CHAPTER 930: CHAPTER 906: THE BLIZZARD APPROACHES

Jiang Xiaoxiao and her group initially saw hope and happily headed in that direction.

Seeing a house meant there was hope for survival and the possibility of seeing living people.

Everyone suddenly felt revitalized.

Who would have thought that they’d stagger off the mountain, barely making it to the road at the base, just as they were about to take the path along the mountain to the other side.

The entire sky was suddenly blanketed in a heavy snowfall, and a level 15 gale instantly began to blow.

Everyone was dressed in early autumn clothes, which were no match for the cold, especially with a level 15 gale.

The moment they saw the big tree in front of them being uprooted and swept into the air.

All five people realized they had to quickly find shelter; otherwise, they were smaller than even that big tree.

They couldn’t even open their eyes.

How could they find a place to stop?

Jiang Xiaoxiao covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve, "Wu Yang, I remember you have rope in your backpack. Take it out and tie it around each person’s waist. Ensure no one gets separated. I see a cave not far ahead, although it’s at the base of the mountain and the terrain isn’t ideal, we have no choice but to take shelter there."

She could certainly see, putting on her mask would do the trick.

Having that kind of vision wasn’t too far-fetched.

But she couldn’t see what it was like inside the cave.

Her eyes weren’t infrared.

At first, the snow kept falling, and the temperature dropped like a stone.

Though the cave was clearly ahead, on the way the snow fell heavily, reducing visibility to almost less than 1 meter.

The wind was so strong that it blew the snow around, covering all the surrounding terrain.

To the group, the environment around them looked almost identical.

There were no familiar landmarks to guide them, they didn’t even know if they were near cliffs or precipices.

They could only rely on Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was pulling on the rope tied to their waists with all her might, to give them a sense of direction as they struggled through the howling blizzard.

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt like she wanted to die; seeing it was one thing, but getting there was another.

Even though the cave felt like it was within reach, she kept missing it.

The others couldn’t see it, but she knew the cave’s direction, yet the blizzard made it impossible for her to maintain a straight course.

The rope separated each person by two meters, but these two meters became an insurmountable barrier between them.

Trying to walk straight was almost impossible; every step forward was countered by the wind pushing them back two steps.

The wind nearly knocked Jiang Xiaoxiao over, and the rope tautly suspended her, pulling on the people behind her.

The Wu Yang behind her was shouting loudly, but she couldn’t hear him.

Fortunately, her stamina had undergone a complete upgrade; otherwise, the strong wind would have left her breathless.

The wind almost cut off her breath; as she struggled into the cave, the people behind her were nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Xiaoxiao pulled hard on the rope behind her and finally saw Wu Yang, who fell beside her with blue lips and closed eyes.

Jiang Xiaoxiao ignored Wu Yang and continued to pull people behind her into the cave.

The stone walls of the cave finally blocked part of the wind, and all five collapsed to the ground.

"How is everyone? Are you all okay?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao asked hoarsely, breathing heavily; since entering the cave, the wind outside seemed even stronger.

"I’m fine! I’m fine!"

Wu Yang waved his hand.

But Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t hear Bai Xiao’s voice.

Without a response, Jiang Xiaoxiao suddenly knelt beside her, saw her closed eyes and purple lips, grabbed her shoulders, and shouted vigorously.

"Bai Xiao, Bai Xiao! Wake up!"

Bai Xiao coughed, then let out a faint groan, curling up tightly, followed by a series of wrenching coughs.

Xiao Yue and Liu Yun rushed over, the three of them holding her in their arms, rubbing her limbs to warm her up.

Seeing her completely pale face, they finally heard her voice.

"I’m fine, I just couldn’t breathe!"

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Yang and Jiang Xiaoxiao found a stone about the size of the cave entrance and finally blocked it.

Though it wasn’t tightly sealed and let some wind through, it was better than letting the north wind howl inside.

The snow continued into the next day, dropping the temperature to minus 20 degrees.

Though the wind didn’t seem as strong as yesterday, it still made it hard to move an inch.

The cold was enough to freeze a person, clearly indicating the situation might turn worse.

The five of them were hiding in the cave, but unlike when they were outside, they couldn’t find firewood to make a fire whenever needed.

They had no equipment in front of them for warmth; Jiang Xiaoxiao had already taken all the warm clothes from her space for them to wear.

Still, the four were trembling with cold.

Cold! They had never felt so cold before; it was a chill that almost took away their breath and numbed their limbs.

Jiang Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth; this was another lesson. She hadn’t stored wood or coal for burning in her space, so she needed to prepare for everything next time.

"This won’t work. We must go out and find some wood to survive. We need to eat something hot to stay warm, or if it keeps snowing for a few days, we’ll freeze to death here."

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Wu Yang discussed quietly.

Since that day, Bai Xiao had been feverish and unwell, and Xiao Yue and Liu Yun were also in a semi-conscious state due to the cold.

Jiang Xiaoxiao rubbed her hands, her breath coming out as white fog.

Wu Yang nodded, his teeth chattering so loudly that it sounded funny even to him.

"Alright! If we freeze... haha... we’ll just... haha... freeze, we’ll gamble... haha... on it."

The moment they pushed the stone aside, the wild wind rushed at them, almost knocking Wu Yang to the ground.

Snowflakes hit them in the face, a vast white expanse before Wu Yang.

Jiang Xiaoxiao pushed the stone halfway back, trying to block the gap where the howling wind was pouring in.

She brushed her hair aside and let out a long breath.

This was definitely a blizzard, a full-blown whiteout, and outside was nothing but swirling snow, with zero visibility.

Looking at Wu Yang again, his body couldn’t withstand such fierce wind.

Going out might lead to them getting completely lost.

Wu Yang was just a burden now.

Fine!

Jiang Xiaoxiao pushed the stone aside and went out, pushing the stone back in place.

Her hands felt icy cold.

The blizzard felt like a hammer pounding on her.

If she didn’t wear a mask, she wouldn’t be able to see anything.

Jiang Xiaoxiao took out a cloak.

Wearing it immediately made the wind and snow feel much better, her body warmer.

Ah, high-tech products indeed.