Chapter 408: The Fortress
Two days later, northwest.
The cold wind howled loudly every now and then, and wherever a person's eyes fell, they would only see a solid world of ice and snow in the end.
Su Xiao had already been heading northwest for two days. There were no roads at all in this place, so he could only determine the direction with a map and compass.
Su Xiao himself was standing on a snow sled, and it was naturally pulled by a hardworking Bubtny.
At first, Bubtney was against it. He was trying to look like he could still let Su Xiao ride on his own, but dragging the sled was too much!
When Su Xiao took out a slipper from his inventory, Bubtny himself took the initiative and stood in front of the snow sled.
The sledge moved noiselessly through the snow, leaving two faint footprints behind.
The journey was very long and difficult, but they were almost at their destination.
The weather was very clear at the moment and the snow had stopped falling a couple of hours ago, but Su Xiao would have preferred it to continue, as it was too cold without snow falling.
At the moment, the temperature has reached minus 45 degrees.
People living in warm places mistakenly believed that it only got colder during the snowfall, which was actually different from reality. While it was snowing, on the contrary, it became warmer, but after the snow stopped falling, the bone-chilling cold wind began to attack everything around in constant streams.
The cold wind kept seeping through her clothes and gradually brought down Su Xiao's body temperature. Although his stamina far surpassed that of an ordinary person, even he couldn't resist such harsh conditions.
The force of nature was too powerful, and even if he became much stronger, he still couldn't do anything against it.
Even though he was completely wrapped up in thick layers of winter clothing, Su Xiao still soon felt sleepy.
— Su Xiao said and jumped down from the sled, then took out materials from the inventory and started a fire.
While standing by the campfire, Su Xiao suddenly noticed that the wind had suddenly died down.
The sun was still shining on the snow, but Su Xiao only felt the cold.
— This... Su Xiao quickly jumped on the sled, making Bubtney look embarrassed. - Use the skill and run at full speed! Su Xiao's expression didn't bode well.
The sudden disappearance of the wind and such clear weather meant only one thing.
Although everything looked normal right now, Su Xiao knew that this place would soon be engulfed by a blizzard.
Such phenomena should not be underestimated. Blizzards in such cold regions were just as dangerous as storms at sea.
Bubtney ran forward at full speed, while Su Xiao carefully observed the changes in the weather.
Soon, snowflakes began to fall from the sky — very small at first, but after a few minutes, the snowfall began to increase rapidly.
*Phew-yu-yu-yu-yu~*
A cold wind began to quickly kick up the snow in the air, blowing whole piles of snow this way and that.
The blizzard really broke out and quickly began to gain momentum. Realizing that things would only get worse soon, Su Xiao moved to Bubtni and untied the snow sled from him.
The strong wind along with the snowflakes attacked his face, and the icy snowflakes gradually turned into water, which quickly absorbed Su Xiao's body heat.
The sky and ground turned completely white in a couple of minutes.
After another couple of minutes, it was simply impossible to see anything more than five meters away.
Su Xiao's face didn't bode well, but Bubtney looked very pleased. His fur easily withstood very low temperatures and he liked such large flakes of snow.
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Five hours later, on the white plain.
*Pum*
A fist smashed through the snow. Soon, Su Xiao crawled out of the dense layer of snow to the surface with difficulty and shook off a large amount of snow.
A blizzard wasn't enough to kill him, but an avalanche might kill him. Due to the rising blizzard, the surrounding mountains, covered with tons of snow, became very unstable, which eventually led to a couple of avalanches..
After a quick stretch, Su Xiao took a deep breath. — Mumble!
After a couple dozen seconds, the snow not far from Su Xiao lifted, and he immediately stepped forward.
After digging in the snow for a while, he saw Bubtney's tail.
Bubtney himself was lying upside down at that moment actively digging down.
Getting caught in an avalanche sounded very scary, but in fact, the worst thing about this incident was not the cold, but the disorientation.
Most travelers who were caught in an avalanche died under layers of snow, not because of cold or injuries, but because they lost track of where they needed to dig.
Although it sounded strange, it was a common occurrence in Su Xiao's real world.
The easiest way to figure out where to dig was very simple — you had to spit. Literally spit it out.
The saliva will always fall down, so after seeing where the saliva fell, the person under the layers of snow will just need to start digging in the opposite direction to the saliva fall.
Su Xiao grabbed Bubtny by his hind legs and pulled him out of the snow like a carrot.
One person and the dog continued to walk in the snow.
If any of them were unlucky, they would fall into a snow pit, which significantly slowed down their progress.
Su Xiao with the map in his hand turned his gaze to the nearby fortress.
They finally arrived at their destination.
A wall over a hundred meters high of steel stood between two snow-capped mountains, cutting off the only passage from the north.
Because of this, Briggs was often attacked by other countries.
However, the harsh climate has created a unique culture in this place, and the constant battles have made the locals ready for battle soldiers..
After stopping in front of the border, Su Xiao didn't immediately go to the fortress. Although Briggs was a semi-autonomous territory, he was currently considered a wanted criminal.
He ended up heading towards the snow-capped mountains near the border, and Bubtney quickly followed him.
At the moment, this big dog was very unhappy, as it could not simply chew on its favorite delicacy — bones. The temperature in this place was too low, and when Bubtny began to gnaw on a bone just pulled out of the inventory, it would turn cold in a couple of tens of seconds and become harder than steel in a minute.
After climbing the snowy mountain, Su Xiao and Bubtni climbed the huge wall and walked towards the fortress.
When they were not far from the fortress, they heard footsteps and immediately hid.
Several soldiers in white camouflage walked past them. They looked serious and performed their duties with the utmost care.
After avoiding detection, Su Xiao and Bubtni entered the fortress together.
After taking out the map of the fortress provided to them by Mustang, Su Xiao easily avoided the patrols and made his way forward without much trouble.
The interior of the fortress was very complex. It was built in a similarly convoluted way on purpose. If this place was infiltrated by spies from other countries without a special map, they would end up in an impenetrable maze with a huge number of patrolling soldiers.
An hour later, Su Xiao entered the office.
There was no one in the office and it was very simply furnished, which made it quite suitable for the appearance of this fortress.
After sitting down at the desk, Su Xiao took off the extra layers of clothing and finally started to warm up.
After waiting for several hours, footsteps were heard at the door, and after calmly opening the door, a woman in a military uniform stepped inside.
Seeing Su Xiao at the table, the woman was taken aback for a moment, then immediately pulled out a saber from her waist. — Who are you, oh~... I think I've seen you before.
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