Extreme Cold

Dozens of people soon arrived in an extremely cold place; the climate was completely icy, and everyone was using more than half of their Qi just to protect their bodies from freezing.

The trees were covered with a thick layer of ice, and the snow had already covered the ground completely; the men's feet were buried in the snow up to their shins.

"This is where the blizzard is strongest. Search everywhere; she must be hidden among the trees. We don't know if she's still alive. Be extremely careful not to die."

"If you find anything, call me immediately," the old man said, using his spiritual sense to search for any life around him, but he got no results.

After ten minutes, the Qi of some was rapidly running out, and they could no longer stay in this place.

"Elder, if we continue here, we will die soon. We don't know when the phenomenon will end; our Qi is running out rapidly, and our bodies won't withstand this cold for more than three minutes without Qi protection," one of the men said anxiously.

"Tsk, where are that witch and that monster? It's as if they're both dead; there's not even a sign of life in this place," the old man said angrily, realizing that he probably wouldn't find the child.

When he was contemplating what to do, someone suddenly shouted.

"Elder, I found them! Come quickly; I can't stand being in this place anymore!" A voice a few dozen meters away exclaimed from under a tree.

"Those who still have Qi left, gather with me at that spot; the others run away from this area and quickly replenish your Qi," the elder ordered as he ran in the direction his subordinate indicated.

Soon, eight people gathered in front of a tree, noticing that something was wrong with that tree.

"Dig the snow quickly; look underneath it; there are bloodstains in this spot. I smell it now; they are probably hiding underneath."

Two men quickly dug and saw a small entrance where only one person could enter.

The men looked at the elder after seeing the entrance and waited for orders.

"Tsk, what are you waiting for? Go in and check if they are inside. She no longer has the strength, and it's just a baby," the old man said angrily, kicking one of the two men.

They quickly obeyed the orders and crawled into the cave.

As soon as one of the men put one hand in the cave, he suddenly froze.

"What happened? Aren't you afraid now? Go quickly," the man behind him said.

But he heard no response and only saw something terrifying.

The man's hand in the cave began to freeze rapidly, and soon the ice ran through his entire body extremely quickly. The man had no chance to do anything, and then…

'Click, clack'

A loud sound of something breaking started as the man's entire body turned into ice shards on the ground.

His blood didn't even splash because it was completely frozen.

"This…" The old man and the other men broke into a cold sweat and took two steps back quickly.

"Get away quickly; I'll open the cave," the old man suddenly said as the others moved away.

'Tsk, there's no other choice; I can't use my Qi to open this place, or I won't be able to protect myself afterward.'

He thought as he took a copper lantern from somewhere. It looked ordinary, but as soon as it appeared, the freezing air around him slightly weakened.

"Tsk, having to use this is really sad, but to kill this monster, it will be worth it," said the old man as suddenly a red flame emanated from the lantern and grew rapidly.

The fire completely burned the tree and melted all the snow and ice around it.

Even the stones on the ground and the earth began to corrode and quickly turn to ash.

Soon, the entrance was completely open, and they saw the beginning of a body lying on the ground.

There was a pool of blood on the ground near the body, but it seemed to be frozen.

As the fire approached, the body couldn't advance further, becoming quickly frozen and losing its strength.

'Damn, come back quickly.' The elder shouted in his mind while pulling the fire back into his lantern.

They finally saw what was under the tree.

"Oh, so this is the forbidden-class witch? As they said, she can really be considered the most beautiful woman on this continent; it's a pity." He said this, sighing while looking at the woman's face on the ground.

After feeling the fire return to the lantern, the men felt the freezing return again, and it was getting stronger.

"Elder, finish this quickly; look at the child in her arms. After killing him, everything will return to normal," one of the men said, unable to endure staying in this place any longer; his Qi was running out in a few seconds.

The elder realized this and quickly drew his sword from its sheath and approached the child. After realizing that the mother was already dead, he had no more concerns.

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