Chapter 2217 - A Frozen World! (1/2)
Chapter 2217: A Frozen World!
The soldier closed his eyes, his expression twisting in pain as he prepared for the cold wave’s arrival. But a moment later, boom! A rumble came from the sky like some giant hand striking a canvas.
As the soldier stared in shock, the heaven-encompassing cold wave seemed to run into some sort of barrier. It passed over Youzhou at an altitude of around ten thousand feet and continued to the south.
As for the alliance camp, it felt nothing besides a chilly gust of wind and a temperature drop of a few degrees.
“This…”
The two sentries, one on the tower and the other on the ground, looked speechlessly at the sky.
Countless people in the alliance camp emerged from their tents and watched as the cold wave swept past them.
“Impossible!”
The Khitan King, wearing a coat of white fox fur, looked up at the dark skies in shock.
Even though he had heard from Genesis Supreme that the alliance army would not be affected, knowing was different from seeing with one’s own eyes that even the course of nature could be altered. His shock was simply indescribable.
Yeon Gaesomun, Ozmish Khagan, and the Xi Queen also glanced at each other in shock.
Almost instinctively, they shot a glance in the direction of An Lushan and Gao Shang.
That mysterious expert called Genesis Supreme had far too many secrets. He had known when the cold wave would descend and knew how to be immune from its effects. He was bizarre in every aspect.
An Lushan was extremely close to him, so he had to be linked to this as well.
There was something fishy about this cold wave!
Ozmish Khagan’s mind was reeling, but he did not say a word.
The most composed was An Lushan. He had noticed their gazes long ago, but he did not care.
The truth was unimportant. What was important was that Genesis Supreme had fulfilled his promise. Youzhou was entirely unaffected by the cold wave.
“Wang Chong, it’s your turn now!”
An Lushan maintained a stolid expression, though a faint smile crept onto his lips.
The cold wave had come, and the situation now favored the alliance. It was time to see how Wang Chong dealt with it.
“Genesis Supreme, how long will the matter you spoke of take to finish?” An Lushan turned to Genesis Supreme, who was floating in the sky, and spoke with a rare tone of respect.
Genesis Supreme coldly glanced at the Divine Works Elder.
“Hehe, Milord, there is no need to be anxious. The modifications to the Yeluohe will take some time. We were planning to finish modifying them before delivering them to Milord, but there was too little time, so we needed to send this batch of Yeluohe to Youzhou as soon as they came out.”
The Divine Works Elder sinisterly chuckled.
“In addition, the cold wave is only just beginning. In another ten-some days, the world will be completely encased in wind and snow. That will be Milord’s best chance to strike!”
An Lushan smiled and said, “Then I will leave it to Elder!”
After waiting for so long already, he didn’t care about waiting another ten-some days. So long as he could finally defeat Wang Chong and defeat the Great Tang, becoming the true master of the Central Plains, the master of the world, he could wait a little longer.
An Lushan quickly calmed himself down and looked south to the steel fortress.
At the start, he had been able to vaguely make out that massive edifice, but now that the cold wave had swept out, the fortress had been entirely engulfed. Even when borrowing the power of the World Armor, An Lushan could only make out a few vague silhouettes.
An Lushan suddenly spoke to Cui Qianyou behind him. “Pass on my order. Send an order for a cavalry force to head to the steel fortress and gather information.”
“This…”
Cui Qianyou was shaken, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
If they left the boundaries of Youzhou and the protection of the formation, both man and beast would probably be frozen to death before they could gather any useful information.
Gao Shang saw his expression and explained, “Just send some experts and make sure they wear more clothes.”
“Yes!”
Cui Qianyou nodded and quickly strode away.
The night was quiet, and the Youzhou region was the only place that was safe from the cold wave. In this frigid weather, the alliance camp even had campfires burning.
But the nearby steel fortress was a completely different sight.
Whoosh!
Cold winds like the wailing of ghosts howled across the earth, and the snow fell so thickly that it was impossible to see anything even half a step away.
Kaclack!
As the cold wave rushed past, crackling came from the walls, and thick layers of ice swiftly formed on the surface.
The layer of ice rapidly thickened and rendered the walls glossy and smooth.