An "absolute zero wave" is about to erupt.

Chen Yu's mouth twitched. "The second prototype machine might not be that hard to get. This tower we came to is likely the most obvious, but also the most difficult one."

Li Mengyao took two steps back, looking cautious.

She really didn't want to experience that fear of death again.

There wasn't a single person around.

Only dense swarms of insects.

She felt like she would definitely dream about them when she slept lately; she didn't dare think about it, she really didn't dare... Chen Yu shrugged and said indifferently, "If you want to stay here, then stay by yourself."

Saying that, he took the first step toward the darkness in the distance.

Deng Yuxin and Zhang Wanyue quickly followed.

Wang Mengmeng grabbed Li Mengyao. "Hurry up and move! If we don't follow Chen Yu, who can two small fries like us beat? I don't want to die here!"

Li Mengyao had a miserable look on her face, but she followed helplessly.

They bypassed the tower and headed straight into the depths of the outpost... The view ahead was once again occupied by a cluster of low-lying buildings.

Sturdy, square two-story stone buildings stood silently in the ice mist, glowing with a leaden gray color.

The "rumbling" sound in their ears gradually became a habit.

The White-Haired Monsters had very poor eyesight; as long as they didn't take out the geothermal fern in front of them, they shouldn't be attacked.

About half an hour later... They walked along the streets, taking out the geothermal fern from time to time to warm up.

Suddenly, muffled human voices came from in front of a small building ahead.

"Use more force! Aim at one spot! Damn it, I'm so fed up! How is the ice so hard!"

"Save your strength, take turns!"

"If there's a prototype machine inside, we'll hit the jackpot!"

Eight students were gathered in front of a door sealed by thick ice, taking turns smashing it.

Four boys and four girls; they were using all their strength, their faces pale and blue from the cold.

But the ice on the door was only being chipped with white marks; progress was slow.

Seeing this scene, the girls immediately thought of when they first arrived at the outpost; Chen Yu, alone with a hammer, had smashed a hole in seconds... The gap was just too large, wasn't it?

Just then.

A girl noticed the people behind them, namely Chen Yu and the others.

She froze for a moment and nudged her companion next to her with her elbow. "Eh? Another team came?"

The others heard this and stopped their movements one after another, looking over.

But when they saw clearly that Chen Yu's team only had five people, and four of them were girls... a hint of disdain flashed in many people's eyes.

"Why are they all girls..."

"Probably a broken-up team, only one guy."

"Forget it, whatever you do, don't ask them to join. I don't want to be doing charity!"

"Of course we won't ask. Let them fend for themselves."

Chen Yu had no intention of staying and walked straight past this group of classmates.

But just then—

A crisp female voice rang out: "Hey, are you going in this direction to find Director Yu?"

"Director Yu?"

Chen Yu's footsteps paused slightly. "Are they up ahead?"

He turned his head.

The speaker was a tall girl; although she was wrapped in a heavy down jacket, her well-proportioned figure was visible.

She had a neat ponytail, and her cheeks were frozen red, but she gave off a sense of vitality.

She raised her finger and pointed ahead. "Director Yu is with the people from that car, and a few teams that gathered later are all there. I heard they found something."

She paused and added, "But... I advise you not to go. It's a mixed crowd there, and they might start fighting again in a bit. If you get caught up in it..."

A boy smashing ice nearby couldn't help but interject, "Yang Kexin, why are you telling them so much? Whether they go or not is up to them, what does it have to do with us?"

The boy stood out with an unfriendly expression. "You guys move along, we don't plan to cooperate!"

Chen Yu's mouth twitched, but before he could say anything—

Wang Mengmeng was the first to stand up. "Bullshit, who wants to cooperate with you? You can't even smash open a door, yet you have the nerve to talk about cooperation. Who cares? Psh!"

The boy was stunned by the retort. "You..."

Wang Mengmeng snorted coldly. "'You' what? You're ugly, incompetent, and have a bad temper. You really think you're some kind of prize!"

"???"

Yang Kexin quickly explained, "Fellow student, Sun Tao didn't mean any harm, he's just a bit guarded against strangers. Are you really going to Director Yu's side?"

Chen Yu nodded. "Pretty much."

Yang Kexin leaned closer to him and whispered a reminder: "It's quite dangerous over there. I don't want you to die; I'm still waiting to trade with you next time..."

The boy didn't hear what she said.

But Deng Yuxin and the others closest to Chen Yu heard it clearly.

Deng Yuxin took half a step forward, lifting her head and pressing closer to Chen Yu's side, as if staking a claim.

Chen Yu smiled slightly. "Thanks for the warning."

After saying that, he turned around.

He continued forward with the girls.

Just before leaving, he left one more sentence: "There's no way a prototype machine is in that place you're smashing."

One should know that the heat emitted by a prototype machine was very exaggerated.

The small building they were smashing at most had a few clusters of geothermal ferns.

This bit of advice was a response to Yang Kexin, returning the favor for the information she just gave.

As for whether they believed it or not?

That was not Chen Yu's concern.

Watching the receding backs of the one man and four women.

Sun Tao snorted coldly. "They really don't know their own limits. If you ask me... Yang Kexin, you really shouldn't have warned them. What benefit is there for us?"

Yang Kexin huffed. "What do you know? This is a long-term investment!"

Suddenly, in their ears!

A voice came out—

[Warning: Ultra-high intensity "Absolute Zero Wave" is about to erupt]

[Source Point Location: Deep layers of the Glacier Rift, currently surging upward]

[Estimated time to reach the surface: 300... 299... 298... 297... 296]

[All passengers please seek shelter immediately, or evacuate the outpost quickly]

Broadcast finished!

The countdown began flashing frantically in the corner of everyone's retinas!

Yang Kexin's expression changed. "Oh no!"

Sun Tao's face also darkened. "Absolute Zero Wave? We've only been in the outpost for a few hours! How did it appear so early! There's only five minutes of preparation time..."

Behind the two of them.

The people who were already smashing the door worked even harder.

"Damn it, there's no time!"

"Hurry up and smash! We must have a shelter!"

"If we can't smash it open, everyone is finished!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Violent smashing sounds came one after another!

But there was still no progress!

The countdown ticked away ruthlessly: 280... 279... 278...