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Walking on the desolate and silent snowfield, Sanyueqi was surprised to find many frozen corpses of Xu soldiers on the roadside. The raging blizzard had buried most of their bodies in the snow, and it seemed that who knows how many years had passed.

Not only that, many buildings have been buried by snow. If you don’t look carefully, you might not be able to see any signs that humans ever lived here.

"They are the pawns of the Antimatter Legion. It seems that the current state of Yalilo-VI has a lot to do with their invasion..."

Reaching out to wipe away the ice and snow covering the remains of these virtual soldiers, Xing recognized their true appearance, then turned his head to look at the black-haired young man who was also observing them: "Dan Heng, can you tell when they died?"

Not only the Antimatter Legion was frozen into ice, but also some Silver Mane Iron Guards wearing silver-gray armor and automatic mechanical devices manufactured by the Imitation Company.

It can be seen that this place seemed to have been a battlefield where two sides fought. A very fierce battle broke out a long, long time ago. However, a cold wave suddenly came and submerged everything, leaving all things equally engraved in the ice.

"The exact time is still unclear, but I guess it should be around a thousand years, or maybe even longer."

Reaching out and taking off a broken piece of iron from the shell of the automatic robot, Dan Heng lowered his head and looked at it carefully for a while, then threw it into the snow beside him and looked at the Rift Creature wandering in the snow in the distance:

"This place has not been eroded by the Rift, but the monsters bred by the Rift have already escaped. The impact of the "Star Core" on this world is probably extraordinary."

"Hey! Did you see that? There seems to be something moving over there..."

At this moment, San Yueqi's eyes suddenly lit up. She didn't know what she had discovered. She looked past the creature in front of her and pointed to the snow pile in the distance.

"It's just an ordinary snow pile. Are you sure it's not your hallucination?"

Dan Heng questioned this pink-haired girl who usually liked to be startled, but San Yue Qi still believed that her eyes were not mistaken:

"Absolutely not. Our eyesight is very good! Come on, let's take a closer look!"

"Okay, let's go take a look."

……

"Hey? Why is there someone hiding in here?"

In the real world, Jia Hun had just controlled the Pioneer to defeat the Rift Creature that was blocking the way, and then he followed the mission instructions and came to the vicinity of the "strange snow pile" mentioned by San Yueqi.

As soon as she got closer, she heard the trembling sound of someone shivering from the cold. Jia Hun immediately realized that there was a person hiding in the snow pile. She couldn't help but complain to the barrage: "This person is so brave that he dares to hide in the snow pile. Isn't he afraid of freezing to death?"

[Silly soul, you may not know that lying under the snow is actually warm. Running around in the cold wind will easily freeze you to death.]

[Don't worry, there's a hot man inside, he won't freeze to death]

[By the way, where did Ilu go?]

[She must have gone to collect intelligence. After all, she is the only one among the four protagonists who can act alone in such a cold environment.]

[Alas, I can't go with Ilu. I always feel like something is missing.]

As the comments in the live broadcast room went on, the focus shifted from the unknown person hiding in the snow to Yilu, who had just left. They really hoped that Yilu could join the exploration team and form a real four-person team to act together.

But now it seems that this extremely popular DLC character also has her own things to do, and often cannot travel with the protagonist group.

"Didi——!"

Just as Jiahun was about to interact with the strange snow pile in front of her, she suddenly received a text message from "Yilu", which instantly attracted the attention of her and her friends.

"Hey, Yilu sent me a message..."

When he opened the text message interface, he was startled by the messages displayed:

"Ilu: Sorry, I'm in some trouble here, so I may not be able to join you for the time being."

"Ilu: This planet has a lot of problems. You must be careful. If you encounter any abnormal situation, remember to contact me."

"Ilu: Okay, that's all I have to say for now."

"——The other party is offline."

Without even giving her time to reply, Yilu hurriedly logged off, which made Jiahun a little confused: "What happened to Yilu?"

[Will we meet the final boss? ]

[No way, we just arrived at Yalilo-VI, how could we encounter an enemy that even Ilu can't deal with? ]

[I remember she seemed to say that she was going to clean up the erosion tunnels. I guess she couldn't spare the time to come back. After all, this planet was severely damaged by the star core.]

"Oh... I remember Dan Heng just said that the "Star Core" has a serious impact on this world. Maybe she encountered a more powerful world-breaking creature."

Looking at the speculations given by the viewers in the live broadcast room, Jia Hun nodded thoughtfully. She closed the message interface and returned to the main storyline.

……

"Hey! Stop hiding, you're shivering from the cold..."

Standing near the strange snow pile, Sanyueqi was looking down and shouting at the person hiding inside. Suddenly, he saw Xing staring at the phone screen in a daze. He couldn't help but blink in confusion:

"What's wrong, Xing?"

"It's Yilu. She just sent me a message."

"Oh? What did she say?"

"Ilu said she might not be able to come back for a while. Something is not right with this planet. Let's be more careful."

As the gray-haired girl spoke, she shifted her gaze to the strange pile of snow nearby and quietly took out a baseball bat from behind her back.

"Yeah! I understand."

Seeing Xing's cautious actions, Sanyueqi also understood what she meant. She took out her ice bow from the folding space, strung the arrow, and was ready to shoot at any time.

Yilu was right, there was indeed something wrong here, and she had to be vigilant.

"Whoever's hiding inside, come out now!"

Xing pointed the baseball bat at the snow pile in front of him and said righteously: "Otherwise, we will not be polite."

"..."

