going to set up camp around here."
"Oh fine."
The little guy reluctantly pulled out a bunch of energy bars from under his bloomers.
263. Nata, can we still be together?
Camping in the eye of a hurricane sounds crazy and surreal.
Even if the storm never stops, how can the descendants of Mond be afraid? But the calmness in the eyes of the wind reminded Eula of the ruins of the wind dragon - or the territory of the lonely king of the tower. Outside the territory, the wind is strong, and they sit between the ruins and the wind, and can still look up at the universe and watch the meteors streak across the clear sky.
Is someone leaving tonight? Or is someone's wish fulfilled, with no regrets? Eula is not that literary, she just feels that every time she travels with Kong, there is always a chance to see the wonders of the world.
Holding the warm square box filled with hot soup in their hands, everyone sat together, from the Ogoshi to the survival experts. Their identities and ideals might be different, but they were all "enjoying" this moment - experiencing the feeling of "finding joy in suffering" for a goal.
The curved body of the Gustav provided a barrier. Under it, everyone set up a temporary tent and an earth marrow furnace, using it as a base, preparing to continue advancing deeper into the eye of the storm.
The diameter of the center of the storm is not large, only about 20 kilometers, but Nata and Lingke have taken medicine and need to restore their body temperature and wait for the effect of the medicine to take effect. Without their guidance, the team cannot go far, so Kong simply invites everyone to have a meal together and wait for an hour or so before setting off again, by the way, to further prove his guess.
"It is basically confirmed that the star core has shielded the disturbance of external forces...Aha's attention has weakened."
It's not just the change in energy supply. Kong is already very familiar with Aha's breath. But after entering the center of the cyclone, His vision was affected. Unless the Star God pays more attention, the "seal" of the Cancer of All Worlds will probably cause Mi Si to fall into a brief confusion.
Kong became more and more curious about the connection between the Star Core and the Star God... Through this adventurous exploration, he helped Heita confirm the authority of her paper - the "Seeds of Destruction" did not come from the hands of Destruction. The Legion spread the Star Core more to borrow its characteristics. If the Star Core wanted to hide what happened on Yalilo from Destruction, Nanook's pawns would not be able to send back signals, and he could only pay attention to it personally. It was even hard to say whether the two had a cooperative relationship.
"Aha can't you see us now?"
“He doesn’t always pay attention to my situation, but as His biggest source of amusement for a period of time, I usually feel uncomfortable with His gaze. Only when I’m here do I feel relaxed.”
Kong Chaoying explained.
Ying nodded. She could easily detect the Star God's spying, and asking Kong was just for safety.
"But if the star core is obstructing us...it is determined not to let us find clues about Natasha's brother. Shouldn't it allow the eye of the storm to move at any time?"
After training from Danheng and Kong, Sanyue’s logic became stronger and stronger.
"Because of the limitation of 'energy'."
Kong clenched his hands towards Sanyue who was sitting on the wooden box. "The energy source of the star core is a mystery. Just like the one in my body, its energy is almost endless when it is output regularly. It will only dry up briefly during burst output, just like a mobile spring... but it is not inexhaustible after all."
"Well, it created the storm, but it can't move it around..."
"Not necessarily, but it costs a lot to trigger this storm. If it continues to move in an unplanned direction, it will be an additional energy expenditure. After we confirm the target location and cross the storm, the star core will probably not do such meaningless things again."
Dan Heng added calmly:
"If I were Star Core, once I was sure we had clues, I would have removed Blizzard and let other guys trying to cover up the truth take over this farce... Unfortunately, Star Core's relationship with certain destinies is not as close as Destruction's, so they don't share intelligence, let alone cooperate."
"What's so regrettable about this, Teacher Dan Heng——!"
“It’s just putting yourself in their shoes.”
"Hehe, it would be better to send some creatures from the world to block our way, but that would be too deliberate and would only strengthen our determination to explore. Maybe it thinks that this kind of soft knife can still block the way." Eula sneered.