"Bang, click, click, click"
Huge ice cubes hit the ground, making an explosive roar. The fragments moved quickly along the slope of the snowfield towards the Winter City, bringing out the deep layers of the ground covered with thick snow. scratches.
The guards at the Grand Duke's Mansion in the North and guarding the Winter City had already noticed the situation in this frozen ruins at the moment of the accident. After a short period of observation, they quickly communicated the situation to the rest of the soldiers and city guards.
"What's going on? Has there been any change in the ruins outside the city? I remember that neither the Grand Duke's Palace nor the little adventurer's guild in the city issued notices to develop the ruins. Could it be that some guy who is eager to make money went in on his own? , triggered the defense left in the ruins?"
Residents on the street also stopped and looked at the changes in the direction of the Santa Ana Snow Peak with some confusion. As the ice continued to peel off, the outline of the old city that was sealed in the big hole was changing. It's getting clearer and clearer.
"Phew, I don't know, it's so cold. Have you ever felt that the wind is blowing here and this winter wolf fur coat isn't enough to keep you warm? Damn it."
The companion next to him breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as the mist of hundreds of colors came from his mouth to the outside world, it was quickly frozen into ice mist, and then moved a certain distance along the cold wind mentioned by the speaker and fell to the ground.
"It's windy. The ice elements are gathering around here. Didn't anyone tell you not to watch the fun? Find a place to hide. If the cold wind gets stronger, it won't be safe outside."
The reminder from a magic weapon props owner on the street interrupted the two guys' wait and see about the changes in the Santa Ana Snow Peak over there. After understanding that what the mage said was correct, the two people immediately planned to return to their own place quickly. 's residence.
It was about this time that the Santa Ana snow peaks over there, where the ice was still falling off, suddenly became blurry and a vast expanse of white. It was no longer possible to see through the year-round wind and snow to clearly see the situation over there. The magic guide The expression of the mage owner of the weapon shop changed and he shouted to the people walking on the street.
"Come in quickly, the ice elements are rioting. If you are not strong enough, don't expect the clothes you are wearing to save your lives. Come into my store quickly!"
The sudden cold temperature in the air also made the pedestrians on the street realize that something was wrong. Under the reminder of the mage who could sense the changes in elements in the space, they rushed into each other's shops one after another.
"Bang!"
The door panel fell, and the magic circle engraved on it took effect, isolating the extreme cold from the outside world from the inside of the house. The people who hurriedly rushed into the house were still in a daze, and did not have a clear understanding of the situation at the moment.
"Boss, what's going on outside? Why did the ruins suddenly become like this? There won't be any big problems outside now."
Someone asked the owner of the magic weapon shop who seemed to be relatively familiar with the current situation, wanting to know what was going on outside.
"How do I know what's going on? I only know that the temperature outside is probably enough to freeze you all into ice sculptures."
The boss replied angrily. He took out a crystal ball with a magic eye attached to it, connected it to the magic eye alchemy tool placed on the store, and observed the outside world from the inside. At this glance, the other party's face changed quickly. It looked ugly.
The scene on the street has become hazy, with visibility dropped to less than ten meters, filled with fine ice crystals and snowflakes blown up by the strong wind.
The Magic Eye can see through the wind and snow that blocks the vision to a certain extent, but at this moment, the outside space has been filled with ice elements, which has seriously reduced the Magic Eye's observation ability.
"Damn it, no one told me that this would happen in Winter City. Did the Seventans live in such a ghost place back then?"
The owner of the magic tool shop watched the magic eye feed back to the corner of the screen. There, there was a pedestrian with a somewhat dazed expression standing there, leaning against the wall, as if he hadn't yet reacted. The magic weapon blown from outside the city The blizzard has arrived.
His whole body was completely motionless at this moment. His body was covered with rapidly spreading frost, and his back was completely adhered to the wall, turning the whole body into an ice sculpture covered in ice and snow.
"Click, click, click..."
There were also some rolled up stones and ice crystals in the wind and snow. Driven by the force of the wind, these hard objects also had considerable lethality. When they hit the body of the human-shaped ice sculpture, the ice had already melted and become brittle. The flesh and blood was quickly knocked off, and the outer layer of frozen skin and flesh peeled off little by little, revealing the bright red frozen block inside, which was shocking.
"Zi..."
The crystal ball held by the mage suddenly made a soft sound, and the picture displayed on it turned into contentless black.
"Tsk, the ice element concentration has risen too high. The observation tools of the Magic Eye have been interfered with and cannot be used. Just wait and see. Are there any members of the Night Church? If so, you can contact people in the city to find out what's going on. what happened."
The owner of the magic shop had no choice but to put away the useless Crystal Ball of the Mage's Eye. As a mage, his level was not very high. Since magic tools, which are more stable than the mage's own spellcasting, have been interfered by the external environment and cannot be used. , then he will definitely not be able to cast the spell himself.
Other people in the house could also see the image of the crystal ball. In addition to being grateful to the boss for taking them in, they were also worried about the current situation. After hearing the boss mention this, two members of the Night Church among the residents in the house quickly prayed. The communication network began to contact members of other churches to try to understand what was going on.