The snowdrifts fell silent and did not move, as if they were dead.

"It's no use trying not to make a sound..."

Looking at the scene in front of her, San Yueqi sighed helplessly, although she also wanted to get this guy out of the snow pile.

But she knew that if she took action, this guy would be frozen solid in the snow and would not be able to melt.

We still have to let someone else come...

"Give me a moment, March."

Just as San Yueqi was hesitating whether to let Xing hit the snow pile with a stick, Dan Heng, who was not far away, walked over with an expressionless face, and an ancient spear emerged from his hand.

"The best way to deal with this kind of guy who is trying to cover up his mistake is naturally--"

"Life and death are virtual and real, just in one thought."

"The cave is transformed into a dream, a long dream..."

"Boom!"

Chapter 36 Encounter with Jeppard (Additional Update)

"Ouch!"

After being hit hard by Dan Heng with the butt of his gun, Old Sangbo rolled out of the snow pile, holding his butt. Looking at the people in front of him who were waiting in full battle array, he said with a look of grievance:

"No, buddy! I just hid in the snow for a while, why are you hitting me with a stick?"

"He's sneaky and doesn't look like a good person at first glance."

San Yue Qi looked the young man with purple hair up and down with a vigilant look, and muttered softly: "I called you for a long time just now and you didn't say anything, you deserve to be spanked."

"Hey! Little girl, there's no need to judge people by appearance, right?"

"What kind of good person has nothing better to do than crawl into a snowdrift?"

"Uh……"

Realizing that he might not be right, Sambo stretched out his hand to scratch his hair awkwardly, and said with a smile: "Ah, this is indeed not the fault of the heroes! Haha, I showed up a little abruptly, and I deserve this, I should, I must! Otherwise, how could I get to know you so quickly?"

"Excuse me, is Commander Jeppard here? I know him well..."

As he spoke, Sambo looked behind everyone, as if he was looking for someone.

Listening to what he said, San Yue Qi couldn't help but frowned and interrupted him: "Who?"

"Ah? You don't know him?"

Seeing the pink-haired girl's reaction, Sambo was slightly stunned. After realizing what was going on, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, so you are not the Silver Mane Guards. You should have said so earlier. The misunderstanding has been resolved..."

Upon learning that the people present were not the Silver Mane Guards under Jeppard, he immediately became enthusiastic, gave a brief self-introduction to everyone, and invited them to join his merchant group.

"Businessmen...gang?"

Listening to his self-narration, San Yue Qi's mouth twitched: "Mr. Sambo, do you want to listen to what you are saying? Who uses the word "gang" to describe businessmen?"

"Ahahaha, I accidentally said habit, it's companion! Companion!"

Hearing this, Sangbo spread his hands a little embarrassedly and explained: "After all, doing business always involves some risks. Who made the rules set by the Silver Mane Iron Guards so strict? Sometimes we can only hide from them and run around everywhere."

"I heard you keep mentioning the Silver Mane Guards. Who are they and where do they live?"

"Oh? You're talking about them. Be frank. You're just asking where there are living people."

Hearing Xing's question, Sambo showed a matter-of-fact expression and pointed in a certain direction: "The only place in this world where humans still live is our "Beloberg", and the Silver Mane Iron Guards are the army, law enforcers, and police there. Remember to avoid them."

"Belloberg?"

"Well, you can also call it 'The City of Survival', 'The City of Eternal Standing', 'The Only Fortress of Humanity Against the Cold Wave'... It sounds like a scary name, but it's the truth. After all, most of the humans outside are dead, and only by hiding in this iron wall can we have a chance of survival."

"..."

Looking at Sambo's smiling face, Xing couldn't help but recall Yilu's reminder in her mind. She inexplicably felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this man.

Why does it feel like this guy is waiting for them here on purpose?

Since Beloberg's law enforcers are called "Silver Manes", where did he learn the name "police"?

Although she had some doubts in her heart, when Xing heard that Sambo was willing to lead them into the city as a guide, she didn't say much and followed his footsteps in the direction of Beloberg.

Then--

"Have we run into the Silvermane Guard?"

"It seems so."

"What should we do? Should we take action or hand this guy over?"

"Ah...no, buddy?!"

Listening to the people in the train crew discussing whether or not to hand him over to the team of Silver-maned Iron Guards blocking the road, Sambo's face turned green.

I treat you as my good brothers, why do you treat me as ATMs?

"Help me, man! I don't want to get caught!"

"The suspect and his accomplices have been spotted, execute the arrest warrant!"

Looking at Sambo and the train crew members standing next to him, the Silver Mane Iron Guards present did not intend to give March Seven and others a chance to explain. They picked up their weapons and rushed over to surround them, intending to arrest them all.

"There's no other way. It seems we can only fight..."

"Xing, don't be too harsh. We are not their enemies."

"Yes, I know."

Following Dan Heng's reminder, Xing pulled out a baseball bat and knocked down all the Silver Mane Iron Guards who rushed in front of her, while Sambo took the opportunity when the train crew was entangled with the Silver Mane Iron Guards to slip away quietly.

“Hey! Let me show you how powerful I am…eh?!”

Just when San Yue Qi was about to use ice arrows to freeze these Silver Mane Iron Guards in place, a blond young man wearing silver armor and holding a black guitar case suddenly stood up and blocked her attack with one hand.

"Where's the blue-haired culprit?"

After blocking all the ice arrows, he turned around and asked the iron guard beside him.

"I'm sorry, Commander Jeppard! We lost him. We can't find any trace of him..."