Truthfully speaking, such a long and arduous journey was an extremely good baptism and cohesion for the squadrons. All of these top class squadrons were able to grasp their intentions, and there was basically no need for them to use any shortcuts. The CHF was also an important segment for everyone to raise their strength. It could be said that this was the final test of the Casted Soul Stage. If used well, it would be extremely beneficial towards casting one's Heroic Soul, as only the weak would waste it.
In fact, such a test mainly reflected the overall strength of a squadron, as well as the average strength of its members. Take Tianjing Academy for example. If Wang Zhong and Grai were the only ones to complete the entire journey, they might not be any slower than the current 1st ranked Heaven's Fate Academy. However, if they were to drag the entire squadron along, the time they had to complete the journey would be considerably tight. Compared to them, one could see that the foundations of a genuine aristocratic and powerful squadron wasn't something that could be supported by just 1 or 2 experts. Even if the other members of the squadron weren't on the Mo's List, they would definitely not be too far off.
However, there were even more squadrons that continued to strive for honour and glory.
A faint blue glowing barrier of approximately 5 metres in diameter enveloped the frost-covered region as they continued to advance forward.
Hymin's usual role in the squadron was to act as a backline healer and recovery character. However, truthfully speaking, healing was the specialty of her wood attribute special ability. As for her water attribute special ability, it was much more outstanding in the areas of protection and domain compared to her healing capabilities. The 5 metre diameter water ball maintained its abundant vitality. With the support of her special ability, even negative 30 degrees Celsius was unable to cause it to freeze. Furthermore, the flowing water layer was able to isolate the low temperatures very well. Although it wasn't able to keep the interior of the water ball as warm as spring, everyone could at least endure it.
Other than mutated beasts, the greatest dangers in the Absolute Ice Restricted Region were the low temperatures, as well as the extremely short visibility. Having Hymin to deal with the former was still manageable. However, if one wasn't careful, it was possible for the entire squadron to walk into the terrifying precipice. By the time they discovered it, it would be too late to retreat. Furthermore, with a low level of recognition, it was extremely possible for them to get lost within the boundless white snow plains.
Fortunately, Wang Zhong and Scarlet had prepared a detailed map beforehand. This was especially the case for the Absolute Ice Restricted Region. Seemingly all of the geographical information had already been carved into Wang Zhong and Scarlet's heads, allowing them to avoid some of the more dangerous regions as much as possible. Although this would delay them by 1 or 2 days, they would be able to reach Grozny City within the 30 day time limit.
Safety first.
However, the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the team could no longer be maintained. Most of them were exhausted. In this area, it was difficult to even rest for two to three hours like before. It was too cold, and the wind was bone-chilling. Not resting well would make them even more exhausted. This was especially true for Hymin. Just rushing through the distance was already extremely taxing for her, while she still had to maintain the special ability energy barrier that protected the entire squadron. For the past few days, Wang Zhong and Grai had already taken turns to carry her on their backs, doing their utmost to reduce the amount of energy she consumed. Maintaining the energy barrier was the greatest help to the squadron's overall speed.
Everyone began to speak as little as possible, avoiding any action that would consume even the slightest bit of physical strength.
This part of the journey was quite dangerous. It was halfway up a mountain. God knows who built this plank road hundreds of years ago during the age of light. It was only a few meters wide. For an area with very low visibility, it was quite dangerous to walk on such a wide road. It was also a shortcut to save time.
Everyone proceeded forward cautiously. Not a single thing could be seen in the dusky sky, with only the bright cluster of flames in front of them as a guide.
As of now, this part of the journey was already considered to be a rather easy one. Halfway up a mountain range, a mountain road that was excavated hundreds of years ago during the age of light, the ground was relatively flat and orderly. There were even quite a few cold-resistant wild plants growing on the left side of the mountain wall. Within the absolute ice zone, such wild plants were rather rare. It was also due to the high mountains surrounding them that blocked the invasion of quite a bit of frigid air currents and icy winds, causing this region to be relatively colder. The temperature was only around -10 degrees. Even without Hymin's energy barrier, everyone was still able to endure it.
However, the visibility within this mountain valley was even lower. Although the temperature was -10 degrees, due to the difference in temperature between this region and the extreme cold outside the mountain valley, and perhaps due to the rising air currents, the entire region was covered in dense fog, causing one's line of sight to be limited to a maximum of 10 metres or so.
The extremely low visibility, the narrow mountain path, coupled with the bottomless cliff on the right side of the mountain path, caused this region to be known as the famous death zone within the absolute ice zone.
Dense Fog Mountain Valley!
The majority of experts that came to the absolute ice zone for training wouldn't come to this place, as there were almost no mutated life forms present here. Therefore, there wasn't any training value to it. If they were to accidentally miss a step and fall off the cliff in this dense fog mountain path, that would truly be an injustice.
The Tianjing squadron was also in a hurry to take the shortcut. Holding hands, they proceeded forward cautiously. Not a single thing could be seen within the dusky sky, with the only thing leading them was the bright cluster of flames right in front of them.
That was the signal given by Emily, who was at least half a kilometre away. The flames were her fire attribute special ability, and this was most likely the only thing that could be clearly seen within this terrifying world of ice and snow.
The job of determining the direction and scouting ahead was left to the assassin. Something like a sense of direction was a must for an assassin, and was even an important standard to judge whether a person had the talent to become an assassin. Colby and Emily were both rather proficient in this aspect. However, at this moment, only Emily was capable of taking up this task. It was unknown what she had experienced during the special training she had undergone within her family. Perhaps it was due to her fire attribute special ability, but the little lass wasn't afraid of the extreme cold of -30 degrees. However, if Colby dared to walk out of the range of Hymin's special ability to scout ahead, he might be frozen into a popsicle within a minute.
All of a sudden, the cluster of flames flickered three times. Such a rapid flashing signal was completely outside of the range of signals they had agreed upon.
Did she discover some special situation?
Everyone stopped in their tracks at the same time. In the next instant, they saw Emily's special ability, the flames, rushing over at a speed as though she was fleeing for her life. So urgent? Everyone gawked slightly. Before Emily could run back, a faint tremor had already transmitted through the ground.
Bang Bang Bang Bang!
A sound akin to the galloping of ten thousand horses instantly caused everyone's faces to change.
To be able to cause such a tremor, needless to say, it was definitely a beast horde!
However, that shouldn't be the case. The probability of a beast horde appearing was rather small. Although there were quite a few mutated beasts present, there weren't any particularly large beast hordes gathered here. In such a vile environment, the result of a large number of beast hordes gathering together would either kill each other or starve to death. What's more, this was a narrow plankway. How could a beast horde erupt here?
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