118: Enter the country of bears!

Three days later.

The army belonging to South Korea had already arrived at Lake Ubsu-Nur.

Just a little further, and they would be within Mao Xiong Country’s territory.

Kim Geun-seok rubbed his hands vigorously to dispel the cold from his body.

The closer he got to Mao Xiong Country’s territory, the colder he felt.

“Everyone, how are your subordinates doing?” Kim Geun-seok asked via radio from his command vehicle.

“Not bad, we’ve adapted well along the way!” Choi Tae-won said with a laugh over the channel.

“Don’t worry, Kim Da Shao, I can still control my Li Family’s own people.” Lee Tae-yong’s voice was also very calm.

“I brainwashed these subordinates from the moment they joined the company; they’re not afraid of hardship or fatigue, so what’s this little journey?”

Kim Geun-seok nodded in satisfaction.

Along the way, this was indeed something he found quite gratifying.

The Challengers’ morale had been maintained quite well.

After all, this instance challenge could be considered the largest battle in the history of the entire South Goryeo Settlement.

“Good! Having reached this point, I, Kim Geun-seok, will speak plainly.” Kim Geun-seok continued over the radio.

“Although the Four Great Families have always had competition, it’s only been commercial friction. We ultimately all strive for South Korea. If the South Goryeo Settlement collapses, it won’t benefit any of us.”

“So, I hope all three CEOs can set aside their prejudices. As long as we conquer this Winter is Coming, everyone can obtain the top-tier technology from Designer Lin Ye’s instance. No one will lose out.”

Soon, the laughter of the three CEOs came through the channel.

“Kim Da Shao, you’re too good at joking. Are you perhaps still afraid we’ll harm you in the instance?”

“We understand the limits of such matters. Even if we have an opinion of you, Kim Da Shao, we’ll discuss it after the instance.”

“Compared to disliking Kim Da Shao, what we actually dislike more is Lin Ye. I now wish I could slap that arrogant face of Lin Ye’s!”

Whether these three truly felt as they spoke was unknown to Kim Geun-seok, but he had, in any case, made his point. He knew these three weren’t fools and could judge some matters for themselves.

“Very good! Now, let’s advance towards Mao Xiong Country!”

Kim Geun-seok directly issued the order to the entire army via radio.

“There is only one objective: capture Moscow! Eliminate Lin Ye!”

The fifty-thousand-strong ground army was also full of confidence and high spirits, shouting slogans from their respective armaments.

“Eliminate Lin Ye!”

“Eliminate Lin Ye!”

“Eliminate Lin Ye!”

The Kim 7V Tanks, like the leaders of steel beasts, were the first to break through the boundary.

The Goryeo Cannons followed closely behind, their roars echoing through the sky, signaling their powerful might.

The Choi 9 Howitzer Vehicles, like precise strikers on the battlefield, steadily followed within the main force, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

The Li 3B Armored Motorcycles, like agile dancers, moved freely across the battlefield with extreme maneuverability, guarding the flanks.

The Park Family’s Goryeo Steel Excavators also refused to be outdone, emitting a dull roar as they moved, which was heart-stopping.

Various steel monsters converged into a large formation, directly pushing into Mao Xiong Country’s territory.

The earth seemed to tremble under their immense weight, and the air vibrated from their roars!

…

But the glory lasted only a second.

The very first second he stepped into Mao Xiong Country’s territory, Kim Geun-seok sensed something was wrong.

Because an indescribable cold directly enveloped the interior of his communication vehicle.

Actually, back in Ma Country, Kim Geun-seok had already felt very cold, but it was still bearable.

Now, this cold was completely unbearable for him.

The biting cold almost crawled and rolled up his spine. His hands and feet completely refused to obey him.

“Wh… what the hell?!”

“Th… this is too, too… too cold.”

His teeth chattered from the cold, making it almost impossible for him to speak clearly. As he drove the communication vehicle forward, he felt as if the vehicle was also bound by the severe cold, moving unusually slowly.

The vehicle’s tracks seemed stiff as if frozen.

Kim Geun-seok took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and opened the car door, wanting to get out and investigate.

However, the moment he pushed open the door, the sight before him utterly stunned him.

A world of ice and snow appeared before his eyes, as if he had entered another dimension.

A violent blizzard swept in, and the overwhelming snow obscured all his vision. The world was covered in endless white, cold and desolate.

Under this extreme cold, Kim Geun-seok even felt his blood stopping its flow, and illusions had already appeared in his mind.

He quickly retreated into the communication vehicle, gasping for breath.

The Sky Curtain’s prompt also sounded in his ear:

“Sky Curtain Alert: In Designer Lin Ye’s instance settings, the temperature in Mao Xiong Country is minus 75 degrees! All Challengers, please prepare for snowy combat!”

“Additionally, the Challengers’ invasion has alarmed Mao Xiong Country, and Mao Xiong’s “Steel Torrent” is about to strike!”

“Minus 75 degrees?”

“Are you kidding me?”

“How can there be such a stupid setting?!”

Kim Geun-seok’s spirit almost collapsed. Not to mention that at such a temperature, the travel speed would be greatly reduced, making it impossible to reach Moscow in the remaining few days.

Moreover, this temperature was not one that Koreans could adapt to, and their combat effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

In the communication channel, the angry curses of the other family heads also came through simultaneously.

“Damn it! This is too damn cold. In this kind of weather, my Cui Family’s motorcycle army can’t move at all.”

Choi Tae-won was clearly the most furious one.

His motorcycle army belonged to light cavalry; how could they operate in this icy world? They’d probably freeze to death!

“At this temperature, excavators won’t work well either, and I just saw that it’s all ice layers; it’s impossible to dig through!” Park Jung-young also joined in the complaints.

“Kim Da Shao! This is your fault!” Lee Tae-yong immediately raged in the communication system.

“You’ve already cleared two instances. Didn’t you know about this setting? Why didn’t you warn us?”

“In this environment, my Li Family’s artillery shells might even freeze! If we had known, we should have designed for snow and cold protection!”

Kim Geun-seok was also utterly disgusted.

He truly had nothing to say about this matter, as he was the overall commander, and he was inevitably responsible for such an occurrence.

Furthermore, the Sky Curtain had warned all Challengers about Mao Xiong Country’s weather from the very beginning.

However, the first instance was aerial combat, and the second instance didn’t even reach Mao Xiong Country.

He truly hadn’t expected the ground temperature in Mao Xiong Country to be this cold…