Battlefield of Civilization: From the Bottom to the First Citizen

Chapter 54 The Snow Demon's Revenge

Starting last night, a sudden heavy snowfall, accompanied by cold winds, transformed the open areas of the Northern Base into a snowy wonderland in less than three hours.

After realizing that something was wrong, Instructor Li and Commander Tian immediately began snow removal and personnel arrangements.

The existing heating system on the ground may be interrupted at any time due to the sudden drop in temperature and snowfall.

Therefore, as a precaution, all people living on the surface should be moved to underground residences first.

Fortunately, thanks to the previous supply of meat from the source beasts and the research institute's assistance in restoring the basic machinery, the underground living space has been expanded, and a living passage has been established with the university town.

In this way, even if many more people join the Northern Base during this period, the current underground space is still sufficient for them to live in for a while.

Meanwhile, Commander Tian had already begun directing the guards to operate snow removal equipment to transport the accumulated snow to the power plant and water purification plant.

These two locations can now be considered the core of the entire Northern Base.

The former is responsible for the base's energy supply, while the latter is responsible for the supply of drinking water and farm irrigation.

Only when these two aspects are stable can the northern base develop steadily.

This is also the source of trust that many people have in the two commanders.

After all, in this icy wilderness, with the threat of powerful energy beasts, keeping warm and having enough to eat are the most basic needs of people.

Inside the research institute, Leng Yue looked at the feedback information on the instruments.

After Commander Tian brought back the computer components from the Linchuan shopping mall, they quickly replicated the computer system, accelerating the construction and setup of the base.

Of course, the most important point is that the radar construction was completed quickly, allowing the northern base to have timely information about the surrounding situation.

Unlike before, when they could only rely on scout teams to explore the surrounding area, and there was also the issue of delayed communication.

"This temperature change curve..." she frowned, feeling a sense of familiarity.

"If the temperature keeps dropping like this, it won't stop at minus thirty degrees!" Qin Feiyun, who was walking over, glanced at the curve on the screen and couldn't help but say.

"Could it be..." Leng Yue's eyes widened suddenly. She finally remembered that Wu Ou had said something similar before.

At that time, it was still in their car camp.

After that, they...

"But wasn't that mutated beast already killed?" She clearly remembered that they had turned the giant elephant's corpse into pieces together, not even sparing the last remaining baby elephant that still had a sliver of life.

After we got rid of them, the snowstorm stopped!

"Have you ever encountered this situation before?" Qin Feiyun noticed the change in Leng Yue's expression and quickly asked.

"Well, before..." Leng Yue briefly explained the situation they had encountered last time.

Meanwhile, in a forest not far from the northern base.

One by one, the energy beasts, enveloped by the wind and snow, gradually turned icy blue, and soon a gust of wind and snow transformed them into cocoons that encased them.

In mid-air, a pair of deep blue eyes appeared, followed by an ice-blue gem.

It's the snow demon that ran away back then!

In other words, in Wu Ou's memory, it should normally be guarding outside a small historical site!

Last time in the valley, it was about to completely control the giant elephant's body and complete the mutation, but Wu Ou and his men interrupted the process.

It can't be said that the road ahead is blocked, but it has certainly damaged the company's vitality.

After returning to their lair and recuperating for so long, they followed the recorded scents and tracked the trail.

After determining the location of the northern base, they captured these ordinary source energy beasts and began to mold them into snow golems, preparing to wipe out this human settlement along with them!

As the moon sets and the sun rises, the people in the northern base do not feel the warmth of the sun. Instead, snow clouds have blocked the already faint sunlight.

"The outside temperature has dropped to minus thirty-five degrees Celsius, and the snow is falling heavier and heavier. This is not a normal phenomenon." Commander Tian looked at Qin Feiyun and the others with a heavy expression.

He originally planned to organize the team and take Old Hu to the Linjiang Shopping Mall to meet up with Wu Ou.

As a result, such a thing happened, so that we have to be extremely careful not only when we go on long journeys, but even when we go out to explore.

"Commander Tian, ​​I've encountered something similar before, but..." Leng Yue still recounted what they had experienced.

Old Hu suddenly realized, "So that's what you were doing back then!"

"Dr. Leng, so you mean we should have found the source of all this and fixed it before the snow became this heavy last night?" Instructor Li quickly looked at Leng Yue, waiting for her answer.

Leng Yue shook her head. "I don't know why Wu Ou made that judgment back then. But I'm certain of one thing: we definitely killed those two mutated beasts!"

"Wu Ou isn't here right now, we'll have to figure out a solution ourselves." Qin Feiyun frowned.

"I remember you saying that you saw clearly that the mutated elephant-like beast had changed direction like a mammoth and gained the ability to control ice and snow, right?"

Leng Yue nodded. "Yes! Did you discover anything?"

Qin Feiyun walked to the computer, typed a few keys, and then a picture and some information appeared on the screen. This was a compilation of images and descriptions of the abilities of some mutated beasts they had encountered, including their weaknesses and easy ways to kill them.

This allows hunting teams to be more efficient at hunting while also ensuring their safety as much as possible.

"Snow Demon? You suspect it's this kind of mutated beast?" Leng Yue asked, looking at the image of the mutated beast on the screen.

"That's right. No matter what the other mutated beasts look like now, their original forms are the animals, plants, and insects that we are familiar with."

Only the Snow Demon is a special kind of energy-based mutated beast.

Furthermore, in terms of its 'attributes,' it is also the source that best fits the current weather changes.

As Qin Feiyun spoke, he pulled up some more information.

"These were provided by you! The key to defeating the Snow Demons lies in their ice-crystal-like source crystal."

I'm wondering if one of the Snow Demon's abilities is to possess other mutated beasts and then modify them in some way.

Otherwise, considering the differences between other mutated beasts and their original forms, I really can't understand why an elephant would turn into a mammoth.

As he spoke, Qin Feiyun pulled up an image of a mammoth and compared it with an elephant.

Although elephants are now very large, mammoths are still more 'intimidating' in appearance.

"Another crucial point is that you said you only killed the elephant but didn't discover the Snow Demon's ice crystals." Qin Feiyun walked up to Commander Tian and Instructor Li.

"Therefore, I have reason to suspect that what caused all of this outside is a powerful Snow Demon, who has reached the level of a Beast King!"

"Report! Emergency! It's a beast tide!"