"Ice Ridge" City.

It is a city made up of hemispherical buildings that are in contact with the outside world with minimal area to reduce heat consumption.

Even so, it was still very cold in the city, and everyone would never leave their houses unless they had to.

The lord of Iceling, who lived in the largest hemisphere building in the city, looked out the window, as always, at a vertical pipe that glowed blue.

No one has come to this city for half a year, there is a shortage of food in the city, almost no newcomers born this month have survived, and the "Ice Ridge" city has reached a life-and-death point.

If there is no more troop of wanderers, he will have to make a decision whether to send someone to the upper echelons to ask for help.

"Lord Castle, the Sentinel sees a light on the ice field!" A waiter rushed in.

The city lord frowned, Ice Plain, that is synonymous with death.

If the temperature in the city is unbearable, then the extreme low temperature outside the city can almost easily freeze a person into a popsicle.

The last time they encountered a visitor from the ice field, it was during the reign of the previous city lord, and the team went to the upper level, and never returned.

"Let the sentinels keep an eye on who it is." The city lord paused and said, "Last time, that team was said to be from the 'fortress' city, I don't know where they came from. ”

……

The Squeak Squeaky Lias reconnaissance team was the first to arrive at the outskirts of Iceprism City, and the first thing he saw was the vertical passage that glowed with blue light.

"Hah, sure enough, the city is right next to the core hub, so it's going to be a lot easier." He pressed the communicator and passed the good news to his companions.

Mamba's next instruction was: "First find out how well the garrison of the city is, and whether the other side is hostile." ”

Lias drove around the city in a chariot and did not see any defensive weapons, not even the garrison or the militia.

It seems that this floor is so cold that everyone is hiding in the house, and there is no one outside at all.

"I didn't see the garrison for the time being, the city was very quiet, I and Ena went in to have a look, and the rest of Group A stayed in place, waiting for the arrival of the 'Giant Rhino' and 'Iron Bull'." Lias rolled over and jumped out of his chariot and walked towards the city with Ena, who had followed.

The city of "Iceridge" is so quiet that Lias even wonders if there are any living people in the city.

"Stop, who are you?" A gloomy voice rang out, and Lias didn't even notice where the other party was.

"We're the Journey to Death team, and we're looking for a way to the surface." He looked left and right, and finally realized that the sound was coming from a horn, and the tube connected to this horn did not know where the end was.

The other party paused for a moment, and then replied, "We don't welcome any guests in Ice Ridge City for the time being, if you want to use the vertical passage, go yourself." ”

That's exactly what Lias wanted: "Okay, then we'll not bother much." ”

Halfway through speaking, he suddenly remembered what the Mamba had arranged: "Oh, by the way, may I ask, do you have any surplus grain to sell in your city?" We had traveled a long way, and our food reserves were a little tight, and we wanted to buy some. ”

There seemed to be some helplessness in the other party's tone: "We are also short of food now, I'm sorry, I can't help you." ”

Anyway, being idle is idle, Lias continued to chat with the other party: "Do you have any information about the upper echelons and the upper echelons?" We are willing to exchange tokens. ”

The other party replied: "We don't have much news from the top, let alone the top." ”

"I only know that the upper level is in a state of war, and there are two forces fighting for a long time, which has caused the vertical passage to be in a state of stopping, which may also be the reason why the traveling merchant team has not arrived."

War! This is the key intel that Lias has gathered.

Protecting the safety of the "Giant Rhino" is the top priority of all members of the regiment, and it seems necessary to prepare for battle in advance.

"Emergency! Emergency! While he was still about to continue inquiring, Kula's voice came from the communicator again: "That ice cube creature, no, not one, it's a group of ice cube creatures following up." ”

Without saying a word, Lias and Ena ran towards the convoy outside the city: "Fire!" Kula! Fire now! ”

……

Group D consisted of three vehicles, two machine-gun vehicles, and one artillery vehicle, and after seeing a group of ice creatures approaching quickly, the three vehicles immediately approached the large force and began to attack each other at the same time.

"Bang!" The direct fire power of the electromagnetic kinetic energy cannon is not something that those ice blocks can withstand, and after being hit by a cannonball, the ice blocks immediately crumble into ice chips.

Bullets and cannonballs soon intertwined into a death barrier, but the ice creatures had no fear, and they all went one after the other.

Under the siege of a large number of ice cube creatures, Group D fought and retreated, and soon came behind the "Iron Bull".

Freya has received the battle information from the "Journey to the Underworld" and is ready to fight.

The Electromagnet Cannon and Machine Gun on the Iron Bull fired at the Ice Creatures, connecting the arriving Group E convoy and knocking the Ice Creatures out of the way.

……

"What the hell are these guys?" Tang Hao looked at the ice cube creatures that were baptized by the rain of bullets, and asked with some confusion.

He can select these creatures on the screen, but he can't get their details.

The adjutant's observation became more acute, and it selected the shattered ice creatures on the screen: "Your Excellency, it looks like we're in big trouble. ”

Tang Hao looked at the crushed ice chips on the screen and asked, "What's the trouble?" ”

The adjutant pointed to the ice chips and said, "These things are still moving, they seem to want to regroup." ”

Tang Hao looked at it, and the ice chips were indeed moving slightly, but they were moving very slowly, and they were almost invisible.

"Hey, hey, if these ice cubes are broken and then come back together, won't they never be finished?"

"I remember, this thing can't be nanomachines again, right?" Tang Hao suddenly shouted, Speaking of which, the characteristics of shattering and gathering together are indeed quite similar to nanomachine swarms.

The adjutant replied, "No, these are not nanomachines, but some kind of ...... with automatic aggregation capabilities I'm sorry, Commander, but I'm still reluctant to admit that they're creatures of sorts. ”

"Leave them alone if they're creatures or not, immediately get all the patrols to shrink back, concentrate their fire on them all, and get ready to go to the upper level!" Tang Hao ordered.