"Team 2, raise the magic barrier. We don't know when this blizzard will stop. If we let it blow like this, problems will arise in the ordinary houses in the city that are not protected by the magic circle!"
The soldiers and city guards of the Grand Duke's Palace were the first ones to know that the blizzard was coming, and their strength was guaranteed. Even if they were blown by this extremely cold storm at this moment, the fighting spirit inspired was enough to withstand it, but the strength in the city was The residents are not necessarily knights or mages, and this storm will kill them.
"Understood, the mages are already charging, and the horses... have been activated."
The response was quick. On the city wall surrounding the capital, the radiance of magic appeared along with the lit runes, and a barrier composed of magic gradually rose.
From the first few meters to the tens of meters after charging, this magical barrier gradually blocked the ice elemental storm blowing from the Santa Ana snow peak outside the Winter City, and the wind raging in the streets and alleys of the Winter City. The snow finally stopped.
It's just that the extremely cold blizzard caused by the ice element riot came quite quickly. Although the soldiers and city guards of the Grand Duke's Palace responded quickly enough, the blizzard did not have time to harm the residents huddled in the house, but there were still a few. Many ordinary residents had no time to dodge and were killed by the blizzard that poured into the streets, turning them into humanoid ice sculptures firmly attached to surrounding objects.
"The Grand Duke and Commander-in-Chief Uler are not here, but at this time, we have to make a decision quickly, whether to explore what happened to the ruins, or to keep the barrier open first and then stabilize it."
Standing on the city wall, the soldier who is now the temporary captain after both Uller and the Grand Duke of the North left the Winter City for the Royal City, stared at the Santa Ana Snow Peak in the wind and snow outside the barrier.
The snowy peak over there suddenly became blurry just now because the strong wind that arose for unknown reasons rolled up the surrounding snow, and the boiling blizzard hid the Santa Ana snowy peak.
"Inform the Grand Duke and Commander Uler of the news, and ask a team to bring magical equipment for walking in extremely cold conditions, as well as the city guards with barbarian blood, please ask them to lead the way, barbaric Human blood is a good way to move forward in this harsh environment."
After the order was issued, the captain finally decided to go and investigate what happened to the ruins of Santa Ana Snow Peak and how it caused such a severe snowstorm.
If a blizzard of this magnitude continues, things will become quite troublesome. The magic barrier array currently activated in Winter City is a transformation of the array originally used by Seventan to prevent the city from being buried in the year-round wind and snow.
The severity of the snowstorm at this moment has far exceeded that of normal weather. The magic circle can only be open for a day or two at most. If the snowstorm doesn't stop by then, it will be terrible.
The message was quickly sorted out and sent to the royal city, and the team of soldiers who went to explore the ruins were also quickly prepared. They carried the unique magic weapon of the Upper North and started heading towards the snowy field.
Time passed, and the captain watched the investigation team led by the tour guide with barbarian blood disappear into the wind and snow. With the help of the message transmitted by the members of the Night Blade in the Grand Duke's Palace through the prayer communication network, there was also a response.
"Not only in Severtan, but in fact, ruins in various parts of the continent have experienced changes of some magnitude during this period. A big hole collapsed on the Ash Plains, and the entire Sin Karma was exposed. On the Orcs' side, The civil war was still going on, but the sudden appearance of the inland sea directly interrupted the battle..."
The message sent back made the captain a little confused. Unexpectedly, isn't this a case of Santa Ana Snow Peak? Similar situations are occurring across the country.
However, this was not an isolated case, but it gave the captain a bad feeling. It involved the entire continent, which meant that the scale of this incident was definitely not small, so it was hard to say what impact it would have on them.
The only good news is that the Grand Duke and Commander Uler are already rushing here, and the reply also mentioned the Edge of Night and the rest of the reinforcements.
"..."
His eyes were staring at the snowfield covered by the blizzard caused by the ice element. Even the captain who had been living in the North with the Grand Duke of the North for a long time had rarely seen such a big blizzard, and it seemed to be deliberately evoked. Yes, I hope the team going to investigate can find some useful information.
The attention of the entire city's residents was attracted by the white blizzard that covered the sky. On the contrary, Winter City, a city whose defenses were relatively weak compared to other cities of the same size in Aleister, had certain "dead spots."
With the help of the blizzard and the cover of the magic devices they carried, a group of people quickly arrived outside the Winter City close to the city wall and began to climb the city wall to enter the Winter City.
Their attire and appearance are unique to the residents of the North. Entering the city directly will not feel inconsistent with the residents here. Under their thick and cold clothes, they have their own coat of arms to distinguish each other's identities. , but it points to one of Arestle's neighboring countries, the Sariben Empire.
Acting silently, these people arrived at the Arestle border for some unknown reason at this moment. As if they had predicted the sudden snowstorm, the Sariben team quickly opened a barrier on top of the magic barrier that was not designed to protect people. Kouzi, successfully entered the city that had just been hit by a sudden snowstorm, and was still a little confused and confused.
After sorting out their clothes and taking off the things that covered their heads and faces, there was no unnatural expression on their faces. With panic and confusion as if they had just been hit by a snowstorm, these unidentified guys from neighboring countries successfully integrated into the city. .
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