Divian shrugged her shoulders. "None of them are easy to deal with, and there's no need to worry about them. Let's see who's the real deal on the battlefield. This CHF is slightly interesting. Vladimir seems to be very interested in you. I can feel that he's giving me a lot of face."
A faint smile appeared on Carolyn's face, appearing as calm as the clouds and winds.
After hanging up, Divian shook her head. Truthfully speaking, there were times when she felt that she was increasingly unable to understand Carolyn. Perhaps, this was the reason why the elders in her family had such high hopes for her. She was always able to make use of her advantages, while also being abnormally calm. She would give up when she should give up, and fight for what she should fight for.
In fact, why was she gossiping? Perhaps, it was because she wanted to see if this calm queen would have an exception. However, from the looks of it, she had been thinking too much. For some unknown reason, Wang Zhong's gaze seemed to have appeared in front of her eyes. Did he die just like that?
What a pity.
At this moment, within Grozny City …
In fact, it wasn't only Tianjing. Although some of the weaker squadrons had done their best to pass through this elimination round, their squadrons were no longer complete. Adolf had also lost 2 members, while a large number of B ranked squadrons had lost 1 to 2 members. However, unlike Wang Zhong and the others, the majority of them were injured, or had their strength pulled down. Thus, they had taken the initiative to leave their squadrons and travel by themselves. However, the chances of them rushing to Grozny City within the time limit were rather slim.
Nevertheless, there were still many squadrons that were filled with anticipation. No one wished for their squadrons to lose members before entering the next elimination round. Although this was the first time they had come to Grozny City, one of the 5 great private cities of the Federation, there wasn't a single person in the Tianjing squadron that had the leisure or interest to stroll around the city.
On the morning of the second day, the first thing Emily did after waking up was to guard the city gates. The other members of the squadron had also spent the majority of their time here, wanting to be the first to welcome Wang Zhong and Scarlet. They weren't the only ones, as quite a few other squadrons were also waiting here. In fact, Adolf Academy had left their squadron behind, with vice-captain Simon and their substitute heavy soldier, Qi Lian Shan.
Upon seeing the Tianjing squadron here, Adolf's emotions turned somewhat complicated. Nevertheless, he did not display any hostility towards them. In fact, if not for their defeat in Tianjing, their squadron would not have undergone such a huge change. What they had lost was their pride, but what they had gained was their strength. From a certain point of view, Adolf should be thanking Tianjing.
Other than Grai, Cecil was probably one of the people who had the greatest understanding of Wang Zhong's strength. Upon hearing that Wang Zhong and Scarlet had gone missing, Cecil was surprised and fell into silence. It was only after his private duel with Wang Zhong that he understood that Tianjing's strongest member had yet to take action during the squadron competition. Now that this person had gone missing, Cecil really didn't know if he should rejoice or feel regretful. Perhaps it was more of a pity. Cecil also wanted to cross hands with Wang Zhong once again. This time, it wasn't just a duel on the stage, but an all-out battle with the entire squadron.
Adolf was also unlucky this time. Originally, their journey had been extremely smooth. However, during the final few days of their journey, Simon had been ambushed by a mutated king snake while resting, causing his left leg to be injured and poisoned. Although the wound had been treated and the poison had been sucked out, Simon's entire leg had turned red and swollen, and he was no longer able to continue his journey. Adolf had no choice but to leave behind his substitute heavy soldier, Qi Lian Shan, to take care of him, while he slowly rushed over. According to Cecil's calculations, if nothing unexpected happened to the 2 of them, they should be able to reach Grozny City within the time limit. This was clearly much better than the complete lack of news from Tianjing's side.
However, by noon, an extremely bad piece of news had been transmitted from the officials.
This time, the Absolute Ice Hail Storm had a large area of effect, and was of a continuous nature. The wave that Tianjing had encountered was just a remnant of the storm. Now, through the reports from the detectors and surveillance personnel, there were approximately a dozen more Absolute Ice Hail Storms wreaking havoc across the icy plains. This was especially true during the final stretch of their journey, where they would be visited rather frequently.
This had undoubtedly given a head-on blow to those people who were still waiting for their squadrons to return. Those squadron members that were originally lagging behind were either the weakest in terms of physical strength within the various squadrons, or were injured like Simon. Now, they had encountered such a large area of effect Absolute Ice Hail Storms wreaking havoc in all directions …
Complicated emotions were present in the hearts of everyone waiting for their squadrons! Naturally, they hoped that their squadrons would be able to accomplish such a miraculous reversal, and possess heaven-defying luck to pass through the Absolute Ice Hail Storm and reach Grozny City safely within the time limit. However, truthfully speaking, if those squadron members were to really choose to do so, the greatest possibility would be to lose their lives! Therefore, on the other hand, everyone hoped that their lost squadrons would be a little smarter and more cowardly. As long as they were able to find a suitable shelter or a cave, they would be able to safely pass through the entire Absolute Ice Hail Storm. At the very least, their lives wouldn't be in danger.
This was also the sentiment of the entire Tianjing squadron. On one hand, they hoped that Wang Zhong would be able to return in time. On the other hand, they hoped that he and Scarlet would be safe. If they had to choose between the two, everyone, including Grai, would support Wang Zhong to bring Scarlet and hide properly.
However, did Wang Zhong and Scarlet know about this?
The vast expanse of white ice and snow appeared just like a cage, trapping the hearts of everyone present.
Scarlet also had such a feeling. From the time she had woken up, she and Wang Zhong had already been in this valley for over 5 hours. According to what Wang Zhong had said, she had been unconscious for a full 2 days and 2 nights. This meant that they had already missed the time limit for the 1st elimination round.
Although the entire squadron only needed 7 people to reach Grozny City, anyone would know that Scarlet and Wang Zhong needed to reach Grozny City before the start of the 2nd elimination round. If not, their squadron would be unable to lie about the number of participants they had sent, which would mean that Scarlet and Wang Zhong had already lost the qualifications to participate in the CHF.
After painstakingly and painstakingly reaching this place, neither of them was willing to give up.
Previously, Wang Zhong had mentioned about 'climbing out'. At that time, she had assumed that he had discovered some sort of slope or passageway that they could climb. However, just as Wang Zhong was about to move out, she realised that this' climbing out 'seemed to be a little too shocking.
Wang Zhong carried her on his back. Tearing his jacket into strips, he tied the 2 of them tightly together. "Are you ready? The rest of the journey might be slightly tough. However, believe me, we'll definitely be able to reach Grozny City on time!"
Lying on Wang Zhong's back, Scarlet felt extremely at ease. Her body had yet to fully recover. Indeed, the situation outside wasn't something that she could withstand. If she were to get injured again, it would be bad for her. However, she did not know exactly how Wang Zhong was planning to leave this place.
Their surroundings were filled with a vast expanse of white. Deep within the valley, the precipitous walls of ice were present above them, while the storm swirled in the air above them. This place was basically like hell, unless one could fly. Even if one could, it would be too dangerous.
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